From the monthly archives:

August 2016

EV as Truck

August 27, 2016

One of the reasons I bought our Mitsubishi iMiEV was to replace a Chevy S10 Pickup truck, which has almost 300,000 miles on it and a number of small mechanical problems. We hadn’t intended to use the iMiEV AS A TRUCK, but it turns out that for some people an electric car makes a pretty […]

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The JOY of Towing! Camping and EVs

August 18, 2016

The last few days, I’ve been out camping using my Teardrop Trailer. How did we get to the campground? By towing it with an EV, of course! While I had never done this before, I was AMAZED at how well-suited electric vehicles can be for Towing! Earlier this summer, I installed a Torklift Central eco-hitch […]

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On a Bike!

August 9, 2016

Recently, we’ve had some nice weather AND I’ve had a little time available. This Saturday, my wife said she was going to have brunch with friends, and wanted to confirm that I could watch our 5-year-old girl that morning. I double-checked the calendar and said that I could. Well, I’ve also been doing some reading […]

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Simple EV Payback

August 7, 2016

I just got my latest electric bill in the mail today. One of my favorite features of the bill is that it shows my electric use this year versus the same month last year. Since I’ve had my electric Mitsubishi iMiEV for LESS than a year, and we haven’t changed our electric use otherwise, it’s […]

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