Tag: Electric Vehicles
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I Bought a Chevy Bolt
In May of this year I decided to buy a Chevy Bolt. So I went to Carter GM in Burnaby and met with Howard the car sales guy and without ever driving a Bolt – I put a fully refundable deposit on a Metallic Ghost Grey Chevy Bolt. And then last Friday, Howard called to…
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Thursday Thoughts; Electric Vehicles
It is interesting that some still say that electric vehicles are too expensive and that’s one of the reasons that people are not buying them. And yet the number one selling vehicle in North America is still the Ford F150 pick up truck. Now let’s compare the cost. A Chevy Bolt, admittedly a very different…
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Buying a Replacement Vehicle for my Toyota Echo
Well, seeing as my Toyota Echo now has more than 300,000 kilometers on it, I have decided it is time to start looking for a new replacement vehicle. With the price of gas going through the roof, I thought the logical thong to do is to buy an electric car. But then I did some…
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Tesla Model S Test Drive
I recently had the opportunity to go for an extended test drive in a Tesla Model S. In case you don’t know, the Model S is the Tesla sedan. It is a four door car that reminded me of an old school Crown Victoria. It felt big, heavy, and secure on the road. The Model…
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Rad Power Bikes RadRover; Follow Up Video
Now that I have put more than 500 kilometres on my Rad Power Bikes RadRover, I decided to sit down and put together a sort of “top ten list” of my thoughts, observations, and impressions of the bike. Here they are: https://youtu.be/YZ3iR79DoDE
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The Rad Power Bike Rad Rover
I’ve had my new Rad Rover – my electric assisted bicycle – for a couple of weeks now and I have to say “I’m loving it!” This video is from the first couple of days of me riding and getting familiar with my Rad Rover. I now know that the red button on the right…
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What the Numbers of Vehicles Sold in Canada Tell Us
I was looking over the data for vehicle sales in Canada and the most interesting part of the data is that trucks seem to be the biggest sellers in Canada. In 2016 the top three vehicles sold in Canada were the Ford F-150, the Dodge Ram pick up truck, and the Honda Civic. The data…
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The Leaf Experiences Part 2
As I write this blog post I am sitting in the parking lot of the Burnaby Central Secondary school in the borrowed Nissan Leaf while it is charging. I have to admit, I’ve been a little negligent and perhaps a more than a little impatient with charging the car. For example, early yesterday morning I…
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An Extended Nissan Leaf Test Drive
My bestie who happens to own a Nissan Leaf has gone to New York City for a few days. Unfortunately for him and his lovely wife, they had to be at the Vancouver airport at the ungodly hour of 0600. It is difficult at the best of times to get a ride to YVR but…
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Whistler to The Burbs Via Electric Vehicle
Yesterday we returned in the Nissan Leaf from Whistler to our homes in the burbs of Vancouver. When we left Whistler we had almost 100% charge on the batteries after the car being plugged into a 110 volt standard electrical outlet overnight. The guess-o-meter suggested we had about 140 km of range in the batteries.…