Living the electric life April 10, 2019 I have completed five years of lawn care, using lithium-ion battery-powered lawn equipment from EGO Power Plus. I am as excited about these great…
Solar panels: 1st year’s results January 10, 2018 ***NERD ALERT!!!*** I’ve been waiting a year for this: The analysis to see if solar panels were a good idea or not. If you…
It is done July 25, 2017 I have been trying hard to make it an entire year without buying gasoline. By “trying hard,” I don’t mean babying my Volt. Those…
Plug-in vehicle depreciation and the case for leasing May 22, 2017 I often hear, as a potential objection to getting a plug-in vehicle, that they depreciate too quickly, when compared to gasoline-powered vehicles. I’ve been scanning…
If you’re going to sling BS, don’t try it with a Texan! May 17, 2017 I was lying in bed this morning, as it is my day off, when I heard the email ping of my iPhone. In case you…
Ego Power+ lawn equipment at the start of season 4 March 19, 2017 Back in March of 2014, I wrote about my excitement at acquiring a lawnmower, powered by a lithium-ion battery. It was an Ego Power+…
I visited a place called a “gas station…” August 10, 2016 When I picked up my 2017 Chevy Volt, it had a full tank of gas (Thanks, Classic Chevrolet!). I had meetings to attend, in…