The (R)EV Diaries - EVs in Rural America Electric Cars - Electric Vehicles
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The (R)EV Diaries - EVs in Rural America Electric Cars - Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles are everywhere. All major car manufacturers, from the highest-end performance brands to the lowest-end utilitarian family wagons, are working to produce an EV option for the marketplace. Battery capacity breakthroughs and concept cars shrouded in secrecy dominate the news. Here...
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“EV Diaries: I Know Where You Drove Last Summer”
Here is a summer recap. Unfortunately we recorded it in September and we’re already two-thirds of the way through Fall. It’s been a busy year, but we...
OMG! How Long Does It Take? – Jason Fee Part 2
In the last episode, we were in the middle of a conversation with Jason Fee when he needed to attend to some business. We all know what it’s like when...
1.4L Turbo Exploded View: Jason Fee Part 1
Jason Fee has spent his entire life around automobiles. Growing up in Flint, Michigan, Jason naturally found his career in the automotive industry and...
“Sometimes, even the wisest of man or machine can make an error.”- Optimus Prime
Many states are taking steps to get ahead of autonomous commercial vehicles that will eventually be part of everyday life. Kentucky, too, is debating...
I Can Drive For Miles and Miles and Miles and Miles…
Can you imagine a EV that you could drive across the US, from sea to shining sea, without having to stop and charge? Now, you’ll have time to check ou...
Carmathema
a·nath·e·ma /əˈnaTHəmə/ noun Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes. car·math·e·ma /car MATH amuh/ noun The reluctance of people to do basi...
Pay Me No Mind… I’m Just Over Here Chillin’
We are back. Welcome to 2024. We recorded this episode on January 22 in the middle of a polar vortex. As you can see, it took me (Ben) a while to get...
EV Diaries After Dark: The Electric Adventures of B
Today, we have a cool episode. Brent had never been in my BMW i3. He had not driven an EV other than the Chevy Volt belonging to the co-op. We thought...
CYBERTRUCK: Rise Of The Machine
After years of waiting, the Tesla Cybertruck is here. The trucks are finally rolling of the production floor and into the garages of the people that m...
WHAT THE TRUCK???
Not going to lie- I’ve been a little discouraged about the EV news lately. Sure, new models are coming out every day. New breakthroughs in battery con...
Here We Are… Sell To Us…
Last week, Kentucky announced the first round of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure grant recipients. Sixteen projects submitted by six entities...
Road Trip Problems Follow-Up: Playing Follow The Leader (Hint: Tesla Is The Leader… For Now)
Is Tesla really that much better or just that far ahead? Elon Musk and his engineers did not invent the electric car. Steve Jobs and his engineers did...
Road Trip Problems: Just Get Mad… That Helps. 🙄
Patience is Cumbersome. That pretty much sums up this entire episode in three words. As we resume our discussion of the road trip recently taken by th...
Road Trip Problems: Don’t You Know Who I Am?
Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, set out on a whistle stop tour of the south east to promote EVs and EV adoption recently. Embedded in her cara...
Those Taxing Questions That Keep Us Up at Night
At 9:30 AM, the meeting started. Brent was attending in person and I remotely from my kitchen. Unbeknownst to me, Brent was supposed to be in the firs...
“Biggest Scam of Modern Times”?
This episode is based on a Canadian F-150 Lightning owner and his bad experience on a recent road trip. More accurately, it is a discussion of a “hit...
So, What Is Your Reason?
Last week we discussed the BMW tweet where they called everyone “boomers”. We found out after the fact that the article was almost two years old but w...
Screw It! Let’s Go To Buc-ee’s.
An article came to our attention that we thought was recent only to find out that it was from Fall 2020. That being said, it was a good article regard...
At 6 Years Old, My BMW is Still A Head Turner…
This episode is just a wrap up of EVolveKY’s EV education event hosted in conjunction with the Laurel County Kiwanis Club. There was a bevy of EVs fro...
Don’t Say “Lambo” If You’re Not From Wisconsin
It’s the end of an era. Lamborghini, one of the most iconic sports car companies ever, after 60 years of business, has announced they will no longer b...
Are Electric Vehicles Going The Way of the Dinosaur?
EVs are the “in” thing. Most manufacturers are scrambling to get electric models to market. Some are dipping their toe into the water. Some are going...
Tweet Others As You Would Like to be Tweeted
Today, we are discussing Elon Musk. The guy is a freaky genius and looks at the world differently than most. His contribution to the EV world is his l...
What If The World Was Made of Legos?
A startup called Ample is working with Fisker to create battery exchange stations for EVs that would rival traditional gas stations in speed and conve...
Is an Asian Witch Hunt Costing Us Better Batteries?
The United States Department of Energy awarded 20 companies government loans totaling $2.8 billion to boost battery production in the United States. T...
A Tale of Two Hummers: It Was the Worst of EVs, It Was the Best of EVs…
If I told you the Hummer EV was less efficient and produced more greenhouse emissions than a Tesla Model 3, would you be surprised? If I told you the...
TESCO Shrugged Part 2
Enjoy the wrap-up of our discussion about infrastructure and financial responsibility.
TESCO Shrugged Part 1
A grocery chain in the United Kingdom, Tesco, is pulling thousands of FREE public chargers from several of its locations because of the rising cost of...
Charging Basics: A Retro Rewind
Ben wanted to get back to the basics and talk about the 3 levels of charging. Brent suggested that we take an original EV Diaries episode and review i...
Tucker Gave Me… Well, Not Anymore. Part 2
Wow, how quickly things change. Here is the continuation of our non-political political discussion.
Tucker Carlson Gave Me My Opinion…
Do you think for yourself? We like to think we do, but how many of us adopt the opinions of others for no other reason than some perceived authority....
Have You Experienced Buyers Remorse?
Have you ever bought something that didn’t really live up to the hype? I know I have. There is a YouTube channel called Jetters Garage and our attenti...
Rappahannock Part 4: The Zack Morris Phone
As we wrap up (finally) our discussion of the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s presentation of the future of EV adoption in northern Virginia, we s...
Rappahannock Part 3: We’re All Going To Die
Okay, admittedly that title is a little over the top. The point, as we resume our discussion of presentation by Rappahannock Electric Cooperative*, is...
Rappahannock Part 2: What’s In Your Panel?
Continuing our discussion of presentation by Rappahannock Electric Cooperative* showcasing their perception of the problem they face and what their sy...
Rappahannock Part 1: Mo Members, Mo Problems
Electric cooperatives, their members, and EV owners really want the same things: affordable and reliable electricity. The concern for co-ops that most...
Taking A Trip Part 3: One Truck, Two Truck…
Red Truck, Blue Truck… This one earns a big gold star. This one travels really far. Say! What a lot of EV trucks there are!!! Wrapping up our three pa...
Taking A Trip Part 2: Out Of The Box, Even With A Fox…
EV’s are here, one can’t deny. You can’t deny, don’t even try… But can I drive one here or there? Can I drive one anywhere? You can drive one here or...
Taking A Trip Part 1: Oh, The Places You’ll Go
EVs make sense, we firmly believe… but how do they fare, when your small town you do leave? In this episode (it’s one of three), we share our experien...
20 Miles One Way: Could You Be A Rural Electric Vehicle Owner?
In a town where you have to drive 20 miles one-way to get anywhere (slight exaggeration), Ben’s 2017 BMW i3 with a range extender (REx) boasts a WHOPP...
OMG, WHY Would I Want an EV???
Let’s face it in rural America, the idea of owning an EV is a completely foreign concept to most people. The biggest reason is because they’ve never c...