April 10, 2015

There were 2 posts published on April 10, 2015 (this is page 1 of 1).

Lessons learned from a month of EV ownership — Technology Musings — Medium

Good advice from a new EV driver.

I’ve lusted after a Tesla since they debuted, thought seriously about getting a Nissan Leaf too, but it was after I took a test ride in a BMW i3 that I found a perfect happy medium. I picked one up last month and learned plenty in the short time I’ve been driving it. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live with an electric vehicle (EV), here’s a list of things I’ve learned since taking the plunge.

via Lessons learned from a month of EV ownership — Technology Musings — Medium.

Silent running

I’ve driven an electric car for about 5 months now and discovered a curious effect: Electric cars are invisible to wildlife. Several times I’ve driven right up on a bird, car, or squirrel standing in the road and they only move when I’m within a split second of hitting them. You would think that just the sight of an approaching vehicle would be enough to send them scurrying but this does not appear to be the case. Critters apparently depend on the noise of vehicles for detection the same way many people do.
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