Driving around Ontario in a not so expensive electric car
Worried about climate change? Why not do something about it? You can have a lot of fun with a gently used EV that can get you where you need to go (albeit with a little bit of planning, some patience and an appetite for adventure).
On a recent road trip to Ottawa, I found myself using three different charging setups. Lets compare and contrast home charging (before my trip), DC fast charging (while enjoying lunch), and L2 destination charging. Costs varied greatly, from less than 10 c/kWh to about $1/kWh, convenience was my guiding virtue, and I did not specifically…
Keep readingTo much fanfare, the Alto consortium which aims to construct a high speed rail serving the Windsor-Toronto-Quebec City corridor, presented its plans. Briefly, the aim is to construct a rail line, roughly along the route: Windsor-London-Toronto-Peterborough-Kingston (kind of)-Ottawa-Montreal-Quebec City. Lets discuss, and see if this makes any sense. Best to begin with why? After all,…
Keep readingPolitics is never far from the electricity markets. And sure enough, much talk lately has been on affordability, with that the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has decided on a slight electricity price decrease (source). But, the details are interesting, while the headline electrcity rate is decreasing, so is the Ontario Electricity Rebate, going from 23.5%…
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