About any car, as long as it is a plug in electric
Maintaining proper tire pressure is essential for any electric vehicle (EV) driver. While it’s important to maintain the right level of tire pressure in all cars, it’s especially essential for … Continue Reading Maintaining Optimal Tire Pressure for EVs
With the wide array of electric pickups rapidly coming to market in the next year, which one should you buy? Let’s take a quick look at the Rivian R1T, Tesla … Continue Reading Rivian, Tesla, Ford, Oh-My
The aero wheel covers are a hot topic with the Model 3. Do they really make the car 10% more efficient? If you look at details of the claim it … Continue Reading Model 3 Range Aero Wheel Covers
Now that I have owned my Model 3 for over 6 months and 11,000 miles (17,700 km) over the winter half of the year, I decided to do a range … Continue Reading Model 3 LR AWD Range Test
Anyone who has owned an electric car during winter in a cold climate has asked the question: Where did all my electric range go? I can help answer that question … Continue Reading Where did my Electric Range go?
Thanksgiving is a time of year when many people travel. Visiting friends and family across the country. Is the Model 3 capable of being a great cross country travel vehicle? … Continue Reading Travels with the Model 3
Everyone has done it: after the pump clicks off at the gas station, we squeeze the lever 2 or 3 more times. Trying to coax that extra half gallon into … Continue Reading Charging: Less is More
When coming from a gas car efficiency is often ignored. Cars have large gas tanks that can easily go 400 miles or more on a single tank of gas, even … Continue Reading EV Efficiency: Why it’s Important
If you are anything like me, you like meticulously tracking every dollar that goes into the tank of your car. What do you do when you add a plug? Attempting … Continue Reading Tracking PHEV Costs
If you have looked at getting an i3 REx, you will know that the US version is extremely limited in how it uses its gas engine. The European version has … Continue Reading BMW i3 REx Coding
The Honda Clarity has a few more badges than I care for, and the front one was on a bit crooked and it annoyed me, so I removed the passenger … Continue Reading Debadging a Honda Clarity
One of the few advantages of using combustion engine technology is the plentiful supply of spare waste heat generated by exploding gas in the engine. For each gallon of gas … Continue Reading Electric Car Heaters: Honda Clarity
Aerodynamic wheels covers have been in the news lately with the new Tesla Model 3, but it isn’t the only car to use such a device to improve air flow … Continue Reading Clarity Uncovered: Wheels
Is your new Clarity Plug In (Hybrid or EV) not getting the EPA estimated range of 47 miles for the hybrid or 89 miles for the EV? If you live … Continue Reading Cold Weather EVs
The Clarity PHEV is no small car, but no minivan either. However, it still has a large boot that can fit a surprising amount of junk. I loaded it full … Continue Reading 2018 Honda Clarity PHEV – Junk in the Trunk
Here is a view of the amount of installed battery capacity in the 2017 automotive fleet (only looking at new cars sold in the USA this year). These numbers … Continue Reading 2017 Li-ion EV Fleet Capacity (USA)