EV Four Corners

At a recent county commissioners’ meeting in Montezuma County, Colorado (Cortez), the issuance of a permit for a solar farm was considered. Ordinarily, the heavily agricultural county would be strongly receptive to allowing a farmer to do whatever they chose with their land. However in this case, agricultural interests were...

This essay is about the political football that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have become. This is NOT a criticism of that class of vehicles; PHEVs have an important role to play. There is a best-car choice for every owner, and in my case it has often included a plug-in;...

Unlike gasoline, electricity is not routinely stored (yet). Accordingly, its availability and hence price varies wildly from time to time and place to place. All EV drivers can minimize their fuel costs by paying attention to the price tiers highlighted below. Spoiler alert: charge at home or when use of...

In these times of maximal vengeance against EVs and their infrastructure, it was a pleasant surprise to drive electric (towing a trailer) across 5500 miles of western US this summer and discover so many new chargers, especially in the Four Corners. Major gaps in the charging network have been filled!

by Gordon Rodda and Deborah Lycan HEV, PHEV, BEV, they are all EVs, right? Wrong. The names are confusing, and it can be argued that they are meant to be; there is money to be made in keeping you confused about them. In the last couple of years, the industry...

In the end, our children’s children will not care why we didn’t act-only that we didn’t. Surely they will wonder why they were not important enough.