by Richard Strock After almost 7 years of EV ownership, this past February, while returning home from San Diego, we experienced our first encounter with brutally cold temperatures (2°F), combined with snowfall and gusty winds. Driving a gasoline-powered vehicle in these conditions can be problematic, but driving an EV presents some unique challenges. Unlike a […]
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By Richard Strock In the previous article I discussed preparation of the EV and driver. This month I would like to discuss some tools that can help in planning an EV road trip and some possible pitfalls you may want to avoid. The first is A Better Route Planner, or ABRP. It is designed specifically
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by Richard Strock [Poolesville Green column for the November 2024 Monocacy Monocle] When friends and acquaintances, even strangers, find that we travel extensively in our EV, we get the same old questions: how far can you go on a charge, how long does it take to charge, and do you have trouble finding chargers? The
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by Doug Boucher – President, Poolesville Green Monocacy Monocle column for May 2024 Spring has finally arrived in Maryland and I think we’re all celebrating the blooming of the wildflowers, the greening of the trees and the chance to walk the dog without even putting on a sweater. But it wasn’t that long ago that
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Doug Boucher Article for the December 2023 issue, Monocacy Monocle As electric vehicles (EVs) become more and more common on our roads and their prices keep dropping, we can start to see that they will lead to some important changes in how we live. Some of them are pretty obvious. Since EVs cost considerably less
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Doug Boucher Article for the September 2023 issue of the Monocacy Monocle In September 2012, there was something new at Poolesville Day. Along with the marching bands, the classic cars, the campaigning politicians and the riders on horseback, two electric vehicles – both of them Nissan Leaf sedans – were part of the parade. Sponsored
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