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 …
