EV panel discussion at University of Texas in Austin (with video) December 12, 2012 I drove down to the University of Texas campus in Austin to attend a screening of Revenge of the Electric Car and a panel…
If your EV’s electricity comes from coal-burning power plants… December 7, 2012 Every day, there is a very, very long train, comprised of open hopper cars filled with coal, destined for a power plant in Fort Worth,…
One month of “Blinking” December 4, 2012 We’ve just completed our first month of using the Blink Level 2 chargers, so we will begin to see if the investment was worth…
Bon’s Blink went on the blink… November 5, 2012 Last Friday, November 2nd, Bonnie’s Blink charger’s screen went orange and showed it had detected a fault. The error statement asked us to tap…
We just “Blinked.” November 1, 2012 I’ve been waiting for this moment for almost as long as I’ve owned my Volt. Today, our two Level 2 chargers were installed! Instead…
Scotty, we need more power! (part 2) October 4, 2012 As you may recall from my earlier post, I found the cost of installing a new 240V circuit was too high and threatened my…
Scotty, we need more power! (part 1) September 25, 2012 I received a quote from the government-funded program that provides the Level 2 chargers. Here’s the info: Labor & Materials: $1529.00 Permit Fee: $200.00…
