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Here’s why I’m sticking with a Chevy Bolt even though I’d rather have a Tesla: It costs less

January 25, 2020

I've been driving a leased 2017 Chevy Bolt LT since Sept. 2017. It's been a great little car: Zippy, fun, quiet, fuel efficient. It's got plenty of range (238 miles), including enough range for a 2,400-mile round-trip road trip I did with my teen daughters from Denver to Santa Barbara, Calif. and back in the Summer of 2018.

7 fun facts about electric vehicles

Christof Demont-Heinrich

December 9, 2019

There is a lot of misinformation and outright anti-Electric Vehicle propaganda circulating on the internet. After all, BIG OIL and its moneyed interests have A LOT to lose if the world converts to electric vehicles which are far more environmentally and health friendly than any gasoline vehicle ever will be.

Tesla’s tiny solar house a perfect showcase for solar-charged EV driving

Christof Demont-Heinrich

November 24, 2019

Tesla took the promotion of solar-charged driving up a notch recently with a package that saw a Tesla Model X tow a solar tiny house with a solar system on its roof capable of charging the Model X.

Who will buy Tesla’s Cybertruck?

Christof Demont-Heinrich

November 22, 2019

t's been a whirlwind 24 hours for Tesla, Elon Musk, electric vehicles, sledgehammers and metal balls and smashed windows with Musk's much anticipated and ballyhooed Cyber Truck making its debut last night live on the Internet.

Tesla Supercharger station in Las Vegas.

Gas Huggers are deliberately blocking access to Tesla Superchargers in the U.S.

Christof Demont-Heinrich

September 22, 2019

So, I don't care if some people get offended by this rant. I. Do. No. Care.

Reflecting on 10 years of SolarChargedDriving.Com — and on 10 years of solar + EV

Christof Demont-Heinrich

September 4, 2019

Ten years ago, on Sept. 8, 2009, I launched SolarChargedDriving.Com into the world -- and on to the World Wide Web. A decade later and more than 1,200 articles and blog entries, thousands of photos and dozens of videos, and nearly 300,000 unique visitors from well over 100 different countries later, SolarChargedDriving.Com is still here!

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