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The "shade tree mechanic" (love that old farrier term) will eventually transition from wrenches, grease, oil, and piles of rusted parts to learning how to diagnose a bad cell pack, drop and open an EV battery, and remove/replace the cell pack with a new one. No oil and no grease involved. Just...

I carry the 2nd battery secured by velcro straps, and protected by a custom made faux leather sleeve, on the top of the back rack. Now that I have 3 batteries I plan to make a set of custom panniers this winter to fit the two extra batteries inside, one on each side, if I do rides longer than a...

The fine weather continues to welcome each day in our region with the same smile as that echoed on the face of every cyclist visiting our rural area roads. We see the bikes flying along in flocks of twos, fours, and more, riders sometimes chatting away with voices that far precede their...

Glad you had help to get the chain back into position, Stefan.

January 1st arrived in Virginia with the genuine enthusiam of a fine Spring day. Robins were flocked on the lawns, cocked heads listening intently for worms just below the winter dead grass as the over-bright sun, enhanced by a background of blue sky artfully brushed with wispy high clouds...

Go for it, Dave! We'll see everyone on the new thread in 2023.😁🚴‍♀️

Almost 17 miles today with friend G on her Vado and me on my Gazelle. No pictures, sadly, because ours was a "ride and chat" cruise on our local gravel roads. But I will tell you the temps were almost balmy (64°F - 18°C) , the skies clear and bright with a deliciously warm sun shining down, and...

Legacy manufacturers are being forced to change by government mandates. They are literally being dragged kicking and screaming into an EV future where gas cars will be the museum pieces of past technology castigated as the main catalyst of climate change. If legacy car companies had their way...

From electricdrive.com posted Dec 2, 2022 In the last few days, reports in various media outlets have circulated which, at least in their headlines, somewhat luridly suggested that Switzerland was planning driving bans for electric cars. It turns out the truth behind the “news” is not quite...

Let's hope that in 10 years we will have vehicles that can go 1,000 miles on one charge. In the past 4 years the battery capacity has gone from 150 miles/charge to 400 miles/charge. In another 4 years I'll wager the top range will be 800 miles/charge. I'll also wager that the gas companies will...

Step by step we're getting closer to having our EVs do more than just transport us down the road. Australian vineyard owner turns to his Nissan Leaf paired with his new solar panels to provide power to his business. And this which really has me sitting up and taking notice: Getting North...

I'm on the eastern seaboard and I don't remember being asked this by anyone or any utility. So...who did the asking?? Why am I being left out of the loop....or.... is this just some newspaper fictitious fodder? If so, I could use some of that paper to start the fire in the fireplace. 🔥 If...

The temps were lingering in the low 20'sf (around -4c) yesterday when I drove the 36 miles west to the bike shop to look at my newly won Gazelle, and give the shop 2 dozen fresh homemade (still warm from the oven) chocolate chip cookies as a thank you gift from me. Unfortunately, the Christmas...

Christmas cheer Haven't been able to ride at all in the past few weeks with our winter weather, especially the recent weather taking almost all of our expansive county, including neighbors Canada and Mexico, into the deepest freeze and deadliest cold in decades. Bone chilling doesn't even come...

For those who want to read the article as it pertains to electric cars: ‘I’m quite proud of American manufacturing’ and the EVs coming from U.S. companies, says Mr. Leno, shown at his 1930s mansion in Newport, R.I. Jay Leno on Electric Cars, Hydrogen Fuel, Space Travel—and His Recent Accident...

Excellent to hear. Thank you! I have a set waiting for me under the Christmas tree.😁🎄 Not sure when (after Christmas) I'll be able to try them out, however. My bikes have remained in the garage, untouched, since the temps have dipped into the "Ain't Encouraging To Ride A Bike" cold numbers at...

Yes.

Sorry. Allow me to amend that to read "40 out of the 50 states in the US have car safety inspections".

As an EV owner I haven't had a dealer service checkup in....ummm....gee, make that ever. And I'm closing on 70,000 miles. In the US each state has an annual safety inspection which covers a look at brakes and tire wear and lights, but otherwise suspension is not something that requires a...

I suspect...and this is based upon my observations alone looking at the current prices of ICE vehicles on the dealer lots in the US...that by the time the EVs are the name-of-the-game for new cars (based on government mandates and declining ICE builds from the automakers as they phase out...