I have been actively advocating for EV + PV and EVs and solar separately for well over a decade. I...
I've been itching to do a road trip in my 2020 Chevy Bolt between the Denver, Colo. area, where I live, and Northwestern Wyoming, Southern Montana, home to Grand Teton National and Yellowstone National Park, for awhile.
This article, "The fastest way to get more people to buy electric vehicles: America’s EV charging station infrastructure is woefully lacking" by Vox reporter Ella Nilsen, which focuses on how sufficient (DCFC) charging infrastructure is crucial to more widespread EV adoption got me to thinking ...
No, electric vehicles are not too expensive. In many cases, electric vehicles are cheaper to buy, they are always cheaper to fuel, and they are also cheaper to maintain.
A few years ago, I wrote one of the most read entries on SolarChargedDriving.Com, "Premature tire wear appears to be the biggest maintenance issue for EVs".
I have to say, as a journalist and journalism teacher it is very disappointing to see pack journalism that pushes what is now clearly coming out as INCORRECT information out, and then the sheep jump on, and it’s off to the non-factual, sensationalist races.

