Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show (Legacy). Living off the grid “on the road” involves leaving the sedentary life behind. Moving out to a vehicle alone or accompanied. And going places while living. This may be done on foot, on a bicycle, or other non-motored vehicle but it is orders of magnitude more difficult. Here I delve into living in a large vehicle like a van or recreational vehicle RV. There are many challenges with this. Cost, social life, work, eating, bathing, and other. But, there are many benefits that may make this lifestyle be worthwhile for you. The ability to go and get to know areas, other people, places. Learn much more perspectives and experience the art of living off the grid. Being mobile, you will need to provide your own water, food, and energy, largely off the grid. You will not be connected to utility water service, electric, or delivery services. It is a difficult but rewarding choice. Here are the details.

Hector Vladimir 2015-2024©

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Miles per gallon electric equivalent or MPGe is the EPA-formulated efficiency metric to compare to liquid fuel vehicles. It gives a clear indicator of how much more efficient an electric vehicle is over a liquid or gas operated vehicle such as gasoline or diesel. Here, I provide a list of the most efficient EVs on the market, and they hover around the 120-140 MPGe. An efficient gas vehicle may get you about 35 MPG. So, we’re talking magnitudes more efficient. An electric motor in an EV commonly transforms about 80% of energy into torque, while an efficient gasoline engine normally turns about 40% of energy into torque. Also, the EPA has calculated the efficiency of EVs for the energy used every 100 miles of travel in kilowatt hour KWH. So, the lower KWH per 100 miles; the more efficient the EV. The range is another very important metric in an EV. So, look for all these metrics on the Monroney sticker, or window sticker, of new (and some used) vehicles in the US. And, compare efficiency before buying. Another metric not included in the Monroney sticker is the KWH per kilometer (or per mile), that EVs use. These are normally displayed in the vehicle dashboard as you drive. For example, I achieved an 8.2 km per kilowatt-hour efficiency in my 2023 Nissan Ariya Engage. If I were to use 56 kilowatt-hours from the available 66 kilowatt-hour battery, that would translate to about 459 km range, or about 285 miles! That is “well-beyond” the stated EPA range for that EV; about 347 km or 216 miles.

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show (Legacy)

Hector Vladimir 2015-2024©

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Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. Live discussion on electric vehicle disturbing trends on charging and availability for charging. Here I discuss how most EV apps suck! and how chargers remain so few. And, often, chargers are unavailable, blocked, broken, or you cannot complete payment. And, business owners, and cities and counties; are not installing chargers as they should. So, EV chargers remain hard to find and are not mostly free; as they should be.

Hector Vladimir 2021-2024©

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Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. A quick rant on our ignorance on climate change and how clear it is to most experts that the climate is array, and how we are just going about our lives making dumb choices.

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Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. EV charging is getting expensive! part 2. Energy rates for charging EVs vary from 10 to 60 cents per kWh per my experience. EVs normally have batteries that hold several dozens of kWh. For example, if you have a 50kWh battery, it takes 50 times whatever rate you pay to fill it up from zero. If you pay 50 cents per kWh; that is $25 plus tax and other fees. Chargin at home has been the cheapest to charge your EV. But that is changing. If you charge at home, this summer, rates have soared to an eye-watering 29 cents per kWh in some areas. And commonly rates are over 14 cents per kWh. And, although it is still slightly cheaper than buying gas, energy rates are making the cost of driving EVs closer to the cost of driving high fuel efficient vehicles.

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Energy costs are high!

The electric company keeps ripping me and millions of other forced customers off. The rates have increased dramatically and power companies like Georgia Power keep getting their rates rubber stamped by the utility commission. Last year they had a 2.1 billion fuel cost recoup drive. And, rates this summer have soared to an eye-watering 29 cents per kwh. Additionally, there is an almost $50 charge for “fuel cost recoup”. A surely “generously estimated refund” on the money they spent on fuel they bought “already at a discount” in the past. So, the abuse is non-stop, and it continues through the worst of this stagflation, and seemingly the abuse is ratcheting up in this tight economy, with ever-more eye-popping energy costs; pummeling the poor and middle classes.

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show

Hector Vladimir 2021-2024©

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Is the power company ripping you off? part 01

Is the power company ripping you off? part 02