DaveinOlyWA

"Man did not move out of the Stone Age because they ran out of Stones so why do we feel we have to use all the Oil?" Having driven EVs as my primary source of transportation since 2007 does not qualify me as an expert in any sense but I have experienced a few things that I want to share because every mile driven on electricity is more money not leaving the state that can be spent for MUCH better things!

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Sept 2015 Drive Report; Its Time To Adjust Your Tire Pressure!

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As mentioned before, I have to start reducing the usage on the LEAF to insure I do not exceed my lease mileage and Winter is coming on so I ...
Monday, September 28, 2015

Price of Gasoline, Taxes and Roads

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Taxes suck! But lets face it, as much as we hate them, they are a necessary evil in our World today. They pay for basic services that we rel...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

TDI's Will Outlive Mankind

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In 2012 Stephen Hawking theorized that Mankind's only chance for long term survival was to leave the Earth.  We were simply too destruct...
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Saturday, September 12, 2015

2016 LEAF Announced!

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As expected Nissan finally let the "cat out of the yard" announcing the specs for the 2016 LEAF and as expected the 30 kwh battery...
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Saturday, September 5, 2015

Chapter Two; LEAF Moves Forward

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It was January 18th, 2011 and it was a good day, a very good day. Picking up my LEAF after months of waiting, conjecturing, assuming, pred...
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August 2015 Drive Report

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Well, vacation is over and back into the swing of things a few days late into the month driving 1541.3  miles in the LEAF for a cost of $27....
Monday, August 3, 2015

July 2015 Driving Stats Among Other Matters of The Mind

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Did a lot more flying than driving this month but still managed to go 1164.6 miles in the LEAF at a cost of $17.38 or 1.49 cents per mile. D...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Blink's New "Parking" Fees

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Soon Blink level two stations will begin charging for the time an EV is connected but not charging at the rate of 9 cents per minute after a...
Friday, July 3, 2015

Why Washington's $35,000 EV Incentive Cap Is The Right Thing

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Recently WA passed their state budget in a midnight session beating the deadline by less than 30 minutes. This was they typically generated ...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

June 2015 Driving Stats; The Pitfalls of Budget Transportation

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Ok, first off; the front end woes of my Corolla continued resulting in 3 more trips to the shop resulting in a final repair bill of $532.66....
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