Why EVs?
Electric Vehicle Efficiency
Home How much more energy efficient? Very Much. Chatting about EVs at Earth Day For some drivers, it is satisfying to drive a vehicle that wastes so little energy. The in-vehicle conversion efficiency of an...
Want To Know How To Do The Math?
Home Fuel Economy – How many “miles per gallon” will I get? Because you are using no gas, there are no miles per gallon. EV fuel economy is measured in average miles per kilowatt...
About EV Four Corners
About EV Four Corners bySarah Kelly The first thing to know about us is we are a non-commercial, loosely affiliated interest group. We will not be taking advertising at any time, though we may discuss...
EV News & Reviews
EV car policies often start in California (Colorado often follows suit)
Two recent developments in EV policy emerged first in California. What do they mean to us here in the Four Corners? The first bolsters bidirectional home charging. In September, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed into law a requirement that new EVs to be sold in California must be capable of...
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British battery technology firm demonstrates an EV battery with under 5-minute charging
The British firm Nyobolt recently demonstrated a mockup vehicle that was able to charge from 10% to 80% charge state in 4 minutes, 37 sec.
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Rivian delivers
Lest my last blog convinced you that I have succumbed to my inner curmudgeon (link), today I have a happy tale to tell about automotive repair services in our area. This tale also updates my review of the Rivian R1T pickup truck (link), in which I complained that the pedestrian...
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A Century of Scumbagery
A short history of General Motor's fraught relationship with non-petroleum automobiles.
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BLM solar plan comment period about to end
The comment period is about to close on the BLM's programmatic EIS for commercial solar developments on public land in the West
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Towing with a Rivian R1T
Towing with an EV is a tough proposition, but a recent road trip through Arizona proved that is not only doable, but easy.
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