On June 5, 2015 I spoke at the Energy United / Advanced Energy Electric Vehicle Workshop about my family’s experience of driving electric for the past 3 years. The workshop was great, there was a BMW i3, a Tesla Model S, my Volt, an electric dune buggy, and an electric bicycle.
Sometimes the truth hurts a lot. But then again, so does COPD and not being able to breathe. Watch this video on the true cost of gasolene.
As of today, NISSAN electric cars with a quick charge port can charge up to 80 percent in 30 minutes here in Salisbury, NC. Kevin Murphy of Ben Mynatt NISSAN sent me this photo today of the new DC fast charger that is now operational: click view status .
So, with the New Year, the Legislators officially embark on another quest to discourage electric vehicles. We all breathe the same air, so they will be inhaling the effects of their own work along with the rest of us. Lets hope that all the studies about the ozone and air quality are wrong, otherwise they […]
We had a really good turn out for the Solar Class at Dan Nicholas Park on May 5, 2012! About 50 people came to the solar class and many stayed after to talk about our solar charged Nissan LEAF(s). Several folks visited our home later to see solar PV and solar thermal in action. Here […]
Updated: 1/20/2014, Nissan released a software fix for the LEAF to address the issues with the GE Wattstation and several other charging stations. The fix took almost one year to make it to general availability. That was a long wait for many LEAF owners, myself included. PluginCars.com and The New York Times both ran stories […]
Updated in March of 2013 Nissan announced a battery warranty. While Nissan presented this as something it decided to do, the warranty was actually part of a settlement for a class-action lawsuit Case Number 2:12-cv-08238 (link) Please Read the Following Excerpt from the Updated Nissan LEAF Warranty Information This new addition to the lithium-ion battery […]
It was really neat to see three all-electric cars at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College today for the “Bright Ideas for Going Green” class! And don’t forget, we have a solar thermal and solar electric generation class in April — see the previous posts here. We had some really good students in the class, including a CEO […]
Description with link (click to view) Est Cost Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor $ 19.99 TED 5000G Energy Monitoring System $ 199.95 FLIR i7 Thermal Imaging Camera $ 1,995.00 BIOMASS 100,000 BTU Forced-Air Furnace $ 4,000.00 approx Reflectix 48-Inch-by-50ft foil/bubble/foil Radiant Barrier $ 97.99 TekFoil 48 inch wide kraft/reflective foil Perforated Radiant Barrier 250 […]
Updated in March of 2013 Nissan announced a battery capacity warranty. While Nissan presented this as something it decided to do, the warranty was actually part of a settlement for a class-action lawsuit Case Number 2:12-cv-08238 (link) Please Read the Following Excerpt from the Updated Nissan LEAF Warranty Information This new addition to the lithium-ion […]
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