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  • Using the Small EV

    Using the Small EV

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI write this as a joke, rather than as a serious post. I have access to two EVs. The first is a Fiat 500 that has a potential range of 180-200 kilometres although in Switzerland with the hills and more the range is theoretical, rather than practical. The second option is much…

  • EV Charging And a Film in Balexert

    EV Charging And a Film in Balexert

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesSomeone suggested going to see Sinners last night so I went with the EV. I plugged the car in, started the charge and went up to the cinema. I went to see Sinners for the main reason that I haven’t seen an imax film in a long time. I haven’t seen a…

  • Charging and Shopping

    Charging and Shopping

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI know of two chargers that I can use when shopping. One of these costs 2 CHF just to connect, and then the cost of the charge. At the second shopping centre I can plug in for five minutes, or two and a half hours and I will only pay for the…

  • EV Car Sharing

    EV Car Sharing

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I drove an EV from Nyon to Boudry and back. The journey took about 40 percent charge for each direction for a total of 80 percent charge. Keep in mind that this is a fiat 500 with a small battery rather than a large one. I routed the journey from Nyon…

  • Charging in the Rain

    Charging in the Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I got to experience something new, to me, and exciting. I got to charge an EV in the rain. In theory you should avoid doing this because you don’t want moisture to get into the connectors of the car, as well as the rubber plugs. You also don’t want to get…

  • GoFast and Charging Strategy

    GoFast and Charging Strategy

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I tried to use a slow charger to recharge the car. After 49 minutes I had charged 8.95 watts for 5.13 CHF. I got to about 63 percent. I stopped charging. I drove somewhere and by the time I got back I was down to 30 percent. I looked to my…

  • EV Charging around Signy and Nyon

    EV Charging around Signy and Nyon

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday morning I plugged the car in to charge at Signy Centre while shopping and for the price of a coffee I charged the car by ten percent. I then went to the lakeside of Nyon to test the Service Industriel de Nyon (SIN) chargers and failed. They were out of service…

  • How Old Fashioned A Petrol Engine Seems

    How Old Fashioned A Petrol Engine Seems

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery single time I go from driving an EV to driving a petrol car I am struck by old fashioned and smelly old cars are compared to new ones. In this context an old car is any car that has a petrol engine rather than an electric motor. I had to…

  • Electric Vehicles and Charging Time

    Electric Vehicles and Charging Time

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s easy to drive a petrol car. You fill up, and 500-600 kilometres later you fill up. With Electric vehicles it is the same in theory. In practice it isn’t that simple. The EV charging market is fragmented and each company has a different app and possibly RFID tag. The result is…

  • Experimenting with the Ocean Drive Street E-Scooter

    Experimenting with the Ocean Drive Street E-Scooter

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesOver a year ago I sold my petrol scooter because the service was expected to cost more than five hundred Swiss Francs. As a result of this I was without a scooter for a year or two. In that time I missed the convenience of having a small vehicle to take me…