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).
We have seen EV range steadily increase over the years, my new Kia EV4 now gets an astonishing official range rating of 552 km (source). Further, on the drawing board, are battery designs that could enable 1500 km range (source). Lets discuss the reasons for why more range might be better, despite the obvious cost…
Keep readingAs winter turns to spring, my solar system is celebrating its first aniversary. Lets look back and see how things went in year 1 of operation. My roof generated 8.3 MWh, a little over half of the 15 MWh my house used up during the same time. There were some teething pains, some wiring problems,…
Keep readingAs the US-Canada tradewar grinds on, the Tesla Model 3 was an early casualty. Indeed, Canada had tarriffs in place for both Chinese and US made EVs (with some exceptions relating to the CUSMA trade agreement). Apparently, Tesla only manufactures the model 3 at their US based, or Chinese factories (source). Both of which were…
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