Christof Demont-Heinrich

The second generation Nissan LEAF: Missing in action in the United States?

December 25, 2018

Nissan used to lead electric car sales in the United States regularly with its first generation LEAF, which became available in the U.S. in 2011. But, at least anecdotally, it does not seem to be doing nearly as well with its second generation LEAF in the U.S., of which I have seen exactly three in a full year of looking here in the Denver, Colo. area.

Electric car mythbuster: ‘Electric cars are too expensive’

Christof Demont-Heinrich

November 9, 2018

There is still a lot of misinformation and anti-electric car stuff being pumped out onto the internet by folks who, for the most part, have a vested interest in the continuation of #BigOil's economic -- and environmental -- hegemony. One of the biggest myths about electric cars is that they are "too expensive". Not true. Simply. Not. True. Case in point: My own experience owning, and driving, an electric car for the past five years.

Rising gas prices mean more interest in electric cars — and solar-charged electric vehicles

Christof Demont-Heinrich

October 19, 2018

Every time gas prices start to rise, interest in electric cars, and in solar-charged driving, increases. I can literally see this rising interest in increases in traffic to SolarChargedDriving.Com. In fact, gas prices, appear to be a bigger factor in creating more traffic to SolarChargedDriving.Com than putting fresh content on the site.

Web sites promote Chevy Bolt, Nissan LEAF, and Tesla Model 3 + home solar combination

Christof Demont-Heinrich

September 8, 2018

Just by chance during a Google search, I happened to come across the fact that someone has bought the domain names ChevyBoltSolarCharger.Com, NissanLeafSolarCharger.Com and Model3SolarCharger.Com.

Flat tire in a Chevy Bolt that comes without spare = automatic tow

Christof Demont-Heinrich

August 29, 2018

So, ironically less than 24 hours after writing and posting two blog entries for SolarChargedDriving.Com on my frustrations with premature tire wear on electric cars ["Premature tire wear on electric cars" & "Tire makers need to make better tires for electric cars"], I ended up getting a flat rear right tire in my 2017 Chevy Bolt.

Tire makers need to make better tires for electric cars

Christof Demont-Heinrich

August 27, 2018

So, after writing a blog entry about my less than impressive experience with tire wear and electric car driving across the past four and a half years, I've got a cadre of "fans" in a Chevy Bolt Owner's Facebook Group who are saying -- many in very patronizing fashion -- that the problem with my Chevy Bolt tires is not the tires: It's me!

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