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Few companies have made a bigger impact on the EV scene than Tesla. So its high time that I got myself into one and gave the Tesla model 3 a spin. I was amazed by the performance, a light touch of the accelerator sent the model 3 flying, and I really had to be carefulContinue reading “Driving a Tesla Model 3”

As avid readers of this blog might have noticed, its quite possible to do long trips in an EV, albeit with some planning. But this implies that all EV trips require some planning. In fact, most of our trips are short run’s around town. Attending a meeting with a client in Markham, getting some groceriesContinue reading “Toronto-Markham”

As we saw in an earlier post, going green often has a benefit for that other green in your wallet. Having owned an EV for two and a half years, lets take a closer look at the books and see how much money I have spent on the two Leafs Ive owned. We use thisContinue reading “EV Economics”

While EV’s work great in the city and for daily driving, many feel that EV’s are not ready for a road trip. Common refrains are: Range anxiety, #rapidgate, and grumblings over deficiencies in the public charging infrastructure. Avid readers of this blog will note that that’s all nonsense, you certainly can take roadtrips in theContinue reading “Getting to Tremblant from Toronto in a day?”

Reducing my carbon footprint played a strong role in my decision to go electric, perhaps it is motivating you as well? Indeed, by removing the tail-pipe, EVs have far lower life-time emissions than equivalent gas cars even when accounting for the emissions related to their manufacture. So, lets find out if I spent my moneyContinue reading “Emissions Audit”

A Frequent concern of EV shoppers, particularly in the used segment, is battery capacity. All rechargeable batteries loose capacity over time. This impacts range in EVs. We will discuss how to evaluate the battery capacity using four different techniques one of which can be done in the dealer’s lot on any EV. If you happenContinue reading “Evaluating battery capacity”

Want to see amazing 260 Indigenous pictographs? Paddle along a beautiful lake with a towering cliff? Ever wanted to see the site of the Bon Echo Inn, a former hotel from the Gilded age? Then lets go to Bon Echo provincial park, and try out my new Roof rack. We did find that the roofContinue reading “Bon Echo – Roof box on an EV?”

How much money is it exactly to go green these days? And what do I get for my money? Lets hit autotrader and see whats out there in the used EV market. We find ample selection in the “family-car” category. A gently used Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq, or the Kia Soul, can certainly become yoursContinue reading “Used car survey”

Is there enough infrastructure to support the EV revolution? Should I really buy an electric car when there fewer charging stations than gas stations? Lets do a fact check on these two questions and see what the infrastructure situation is really like. As always, the state of infrastructure depends on where you live. For meContinue reading “Do we have an EV infrastructure problem?”

Soon after the second generation Nissan Leaf came out back in 2018, there was the expectation that the new Leaf could take long road-trips “just-like-any-other-car”. Not so fast it turns out. users started to report slower than expected fast charging speeds on long road trips, and #rapidgate was born. Lets dive in and take aContinue reading “Living with #rapidgate”