EV Four Corners

4CORE, a non-profit energy efficiency advisor, will once again host an EV showcase in Durango for the Earth Day celebration on April 18, 2026. This year’s EV festivities at Buckley Park 11 AM – 3 PM will take place immediately after the Main Avenue parade, which ends in Buckley Park...

“Drill-baby-drill” has been mantra for the fossil fuel interests ever since Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin introduced that chant to the political mainstream in 2008. Trump has taken up the cause with zeal, promising that if the US just produced enough oil for its own needs, we would be free...

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!