Steve Ewell will be joining me on the NosillaCast in a discussion of how he went about the process of choosing an environmentally sound vehicle and how he ended up with the Kia Sportage X-Line Prestige Plugin Hybrid. Enjoy his written writeup along with a link to download his crazy huge spreadsheet that helped him […]
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Impact of Adverse Conditions on EV vs. ICE Vehicle Efficiency
Allison and I have had a question for a long time about electric vehicles. The mileage you get driving an electric vehicle (EV) is highly affected by things like whether you’re driving into the wind, you’re driving up a hill, or you’re towing something. But mileage for gas-powered (internal combustion engine or ICE) vehicles doesn’t […]
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NC #933 Programming By Stealth Student Organization, Awarewolf All Terrain Cane, Bodie Grimm on Affordable EVs
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, March 26, 2023, and this is show number 933. mp3 download CCATP #763 — Bart Busschots on PBS 148 – A Bash Potpourri (Subshells, Relative Paths & More) […]
Continue readingNC #904 Panel on Memory and COVID, PhotoReviewer, Migration Assistant Disaster, Affordable EVs
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, September 4, 2022, and this is show number 904. mp3 download The next Apple announcement event is scheduled for Wednesday 7 September at 10 am Pacific Time. Steve […]
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Time to Charge an EV vs. Fill an ICE Car with Gas
How Far I Walk to Charge My Car One of the questions electric vehicle drivers get asked the most often is, “How long does it take to charge?” I answered this question back in May of 2019 shortly after I first got my electric vehicle. As I explained, “it depends”. I went into great detail […]
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CCATP #731 – Bodie Grimm with Chris Ashley – Ford F150 Lightning EV
Chris and the new Hotness In yet another crossover episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bodie Grimm of the Kilowatt Podcast joins me to talk about EVs. But this isn’t just any EV, we get to talk to Chris Ashley of the SMR Podcast and BBQ and Tech about his brand new Ford F150 […]
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CCATP #716 – Cheyenne Swenson on the Kia EV6 “Spaceship”
Cheyenne’s EV6 Spaceship In this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite, Cheyenne Swenson joins us to tell us about her new electric vehicle – the Kia EV6. Cheyenne explains how she calls it a spaceship because it’s got two 12-inch wide aspect ratio displays and because of how different it is to […]
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Dumb Question Corner – Is it Better to Charge Your EV at Night or During the Day if You have Solar?
This week’s Dumb Question comes from my long-time friend Mark. I’ve known Mark since I was in high school so we go way back. He got solar for his house right around the same time as us and got an electric vehicle. He asked me this question. Hope y’all are doing well. Had a solar/EV […]
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CCATP #605 — Sandy Foster on CarPlay and Prius Prime Tech
In this week’s episode, Sandy Foster, aka @MacQuilter joins me to talk about why CarPlay is so awesome and how it influenced her decision to buy the top-of-the-line Prius, called Prius Prime. We also talk about the new tech in the Prius Prime including the fact that it’s not just a gas/electric hybrid, it’s also […]
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Tale of Two Teslas
Tesla Model 3 in “Give Me a Ticket Red” Six years ago, Steve and I adopted a lovely young dog and named her Tesla, after the inventor Nicolai Tesla, best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electrical supply system. Before we met Tesla, our plan was to name […]
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