I've been itching to take the Mini to Houston again but recognizing that a minimum of two charge stops each way is hard to justify I have held off. But now that gas prices are up so much, even in Texas, at least one factor swung back in favor of the Mini. For the relatively …
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Houston Road Trip Redo
A few weekends ago the right opportunity finally presented itself to take the Mini to Houston again. Our itinerary took us straight to the west side of the city and back: no extra trips around town or to the suburbs that would add charging stops. Several new charging sites have opened since my last epic …
Mini NACS Adapter and Supercharger Access
12/6/24 - I, and many other Mini EV owners, got an official update in the mail yesterday about Supercharger access and NACS adapters for Minis. The only really substantive thing it says is that we will gain Tesla Supercharger access in 2025, via a Mini-certified NACS adapters and updates to the Mini App. It does …
The Opening of the Tesla Supercharger Network
February 29, 2024 represented a significant leap forward for CCS EV owners in the US. It was the day that the Tesla Supercharger network opened at-large to non-Tesla EVs. It is the beginning of what sounds like a very long roll-out, so in reality it does not change much for most EV drivers (myself included). …
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Road Trip! Taking the Mini Outside Its Comfort Zone
The Set Up We take a weekend trip to Houston averaging about once a month. I had that drive squarely in mind when purchasing the Bolt, but knew when I got the Mini it was mostly out of the question. At first I wasn't too bothered by that. On paper our Outback is great for …
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Review of the 2020 Bolt EV
If you haven't read my posts leading up to this, in July of 2021 I bought a new 2020 Bolt EV Premier. I talk more about the electric-specific aspects of it in the previous post, but this will be a more general review of the Bolt as a car. (Note: I will try to indicate …
Living with the Bolt – I Love EVs!
I quickly fell in love with driving electric on a daily basis. There were so many little perks and conveniences to me. Even without a level 2 charger at home I could recharge overnight from my daily commute. That meant that during a normal week I was able to ditch the all-to-common experience of starting …
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