Recently, I saw a video about pulling a travel trailer that brings its own power to the game. And, after seeing too many memes about making undesired modifications to rifles, I immediately thought to myself, “You know what? Screw you! *Turns your truck into a hybrid*” Why would I feel … [continued]
Also: You Can’t Rely on NACS Superchargers for Cross-Country Travel in Compatible Non-Tesla EVs If you live in northern Wisconsin, you see the “massive” brand-new Quick Trip gas stations/convenience stores everywhere. They are places where you can buy a soft drink, a gallon of milk, and/or a hot meal etc., … [continued]
The Fossil Status Quo Is Hard To Beat, But Worth Beating When it comes to camping, the preferred fuel for everything from refrigerators to lanterns has long been propane. After all, the stuff comes in a variety of sizes, from the small cylinders you’d hook up to a camping stove … [continued]
A recent LinkedIn post (also available on X/Twitter) by Alex Roy raises some interesting questions about the future of autonomous vehicles. While most people are testing Teslas with “Supervised FSD” on challenging local loops, the former coast-to-coast speed champion decided it was better to go all-in and test autonomous vehicles … [continued]
The pleasing green glow when I arrive at an established Electrify America charging station. right off the freeway.
Naturally, electric vehicle sales have gone up this year, as we’ve reported, and there are certainly a lot more electric vehicles on the road than there were a year ago. Sales numbers are just sales numbers, though. Is there evidence of a lot more electric vehicle charging? Yes, there is! … [continued]
A week ago, I needed to take a quick trip from the region near El Paso over to Phoenix, Arizona. On most past trips out there in EVs, I’ve had to stick mostly to I-10. That’s where the EV charging all was, with stations in Las Cruces, Deming, Lordsburg, Benson, … [continued]
Many years ago, when electric vehicles were almost non-existent on American interstates, highways, and streets, I attended some EV ride-and-drive events. They were quite helpful in getting people more comfortable with fully electric cars, not including hybrids. Today, there are over 2 million all-electric vehicles in the US, and tens … [continued]
As electric vehicles slowly make their way out of the cities and into more rural areas, the charging infrastructure must be ready for them. Arran Bloomfield of ReGenev recently undertook charging installations in the mid New South Wales coast at Newcastle, inland at Collarenebri — west of Tamworth and further … [continued]
I recently came across a post by Terrible Maps on Facebook. In the post, it shows a map of the United States with a trip planned to visit Springfield. But, this isn’t just any trip to the closest Springfield—it’s a trip to ALL of them. It turns out that Springfield … [continued]
About a year ago, I wrote an article warning people to stay away from Electrify America’s Quartzsite, Arizona station. Why? Because busy holiday weekends have been getting worse and worse. With all of the traffic that’s constantly on the I-10 corridor between Los Angeles and Phoenix (not to mention all … [continued]
