Month: February 2021

University of Chicago released a white paper on EV usage in California from data collected from 2014-2017. The assert the average EV driver drives fewer miles than what is the current recognized average commute AND they are only using 2.9 kWh/day to charge. They see it as especially important as they assert bad data is being used to drive environmental policy. Something in my mind doesn’t add up, but you be the judge.

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IT’S COLD. Texas is suffering with major grid issues with the influx of unanticipated winter weather and freezing temperatures. They are struggling and hopefully learning from the experience. Meanwhile, Kentucky is dealing with its own frozen demons with more on the way.

Today, I talk more about the grid and what’s going on… It’s like 2020 never went away.

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We’ve had some winter weather the past few days. The Mini had some success with it, but will my BMW do the same? Here is how round 1 went… but today I know to stay out of the ring. My EV experience with winter weather.

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Last week I was in Key West. I saw probably 50 different Teslas (and one i3) while I was gone, but ZERO infrastructure which prompted me to investigate on the PlugShare app.

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