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Nissan Leaf / EV calcs
NISSAN LEAF CALCS 100 miles for full charge of battery (24KWh) sudval.org commute for one year: 7200 miles/year (10 miles one way x 4 a day) so that’s 7200 / 100 * 24KWh = 1728 KWh / 12 = 144 KWh per...
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The 100-year-old electric car
“One hundred years ago there were electric cars that went 30 mph and had a range of 100 miles. They also had swappable battery packs and features that we pine for today. So what happened? Well, we like...
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On driving and turning left in MA…
You’d think I would have learned this by now, but alas, I have lived a sheltered life recently… Dear car GPS companies, Please step it up and add an “avoid left-hand turns from side-streets in MA”...
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Drive to the library? Yeah right.
Careful towns of the world out there… before you spend lots of money on new or revamped libraries. Unless you are in a city, or near a walkable and vibrant town center, they are a tough sell, even with...
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On electric cars…
“Once consumers get used to the charge-at-home ritual, the pilgrimage to the gas station will very quickly feel as inconvenient as rewinding the VHS tape and driving it back to Blockbuster.” LINK:...
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ESC – electronic stability control
This is partly why we bought the minivan we did — it has ESC. I also see it is in the top 20 list for fewest driver deaths. I believe IIHS also has a chart with injury statistics as well, though I...
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This test shows the cold reduces an EV’s range by more than 50 percent.
http://www.plugincars.com/reduced-ranges-electric-cars-cold-129205.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PluginCars+%28PluginCars.com+RSS+Feed%29Filed under: car,...
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Destroying the earth by buying organic locally produced food?
Philip Greenspun has a great point here. I think he’s right. I also have probably written on the blog before that CSAs that mean an extra drive each week needs to be considered (since the farm is...
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EU emission laws will impact US as well. In a good way.
For example… BMW sees the future vis-a-vis tough emmisions regulations in the EU and is moving more and more towards electric and plug-in hybrids. This will clearly impact the cars they offer in other...
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Folks, EVs are definitely going to take over. Even without rebates/tax incentives. 1. Such high MPGe. The Prius Prime (for example) is rated 133 MPGe for 25-30 miles before it has to use the gas engine...
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