New Jersey now wants 4 years of car registration fees up front for EVs only.
See the video: https://youtu.be/iWMzGOBeikA?si=bf1GbTxJrBscpx-S
A Colorado Springs, CO group promoting the ownership and use of electric vehicles.
New Jersey now wants 4 years of car registration fees up front for EVs only.
See the video: https://youtu.be/iWMzGOBeikA?si=bf1GbTxJrBscpx-S
Anna Landfair is our latest new member. She has a 2024 Tesla CyberTruck and lives in Colorado Springs, CO. Please make her welcome!
From our club member, Julia Moravcsik:
I have some sad news to share. David's wife called to say that David [McNeil] passed away on Monday.
I will post news of his passing on Facebook and create a memorial edition of the newsletter. I would also like to compile pictures, stories, and memories to give to his wife and to put in the newsletter. You all have known him even longer than I have, so any that you could share would be appreciated.
If you have any other ideas for ways to remember David, let me know.
This is very sad. I feel like David and his personality went a long way in making the DEVC the way it is. He will be greatly missed.
Julia
Mike Verbeten is our new member from Colorado Springs, CO. He drives a 2024 Hyundai Kona EV. Please make him welcome!
Jamie Crowe is our newest member from Elbert, CO. She drives a 2020 Jaguar I-Pace. Please make her welcome!
Our latest new member is Bryan Norfleet with a 2023 Volkwagen ID.4. Bryan lives in Colorado Springs, CO. Please make him welcome!
Check out this solar setup on a modern, energy-saving home in New England:
Video here: https://youtu.be/TUGRWepCH90?si=O--YbubKM6_SERJI
If you ever would like to perform basic maintenance on your older Tesla Model S (nosecone), here's a video that shows how to remove the frunk cavity storage area and get to things like the brake reservoir and coolant tanks.
See here: https://youtu.be/snrtsOQFJJo?si=rCBHeOKNxlWbNAvn .
I very much respect Ben Sullins' data analysis on EVs, solar, battery store information and he's just released a full-year review of having an 8 kW solar system on his roof, it's quite interesting.
See it here: https://youtu.be/8C4CW4T-GiQ?si=hr7E6OL7Cx5F_W8x .
If your 12v battery dies in a Tesla Model Y, you can still open the frunk with this simple trick and then jump start the car. I never knew! See: https://youtu.be/MrG8eTrZs_0?si=8waxQd-gaVRPkpop .
Let's welcome Jared Knight as our newest member. He is the Sales and Marketing Manager at Tesla here in Colorado Springs and may want to partner with our club for events.
I found a video made by a Tesla owner in Canada. He wanted to see if you can survive parked outside in the winter and only have access to a Level 1 charger (house current). It was very interesting to see his results: https://youtu.be/Oiv5J26TD90?si=M52ge1QsyP8ac27k .
This bingo card was posted on some news article in Facebook. I thought it was great, print it off and take it to your next car show, see how soon you get Bingo!
Many Chicago superchargers refused to charge vehicles in the double-digit, sub-zero temperatures:
Here's an interesting legal review of the ever-increasing tendency of auto makers to add subscription fees to car ownership: https://youtu.be/1kq_ARbFICU?si=d3Mv8JGQV2MyMXXv .
Chevy has temporarily halted the sale of its Blazer EV due to software issues. Thanks to club member R. German for the story: https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-chevy-blazer-ev-suv-stop-sale/ .