Yesterday marked the three week anniversary for my
Volt and me. So far it's been a great relationship. We are still getting to
know each other, but nether of us has let the other down.
The report is about what you'd expect. Even though
the temperatures have been kissing up against 100 degrees all week, I've
managed to maintain an average of 50-51 EV miles per charge. Even though I've
used gas a few times on the highway (thinking it was better to burn off the
sludge the dealership left in my tank rather than lower my EV efficiency), I
still have almost 8 gallons left in the tank. And I still adore driving my
Volt. I love everything about it.
In other news, my friend Shannon at work (hi
Shannon!) bought a Nissan Leaf on Friday to replace her aging Vue. I'd like to
think I played a small part in this, having driven when I went out to lunch
with her and her husband Josh two weeks ago. In any case, I'm really happy for
her even though it means more competition for charging stations in our lot.
Anything that progresses EV technology makes me happy. Every time a gas burner
is replaced on the road with an EV, an angel gets its wings.
Speaking of charging stations, I emailed our AVP
for Facilities last Friday to ask if there was a long-range plan in place for
adding charging stations to our two campuses that already have some (five on my
campus, two on our other large campus) and putting charging stations on the
three smaller campuses that do not have them. He left me a very long voicemail
in return explaining that there should be one in place by the end of the year
and in addition to installing/increasing charging stations on each campus, the
plan would also take steps to lower the cost of charging, perhaps down to zero.
This is great news! I hope it is true.
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