2017 Chevy Bolt EV: Driving 1,000 Miles In A Day

From News Coulomb. I decided to take a road trip over yonder mountains to visit the BP Pulse LAX Gigahub. I had things to do and couldn’t stay the night, so I had to cram the whole trip into a single day. Oh, boy. 0:00 Not an Introduction 3:42 Flying J Patterson 7:47 EA Firebaugh…

Toyota RAV4 EV Delivery

From News Coulomb. They finally arrived! I picked up two of the original Toyota RAV4 EVs. Unfortunately, neither appears drivable, but I’ll be working on that soon. In the meantime, here’s the odyssey.

Are Ford and GM’s LMR Batteries the Same or Different?

From News Coulomb. In my discussion of GM’s LMR announcement, I completely glossed over Ford’s earlier LMR announcement. I outline my thoughts in this video. I’ve seen some people reporting that these two battery chemistries are similar if not the same, but based on the comments and statements made by both Ford and GM, I…

Diving Into GM and LG Energy Solution’s New LMR Batteries

From News Coulomb. Story on GM/LG’s LMR Battery: https://www.wired.com/story/gms-new-battery-tech-could-be-a-breakthrough-for-affordable-evs/ Official Press Release: https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2025/may/0513-GM-LG-Energy-Solution-pioneer-LMR-battery-cell-technology.html Discussion of various Battery Chemistries: https://pushevs.com/2020/04/04/comparison-of-different-ev-batteries-in-2020/

Northern California Local Charging Update May 2025

From News Coulomb. I took some time out of my day shopping to stop by some local charging sites to check on their status. What I saw was a bit disappointing; however, there is hope, and some of this is just delays due to bringing sites online in California. PlugShare links to sites visited: ChargeTronix,…

On the 5th Day of Boltmas

From News Coulomb. On the 5th Day of Boltmas, I wanted to share a story about the time I had to drive 500 miles through an atmospheric river. This was January 2020, and California had finally started to see a reasonable build out of Electrify America stations as well as a number of faster than…

On the 4th Day of Boltmas

From News Coulomb. My apologies for posting this late, but Happy 4th Day of Boltmas! On the 4th Day of Boltmas, my EV gave me the independence to drive 500 miles on two charging stops. In this trip, I traveled on the 4th of July weekend in 2018. California still had no Electrify America stations,…

On the 3rd Day of Boltmas

From News Coulomb. On the 3rd Day of Boltmas, I took a long weekend trip to the mountains. This trip took place in June of 2019, and while that doesn’t seem that long ago, the changes to the charging infrastructure since then have been massive. Modern EVs charge faster, and the charging infrastructure is far…

On the 2nd Day of Boltmas

From News Coulomb. On the 2nd Day of Boltmas, my EV took me on a more direct route for my regular 500-mile trip. This video was filmed in December of 2017, a full year after I purchased my Bolt EV. I already had nearly 40,000 miles on my Bolt EV, and the fastest public chargers…

On the First Day of Boltmas

From News Coulomb. On the First Day of Boltmas, my EV gave to me… A 500-mile trip north to see my family after the holidays. I decided to do a series of Boltmas EV videos, where I revisit trips from my Bolt EV past. I’m looking to mostly talk about trips that I never got…

It’s a New “Electric” Era

From News Coulomb. The Electric Era charging site in Yreka opened early, so I decided to thread the needle between two waves of an atmospheric river and go visit. Electric Era’s sites are some of the best new charging locations on the road, though they are primarily designed for small, efficient EVs making quick freeway…

Um Actually… PHEVs Kind of Suck

From News Coulomb. I took my 2015 Chevrolet Volt out for a quick shopping trip while I was stuck in Petrol Prison. Along the way, I discuss the general shortcomings of PHEVs that many auto journalists gloss over or ignore, as well as specific ways that GM could have made the Chevy Volt better.

Post Thanksgiving EV Shopping Trip

From News Coulomb. Hello, all. I held off shopping for as long as possible, but I decided to head out on the Sunday after Thanksgiving to check out the status of various charging stations. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of progress to report, but I was able to stop by two newly opened charging sites…

2017 Chevy Bolt EV Using Tesla V3 Superchargers

From News Coulomb. So the big announcement finally happened, and GM electric vehicles now have access to the Tesla Superchargers. Overall, this is good news; however, after charging at two different Supercharger locations using the Tesla app and A2Z adapter, I felt that the experience was lacking. The first Supercharger in Williams, CA was busy,…

North State California EV Charging Update, Aug 2024

From News Coulomb. I took a trip up to Northern California to get an update on the various charging stations that have gone in. Unfortunately, the EVgo Pilot location still hasn’t opened, but the good news is, Electric Era is already making a big impact with their latest charging station in Weed. 0:00 Introduction 2:47…

2017 Chevy Bolt EV Replacement Battery Capacity Test

From News Coulomb. It’s time to finally test battery capacity of my new, replacement battery on my 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV. For this test, I drove down to below 15%, and I compared the energy used versus the battery state of charge displayed on the charger screen. Based on this data point, it appears that…

ChargePoint Is Now Installing SAE J3400 Plugs!

From News Coulomb. It’s happening, folks! ChargePoint is now deploying native SAE J3400 plugs at its charging sites, and so far, they’ve updated over a dozen of their sites in California. Because this standard uses the Tesla plug format but is based on CCS protocols, all that a CCS1 EV needs to use these plugs…

Checking Some Local I-5 Charging Sites

From News Coulomb. While shopping, I decided to check on the current statuses for several of my local charging sites along I-5 in Northern California. For the most part, there haven’t been a lot of changes. All the Electrify America sites appeared to have at least one plug working on every dispenser, and a problematic…