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LIFE UPDATE: JULYFriday, July 22, 2016
I have been going through a dry season again for post motivation, and I have a lot on my mind, so I thought it would be a great idea on this beautiful Friday to do a super quick life update post.
Firstly, I must say, today is soo lovely! After having a 'cold' Australian winter for the last 2 weeks or so, today is finally warm! The sun is out, there is a nice cool wind and it's 27 degree. You could say that todays weather is my dream day. Gosh, I'm cool!
University update...
I have just finished week 4 at uni and this is where I learnt last sem that all of the hustle and bustle begins. Shit. I'm so not ready for this! Although, this semester has been pretty fun (so far!). In journalism we have been writing news stories each week, we are doing a PR campaign, another class we get to play drama games and for the Friday class we have developed a blog that we get to post on each week. I probably just made uni sound super cool and fun, but there is so much more academic things that go on in the back ground.
The last month has been a huge struggle for me.
For the first time since I have started uni, I have financially struggled. After a few hectic weeks, I am actually on my two feet and saving again finally. I wrote on a recent post how I had $1300 of car bills to be paid, a phone bill and $350 of text books. So that completely ate up my savings. So, finally this week I can live normally again. Well, I mean, I am just not allowing myself to splurge on anything for awhile.
The Broke Girls Guide?
You also may have been wondering what happened to my BGG series... Well, I created that when my bank account was DRY AF and had ideas on how I was going to *inspire* others to save and all that jazz. But really, I don't have a freaking clue yet. So for now, the series is on hold until I get a grip on myself and my mature adult life that I am supposed to be living.
And now it's Friday and I am completely dead!
I am mentally drained and saturated in information, tried, slightly hungry and supposed to be attending an event tonight. Which, I highly doubt I will be.
Oh, the life of a poor-mature-adult-struggling-student.
I promise I will post soon!
Emily Kate.


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Jamie Jones has a nice little remix of a Florence & The Machine track. I saw her at Coachella and man she has a powerful voice and presence. I was pleasantly surprised although I went in with no expectations.
Her perfect and seductive voice is the perfect accompaniment to Jamie Jones smooth beats. I love what he's done here. Big up mate.
Florence & The Machine – What The Water (Jamie Jones Edit)

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Review for Childrens Art Village, Inc., Santa Monica, CA, USA
I first became involved with Children's Art Village as an intern creative arts teacher while studying International Development in Ghana. I was led to CAV in search of a dedicated and responsible organization that a) recognized the importance of exposing youth to creative expression through the arts; and b) also embodied through its programming the incredible value in developing sustainable long-term partnerships with local and international communities and artists.
This organization more than met these expectations. Through its loving and well-orchestrated work, CAV brings children and youth together with local and International artist-teachers to expose children to a vast array of art forms, including those with roots in Ghana.
Being a part of both CAV's academic and summer programming has exposed me to the ongoing commitment of CAV to remain a constant part of the community at the Village of Hope Orphanage in Ghana, and to do so through meaningful partnerships and mutual learning.
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With exceptional leadership and guidance from Mai Lai, it is the synergy of the artist teachers and the children at the Village of Hope that truly brings the work of CAV to life. Art, music and dance have incredible power to connect people and their experiences to something that is both beautiful and expressive, and CAV makes this process possible with a high degree of respect and cultural sensitivity.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I think my hopes for the future of CAV pertain less to the changes I would make to the organization, and more to the continuation and strengthening of its partnerships and locally-relevant programming. It is rare and inspiring to find an organization with such a high level of commitment to its partnerships with local artists, and I can only foresee that these partnerships will continue to strengthen.


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How Much Does the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reduce Food Insecurity?
Nearly 15% of all U.S. households and 40% of near-poor households were food insecure in 2009. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of federal food assistance programs and serves as the first line of defense against food-related hardship. This paper measures the effectiveness of SNAP in reducing food insecurity using an instrumental variables approach to control for selection. Our results suggest that receipt of SNAP benefits reduces the likelihood of being food insecure by roughly 30% and reduces the likelihood of being very food insecure by 20%. Copyright 2011, Oxford University Press.
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Trump says Romney's hair is better
The Romney surrogate and reality television star also talks birtherism and the trial of former Sen. John Edwards with Extra's Christie Bear.
Green Bay Packers players urge Wisconsinites to get out the vote
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Is Romney's economic plan Keynesian?
Wonkblog's Ezra Klein argues that the case could be made that the Republican candidate would be more effective on the economy because he's more likely to force Keynesian-style measures through a Republican Congress.
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Right Turn's Jennifer Rubin suggests the top Obama adviser's theatrics are hurting the president's reelection efforts.
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Nice bit here on the Gruaniad site about Opta. I tried to get a job there years ago. About 2001. I had an Opta handbook that maintained that the best defenders belonged to Sheffield Wednesday or someone, because their defenders had done the most. Being bottom of the league and all. Nothing ever came of it, but I was dead keen and not earning anything at the time so it would've been a good fit. Oh well.
Anyway, worth a read.
One thing to note though: they talk about stats trends – we have all those in the Fulham Reviews. Colin's got several years of data on the players, and it's fascinating to track it through.
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Cost & Fear Are Holding Back Sales of Plug-In Electric Cars
11 months ago by Steven Loveday 52Comments
As we recently reported, the Chevrolet Volt and the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid made the Wards 10 Best Engines list this year. Wards was very impressed with the "green cars", mostly due to outstanding performance, paired with efficiency. In the mix of the Ward's testing this year were eleven electrified vehicles. Wards believes that cost – and moreover "fear" – are deterring sales of plug-in electric cars.
This recognition from Wards is all good news, however, of the eleven tested, only three were picked. Two of these were plug-in electric cars (Volt and Pacifica) and one was a traditional hybrid (Honda Accord Hybrid). There was no fully-electric winner, but that makes sense, as only one was tested and very few even exist. The fourth "green" car to take a top spot, the Hyundai Elantra Eco, is not electrified at all.
Wards noted that the BMW 330e PHEV nearly made it in the top ten, and the Hyundai Ioniq EV received much positive mention, including excellent regenerative braking.
Despite low sales, when compared to traditional ICE vehicles, Wards noted that plug-in hybrid electric cars (data not including BEVs) are up 58.7% as of November this year, while traditional hybrids are off more than 10%. Nearly all of the spike in sales is attributed to the new 2nd generation Volt's 58.5% sales leap over an older model.
The outfit notes that the 20,000-ish Volt sales still pales in comparison to Chevrolet Cruze sales, which are approaching 200K, but at the same time it seems that consumers have figured out that non plug-in hybrids are really not worthy, since for example the Honda Accord has sold over 300,000 Accords copies, only 6,000 of which have been hybrids.
Nonetheless, historically consumers have proved more apprehensive about buying vehicles that they need to plug in. Chrysler does not refer to its new Pacifica as a PHEV, but rather coined it a hybrid. It will be interesting to see if that makes a difference in the current market, especially when realizing the Accord Hybrid sales as mentioned above.
The Pacifica Hybrid hasn't been on the market long enough to make any impact. It is reasonably-priced, and practically a steal when considering the $7,500 rebate (MSRP of $41,995 – details, or effectively $34,495 after rebate). According to Wards, price may be a deterring factor, and more so in the past, but with amazing lease deals, and competitive prices like that of the new Pacifica, fear seems to still steer consumers.
There's no doubt that we live in a "plug-in, battery-operated, wireless" world. People just need to realize that with cars it is no different. Hopefully, the Volt will continue to push record sales, paving the way for the Chevrolet Bolt EV to find marked success, and the Pacifica will prove a major turning point for mass adoption of PHEVs.
Source: Wards Auto
52 responses to "Cost & Fear Are Holding Back Sales of Plug-In Electric Cars"
Maybe if they would actually advertise EVs and PHEVs outside of CARB states, there would be more interest. I have never seen an ad for any EV or PHEV in MN. There is definitely interest, people here just don't know about them.
It's cost that accounts for most of the holding back.
When you put the Bolt and Model ≡ up and say they are the first "Affordable EV's" and they are priced at $37500.00 when most of the general public considers an affordable car one of the Civics, Cruze, Sentra, Corolla, Mazda 3 or Focus then they all say he|| no they can't afford one.
Except that I TCOed a Model 3/Model S60 hybrid vs. a Volvo V40 (Focus Based with Volvo engine…) and in the long range (10 years) the Tesla is cheaper.
But that might be too much to expect from consumers looking for 99,00 leases.
You're preaching to the choir.
I've already mentioned to all of them who inquire about EV/PHEV that they need to look at what they won't need to do with an EV/PHEV.
No Oil change
No oil filter change
No (or minimal with PHEV) gas
No Smog (PHEV in CA get's smogged after 5th year)
No intake Air filter change
Even helping them calculate that, they can't get over the sticker shock.
I won't lie to them. They will need a faster EVSE than the silly trickle charger PHEV's come with and some EV. Even a 24A EVSE clipper creek will require a front end cost of ~$400. They will also need another 30A line pulled for them in the garage as they never want to share the dryer plug. That's another $400 to $1K depending on the run.
Explaining the rebates for Fed and here in CA sometimes nulls the sting but once they learn nothing is taken off at the point of purchase, they just say forget it.
You still have to change oil with a PHEV.
The Pacifica PHEV would cost $32,500 in California after tax credits compared to a higher price for a Toyota Sequoia with three row seating.
It is the increased price over a base model Pacifica that stops some.
On my Volts, I change oil every two years because it gets old. The Chevy oil life indicator keeps track of every time the engine turns on. Since the oil is synthetic and the engine rarely turns on, it needs to be changed about every 24,000 to 36,000 miles.
That's certainly true for a lot of people. But considering you can buy a used Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf for $10,000 there really is no excuse. In fact, the reason you can buy one that cheap is due to lack of demand and fear that something will go wrong with these used EVs.
Unfortunately, a lot of people in the market for these sub-$10000 EVs are apartment and condo dwellers who lack charging infrastructure.
My son is all in on getting a used Volt. My 2013 Volt has been rock solid and at current prices a used Volt can be an incredible value, especially for someone who doesn't make enough to take full advantage of the tax credit.
"The average" price of a vehicle in the US is now $34,000. So $37,500 is average. The reason why that average is so high is because of all the morons willing to pay $50-60K for a loaded SUV or fancy truck.
Yet these same people hesitate and question the validity of a $37K 240mile+ EV?
It is average vehicle, but average car, not SUV/truck is some $24k-25k.
Think about something popular like Camry, that costs about it and is bigger inside, 103 q. feet vs 95 q. feet for Bolt. A bit smaller cars like 98 q. feet Corolla are sold under $20k.
While Bolt is great and huge step towards mass market compared to 100 mile Leaf type cars or $100k overweight vanity vehicles, it is not exactly competitive in mass market yet. Sorry but fuel savings do not count when qualifying your debt-to-income ratio for auto loan or lease payment, even if you have access to cheap electricity at home.
Ignorance is usually the cause of fear. And ignorance is the biggest reason I can think of that EVs and PHEVs aren't selling better. Most people still don't understand how they work, or that they even exist.
Correct, most do not understand how they (PHEV) work but, I have encountered peeps who don't really care how they work. They just know it will reduce their consumption of the OPEC juice significantly.
Then they see the price and they say……WTF?!?!?!?
Two power trains are More money in the beginning, Double Maintainance & Double Trouble ..More things to go wrong & Break Down the road… N0 THANKS!
Except one drivetrain rarely runs so it rarely breaks down, and the other has few moving parts so it rarely breaks down.
Don't see a problem.
Maybe alright Dr.ML & you may be Correct , but it's not for me ,I want Pure Electric or nothing~.
Check out Sparkies Stats.
Make the incentives instant rebates at the point of sale rather than having to apply it as tax credits. In California, you could have deducted $9,000 to $10,000 off the price of the plug-in cars and would be able to compare it better to equivalent gasoline cars. That $10,000 price that you cannot deduct right away means that your monthly payments are $190/month higher than the equivalent ICE cars even though you have the rebates coming. Moreover, the federal tax credits would only favor those with higher incomes whose taxes are over $7,500.
For the Volt, if you lease, the Federal Tax Credit comes off the lease cost, and you get the Full Credit at time of sale.
You just have to be comfortable leasing the car for 3 years. At the end of the lease you should get the offer to buy.
This assumes GM will actually credit the full federal tax credit to the cap cost. Can someone who's leased a Volt confirm this and which State they leased in.
What the government should do is just give the money to the dealers and the dealers can simply sell the cars for that much less.
There really is no point giving it to the consumer. The automakers should be incentivized to sell more alternative energy vehicles.
This is the same principle as pushing for more fuel efficient ICEs or incentives and subsidies given to oil and gas giants….as if they've not been helped…far more so…and all behind our backs.
I'm not an FCA fan, but maybe they are on to something by eliminating the "plug-in" portion when marketing the Pacifica Hybrid.
It would be interesting to see what would happen to sales if Lexus added a plug to all of its hybrids and didn't change the name.
To be fair more that 50% of people in the US can't take full advantage of the 7,500 federal tax rebate.
I don't know if I totally buy the whole fear thing but I can definitely support the cost factor.
Why did the US government do a tax rebate? Why did they not do a point of sale rebate? Any negatives on that?
Even with the full rebate, the cost factor is still quite substantial! Here in BC, Canada, the rebate is $5,000 at point of sale, and the new Bolt will still be the cost equivalent of buying two Corolla's!
One negative on that, for car buyers, is that you have to pay at least that to get the full rebate, you have to pay at least that much in Federal income tax. I seem to recall that at least one of the InsideEVs staff said he wouldn't qualify for the full amount.
Another negative is that you have to wait for your tax refund to get the rebate. That could be up to a full year.
Yeah, getting the rebate at time of sale, regardless of how much or how little you pay in taxes, certainly would have been a stronger incentive. But that would also likely have been harder to "sell" to Congress, so perhaps we shouldn't complain about what we got. As they say: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
It's, what is the negatives on a point of sale rebate? Dealer somehow messing with it, in that the dealer keeps the MSRP, instead of offering any price discounts. That's why I don't understand why the US gov't went with the tax rebate, and it's obvious negatives.
Perhaps so that those who don't pay their fair share of taxes don't get even more stuff for free. I actually applaud it 🙂
While it doesn't necessarily help push EV adoption if you are one that contributes a lot more in federal taxes than half the US population it is hard to think awwww that sucks for them. They can go out and buy the off lease Leafs 🙂
The reason why the US Congress decided on a federal tax rebate instead of a point of sale program is two fold:
1) No new administrative group to approve/review Point of Sale rebates. All of the enactment/enforcement is through the exiting IRS agency.
2) The Federal Gov't has a policy against "unfunded mandates" that would impact states. A Point of Sale rebate would reduce the sale price, and cut into the amount of sales taxes each state can collect. That counts as an "unfunded mandate" on the states, because it would cut their revenue without replacing that funding.
It is the nature of US politics, and frankly we're lucky to have any federal tax incentive at all at this point, and going into the future.
Thanks for that Nix. That makes sense.
In Canada, we have the provinces offering the direct rebate, which of course cuts into Federal taxes on the final price, but our Federal gov't does not provide a rebate of any kind.
I think in the States, and Canada, it would be great if you had a partnership between state/provincial and Federal gov't offering the rebate. After all, it's in both of their interests to promote the sale of EV's from an energy security perspective, clean air, etc.
Actually, in Ontario, the place with the most generous rebates, in Canada – anyway, even up to $14,000, they are taken off the price of the car (& options) MSRP, but only are subtracted Post adding Tax, unlike a deposit, down payment, or trade in, which I believe, are credited pre tax.
Plus, the maximum, is 33% of the MSRP, SO, you may need to get a Premium or High Option model to get the max rebate! Also, if your cars MSRP is $75,000 to $150,000, your max rebate drops to just $3,000 now! Worse, go over the $150,000, and you get Nothing!
On that last part, I see that aspect (since that was changed this year, from an across the board $8,500 max rebate, that covered all plug in cars, regardless of price!), was just a response to the 'Winers', complaing it only helped the "Rich", forgetting (or ignoring) that the lowly smart ED got that same full $8,500 rebate as a Tesla or even the more expensive Porsche Panamarra PHEV! (Sp?)
Personally, I think all these rebates could do better! Remember the "Cash for Clunkers" programs, in those, you had to take off the road some 'Old, Polluting Vehicle' to get the rebate!
If that program was combined with these EV programs, with these adjustments:
To get the Full EV credits or Rebates, you had to trade in (and remove off the road) a car that was at least 7 years old, but if it was over 12 years old, you also got a side bonus of the Full cost of an EVSE Level 2 installation at Home;
Plus, if your Income was below what would basically qualify you for a new EV/PHEV of $45,000 MSRP (At most), you could qualify for an Extra Rebate or Credit, of up to 10% of the cars list, (if, for example, you had a very low income of which might qualify you only for a loan of up to $20,000), (a rebate or credit of $4,500 in this new car example), so long as you installed a Level 2 EVSE at home, with a separate meter, that showed it was actually used.
Second, like Colorado, maybe offering Credits or Rebates for *First Time EV Buyers* as a Second Owner of EV's (Used by ONE owner or End User, before), of the new adjusted 'For Sale' price of the used EV; as in: Sale Price Now / Original Sale Price X Original New Car Rebate or Credits. So, if current price is 50% of new, you get 50% of the credit of a new one on this used EV; if current price is 30% of new, you get 30%, etc! All to encourage New EV/PHEV Buyers to get on board.
Even these 'Second Use' EV Credits or Rebates, should, I think, be tied to the 'Cash for Clunkers' program, to be fair.
While I kind of skipped the benefit of adding a used EV as a second EV car in one household, it might be good to adjust this a bit, such that: If you bought a new EV with Full Credit or Rebate (Including Lower Income Bonuses), and you bought a Second one, that was a Used one, the 2nd one must be a Full EV to qualify for the used EV credit/rebate!
It might also be useful to tie a benefit of the Used EV Credits or Rebates programs to those who would not qualify for 90%-100% of the Full New EV Credits, and who had a pre taxable income, or income before any other deductions or credits, of under something like $100,000, since there are some people with high incomes that expense and deduct a lot, to get a net taxable income so low, it would have nothing left to tax!
Further, for those who can install a Roof or Pole Mount Solar Array with a rating = to your annual average daily electric energy use, but get an EV/PHEV, there could be a further Credit or Rebate, equal to a flat amount of $1,000 for a PHEV, and $2,000 for a BEV! Example: Daily Average use for the year = 15 kWh, your location has an annual Solar Insolation (receives x hours of average usable sunlight) of 3 Hours a Day, a 5 kW Solay Array would let you qualify; but, if your Annual Daily Use Average is 30 kWh, you need to install a 10 kWh Array to qualify!
Enhanced: this could be adjusted, by the addition of an in home Energy Storage unit, such that if you use 30 kWh per day, but install a 15 kWh Battery, you could also qualify if you put in a 5 kWh Array!
As to communications for these rebates or credits, every year the final Tax Assessment could include a page or two with the highlights and a url link to the full details: a trackable 'landing page', if you will! An extra $500 credit for anyone who goes to the link, completes the reading, & registers!
If they really wanted to make sure people understand, they could add Videos, Whiteboard Video Explanations, and Chat options; all followed up with a Survey/Quiz!
You must view the url within 90 days of the final assessment, and You get to take the Quiz up to 3 times before you leave the web site, to pass and qualify for the rebate/credit!
Sorry for the long post, and any missed typo's! On my phone for this comment!
Besides cost and lack of familiarity/misconceptions (as opposed to 'fear'), the major factor is lack of plug in options across all vehicle types (and/or in non-CARB states). You can't buy what's not available. The Bolt and Pacifica are good starts, but plugs need to be attached to far more types of affordable vehicles (like CUVs and SUVs) in order for overall vehicle sales percentages to grow substantially.
There's also a kind of inertia involved here. If gas prices were soaring, people would be more likely to want to learn a new paradigm. As it is, people are content to continue with the cars they understand and are comfortable with.
Gas prices increasing rapidly cause more interest in EV's than if they rise slowly, even if they rise the same amount, as witnessed by the flow of interest in a EV Conversion Manual sold by the EV Socierty in Canada!
Also, I notice lots of EV Centric Websites, but nearly Zero EV Magazines on News Stands, Magazine Racks, and relatively few EV Events/Cruise Nights, etc.
Even EV charging stations (without a website or App) are hard to find and easily missed!
What if, at each charging station there was a info board, that included a Printed Map (let's say, of the USA/Canada), that showed where the current EV Charging Station Was (with a 'You are Here' Arrow), and with markers or pins, where the other stations where?
Or, if not a whole National Map, then at least the state or county, and a zoom of the 10-20 miles around showing other EV charging stations!
It could/should include URL's for sites like plugshare, chargepoint, IRS & State EV Credits, etc with related info.
Also, EV Charging Etiquette, Towing Bylaws or state laws, etc.
EVSE installers, Electricians, and Businesses, also need more and better education on EV's, and the need for good communications, as well!
I wish the article had explained exactly what this "fear" is. My guess is that it's that car buyers are naturally conservative when it comes to spending all that money, and will be hesitant to spend it on a technology which is perceived as new and not well developed. If so, that is being rational and showing common sense, so I'm not sure that "fear" is an accurate label.
Much as I want to see gasmobiles made obsolete as soon as possible, I wouldn't claim that EV tech is all that well developed. There's clearly much room for improvement, and each new generation of production EVs shows just how much room for improvement there is.
"Chrysler does not refer to its new Pacifica as a PHEV, but rather coined it a hybrid."
Oh great, that's just what we need . . . instead of educating consumers you are determined to confuse them. Ugh, Fiat/Chrysler, you suck.
Fear? Yes, the fear of dealerships and manufacturers that the ev will kill the golden goose of the ice.
Their fear stems from stupidity and sheer ignorance. I don't understand how they can not see huge profits that would come from selling EVs in the long run.
Any dealer or automaker that truly champions this movement starting today will be so far ahead of everyone else come the next 10-20 years that everyone else will look like they are standing still.
Humans are herd animals (well, "clan" animals to be pedantic")
Humans tend to do things only after other people do them first. People will buy more PHEV's and EV's when they personally know people who have PHEV's and EV's.
Don't know about that, I've had a 2012 Leaf, returned in 2015, now lease a 2016 Leaf and I don't know of one friend or family member that transitioned to EV, not one. Humans don't give a crap about pollution unless it slaps them in their fat face.
There is no doubt in my mind that automakers and dealers have little to no interest in promoting alternative energy vehicles. Not because there isn't any profit in them. There is and if they claim there isn't, they are lying through their teeth.
The problem for them is the profit margin is just less. It's more than enough but just not enough to satisfy their greed.
Couple that with the oil company lobbying and government backed wars that perpetuate the entire use of crappy inefficient products like ICEs, you have industries that have no incentive or drive or desire to do what is right for not just others but also for themselves in the mid-to-long term.
The near sighted greed and money hungry behavior of these industries doesn't go well with innovation and visionary mentality required to advance us.
Dealers don't know how to sell EVs. Just drive into any dealer and talk to them. Mostly uneducated in new EVs and not smart enough to go online and learn on their own. (There are a few exceptions).
How about the same 0% financing everyone buying a truck gets.
They could figure it out if they wanted to . . . the problem is they don't WANT to sell EVs. The profit margin on the EVs is smaller than the profit margin on the ICE cars.
That is not something we can fix other than by continuing to reduce the cost.
Of course you can fix it by reducing cost (of production to automaker). More profit, more features making car popular, more incentive to sell, less time for salesmen to waste with each buyer selling mass market car everybody knows without explanations. Isn't that simple?
The issue is that you can't reduce manufacturing cost and keep range in hundreds of miles, and charging time 15 minutes with today's battery tech overnight.
How about this: many EV owners, that onstalled Level 2 Charging Stations at Home, are reluctant to 'Share' that spot, on http://www.plugshare.com, and even some that do, forget to put their phone number in the listing, so a person can call them, either to use the spot, or to even talk about their EV experience!
Compare the number of sales of US Plug in vehicles as listed by this website, and the much smaller number of 'Shared' charging spots on PlugShare!
So, even EV drivers, seem to want to keep secret that EV's are as good as they are!
What's holding me back from buying a EV right now is that the one's I could possibly afford have extreamly low range.
The fear I have of buying a low range EV right now is that I could easily end up changing jobs the day after I buy the EV. And the new job is to far away for the range of the EV.
I think ignorance and stubbornness are also a factor.
You know there are people out there that will refuse to buy an EV simply for blind-faith political ideological reasons.
I will not be getting an EV nor a PHEV, do to the higher the monthly payments. I understand the overall cost savings over the life of the vehicle, but that does not help me on those monthly costs. I am retired and on a fixed income and those payments would be above what I could afford according to my budget.
In my case, I currently have a lease on a ICE vehicle of $208.00 per month. Add to that the cost of fuel ($130.00 to $180.00) per month, and that total is still well below what my monthly payments would be for a new EV/PHEV. Leasing could be still an option, but even then, I don't think I could get a lease for $208.00 a month.
Buying used? I am leary of battery longevity, loss of performance levels over time, and the associated costs of replacing said battery. I typically keep a vehicle I buy for at least eight years or more. How would an EV/PHEV perform after 6+ years of payments on a two or three year old used (oops excuse me, a preowned) vehcile?
Hey you do know that you can't take your money with you when you die? LOL…GIVE A HOOT DON'T POLLUTE…future generations will appreciate your sacrifice of paying a little more to pollute less.
Can't take what you don't really have.
Prce, poor resale value, and range anxiety are contributing factors to achieving higher sales numbers. However, owning a Honda Civic Hybrid and replacing 3 hybrid batteries under warranty which would have cost me $3400 each time was a great concern, I can only imagine what the cost would be for a battery or electric drivetrain If replaced out of warranty. Chevy Volt system was quoted at $35,000. When I asked if Chevy offered a long term extended warranty on the battery and drivetrain, they laughed at me. The Bolt might be even more which religates both vehicles to a lease only option.


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* Writers for Writers Award (Poets and Writers), 2011
* Outstanding Trailblazer Award, National Council for Research on Women, 2011
Elizabeth Nunez immigrated to the US from Trinidad after completing high school there. She is the author of eight novels: Boundaries, Anna In-Between, Prospero's Daughter, Bruised Hibiscus, Discretion, Grace, Beyond the Limbo Silence and When Rocks Dance. Her memoir, Not for Everyday Use, will be published in April 2014.
Nunez is a judge for several national and international literary awards, including the Dublin IMPAC International Literary Award, and gives readings of her work across the country and abroad. She is often keynote speaker at both academic and literary conferences. She is a Distinguished Professor at Hunter College, CUNY.


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Nick had no idea how it happened. It was unexpected and well… unexpected… Monroe had no idea how it happened either. When they began this relationship they knew what they were getting into. They knew what they could have and what they couldn't. They could have the love they'll share. They'll be able to buy a bigger and nicer house. Nick will eventually get Monroe to ditch his Volkswagen for something classier and brand new. They'll continue to hunt wesen together. Nights will be shared in the warm embrace of the other. Mornings will be filled with sweet kisses and nuzzlings before breakfast. Showers will be more entertaining and time apart will be rough and endured. They could have all that. But the one thing they knew they couldn't have was their own biological children. They were both male. Anatomically it was impossible, no questions asked.
However being the weird couple they were, Monroe and Nick had to get weirder. It was a year and half into their relationship when Nick started to feel unwell. He awoke every morning to bile rising up his throat. He'd rush off into the bathroom, leaving Monroe to conduct their morning kisses and nuzzling by himself. The Blutbad followed him every morning to make sure he was ok. He'd rub his back and kiss his temple as Nick bent deeper and deeper into the porcelain bowl to regurgitate his last meal and his stomach. To say Monroe was concerned was an understatement. After two weeks of Nick throwing up his stomach, Monroe was breathing down his neck about seeing a doctor. He hovered over Nick during the morning when Nick was able to leave the bathroom. He hovered once more when Nick returned from the police station exhausted with a sore stomach. Monroe protested and lectured the Grimm when he asked for some ginger ale to ease said sore stomach. When Nick still refused to go to the doctor's by himself, Monroe did the last thing he could. He scheduled an appointment with or without Nick's approval and dragged the Grimm there.
There was a lot of kicking and screaming involved of course. Nick hated going to the doctor. The only time Monroe's ever seen him at the doctor's was after he received a good beating at a case or it was time for his check-up, even then he was grumpy and fidgety. It wasn't an easy task getting Nick into the car. It only got worse and harder for Monroe to drag him into the office when they go there. But eventually they were checked in and waiting in the waiting are. Nick was still unhappy though. He grumbled at Monroe as he watched the Blutbad flip through the newspaper.
"I hate you." He muttered.
"You'll thank me later." Monroe countered.
"No I won't."
"Yes you will."
"I hate you." Nick muttered again. He crossed his arms and glared at the floor. Monroe resisted the urge to chuckle. The Grimm was acting like a child. He's seen this side before but not like this. This was purely child-like, no pretending on Nick's part. He wasn't gaining anything from acting like a child. He was just acting like a child.
"Nick Burkhardt," the nurse called from an open door. Nick stood slowly. "Follow me please," she said once she saw him walk towards her. Nick did as he was told but stopped at the door. He turned back to look at Monroe. The Blutbad stared back.
"Mr. Burkhardt?" The nurse called. Monroe arched a brow before waving his hand at Nick to go inside. The Grimm glared but the door eventually shut behind him. Monroe shook his head before flipping the page.
"Big baby," he muttered under his breath.
Nick followed the nurse down a long stretch of hallway. There were doors on either side in a zigzag formation. Each door held a small examination room identical to the next. She led him to room 10 and placed his folder into the bin on the door.
"The doctor will be right with you." She smiled before leaving him to his own devices. Nick took a seat on the uncomfortable chair beside the doctor's table. He stared at the computer and then at the sink. Then the cabinets above and below the sink caught his eye. He tapped his fingers on his thighs as he peeked out the opened door to see if the doctor was coming. Nope, empty as the desert. His patience began to wear thin after five minutes. Just as he was about to get up and go the doctor came walking in. He was a tall man with graying hair and a nice tan. His white coat fit snugly against his form. The doctor pulled out the folder from the bin and shut the door.
"Good morning, Mr. Burkhardt," he greeted once he sat down at the table. Nick's folder was opened to the last time he had an examination, date said two years ago.
"Good morning," Nick answered.
"I see here that you're complaining about a sore stomach and you've been throwing up a lot lately." The doctor looked at him with a little concern. Nick nodded.
"Yes, I have."
"How long has this been going on?"
"About a month… maybe longer…" Nick suddenly felt shy and embarrassed.
"Why did you wait so long to see a doctor?" The question was asked automatically as if the doctor was expecting to hear that answer.
"I-well-I…" Nick shrugged. Silence prevailed. Then the doctor smiled sympathetically and got up. He patted the hard stiff bed.
"Mr. Burkhardt, if you'd be so kind as to hop on and lay back and lift up your shirt." The doctor stepped back for Nick to get onto the bed. Once he had his shirt pulled up, revealing his stomach, the doctor removed the stethoscope from his neck. He listened carefully to Nick's stomach. His eyes narrowed and looking at the wall as he examined him.
"Hmm…" The doctor pulled away. "I don't hear any irregularities. Everything seems fine. Everything's moving as it should but since you're complaining about incessant regurgitating I'll have the nurse draw your blood and I'll run a blood test to make sure everything's fine."
"When will I know what's wrong with me?" Nick asked as he watched the doctor scribble something down on his folder.
"In three days, we'll have results. Come back then." The doctor smiled before getting up to leave. The nurse came in behind him. She already has the needle and vials ready. It was the same nurse as the one who brought him in.
"This will only take a minute." She assured him when she saw him shift when she moved to tie the rubber band around his arm. Nick grumbled but stayed still and endured her taking his blood. He watched the dark rose red blood run through the tube and into three vials. He didn't know why they needed so many but he wasn't questioning. Once she was done he practically hopped off his seat and raced for the door.
Monroe was where he left him, reading the last bit of the papers. The Blutbad looked up as Nick walked towards him, unfolding his sleeve over the bandage.
"Everything alright?" He asked.
"Not sure, they took my blood and I have to come back in three days for the results."
"Oh, well…" Monroe folded up the paper and they both headed for the door silently. They had three days of constant worrying to look forward to.
Those three days was hell on Earth. Nick spent it fine. He went to work. He came home, watched TV, ate dinner, showered, and then headed off to bed. Monroe, on the other hand, didn't do so well. He was worried. Nick didn't seem to be faltering in health. He did everything he normally did. But there was something off about him. Monroe didn't know what until he nuzzled the Grimm in bed one night. It was his smell. Nick's smell was changing. There was some sort of shadow over it, if that made any sense. It wasn't that his smell was changing completely. There was just something masking it, sitting atop it, camouflaging it. Does that make sense now?
Monroe took a long whiff at Nick's neck, where his scent was the strongest. Yup, there was definitely something different. Nick stared at him weirdly.
"Monroe, what are you doing?" He asked.
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm sniffing you." Monroe answered as if it was the most natural thing to say and do. Nick turned so he was facing Monroe. Concern was written all over his face.
"Monroe… people don't just sniff each other randomly. I know you're a Blutbad but I also know you don't sniff people randomly either, even if it's me. Now, what's wrong?" Nick placed a hand on Monroe's cheek and rubbed his thumb against it soothingly.
"You smell different." Monroe confessed.
"… I didn't change shampoo or body soap recently… our laundry detergent and softener is the same…" Nick listed off things that would change his scent. Monroe shook his head to each one. He growled in agitation and soared over Nick to straddle him. His fangs peeked over his lips as he nibbled on Nick's neck.
"It's not that." He whispered. "There's something… added to your scent… as if it was masking it or… melding into it." Monroe was finding it hard to explain to someone who couldn't smell what he smelt. However Nick did understand even when he wasn't sure what Monroe was describing. He patted Monroe on the head and hummed as he shifted the Blutbad off him and they lay face to face.
"We'll figure it out in the morning after we get my results." Nick kissed his forehead and smiled. Monroe smiled back tiredly.
"Alright," he whispered before closing his eyes.
The Next Morning –
Together they sat in the doctor's office across from the doctor who was reading Nick's results silently as if he didn't know what it said already.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," Monroe spoke after minutes of silence. "What is wrong with Nick?" The doctor looked up.
"Ummm… I'm sorry to ask this but what is your relationship?" He asked with worry. The two looked at each other.
"We're in a relationship." Nick said as he made a grab for Monroe's hand. The Blutbad strung their fingers together. The doctor sighed.
"I was afraid you'd say that."
"Why?" Offense was in both their voices as they demanded it together.
"When I first got your results back Mr. Burkhardt I wondered if they had misplaced your results with a woman's. So I had another test done immediately. However the results are the same."
"Which is?"
"You're pregnant."
"…" The urge to laugh was intense. Nick clamped his teeth onto his lips to prevent his rising laughter. Monroe's hand gripped his painfully.
"Excuse me?" Nick squeaked.
"I know this sound like a joke but blood results don't lie." The doctor pushed his results across the table to show Nick he wasn't lying. Unfortunately neither of them knew how to read the chart except for the words "pregnancy – positive".
"…" Neither said a word.
"Pregnancy is not in my realm of expertise so I'll be referring you to a gynecologist. She'll know what do with your situation." The doctor handed Nick a card. The Grimm took it with a dazed look. The doctor sighed. "I'm not sure to congratulate you or to say I'm sorry… I guess it depends on how you feel about this situation…"
"Thanks doc…" Simultaneously they got up robotically and walked out the door.
They sat in the Volkswagen staring out at the busy street. Nick had no idea how to start a conversation and neither did Monroe. It was unexpected. Nick was pregnant! Actually pregnant! The Blutbad turned towards the Grimm and eyed him. His eyes narrowed as he leaned forward and took a whiff of his scent. The mask was still there, shadowing over Nick.
"I think I know why you're scent changed." He said. Nick whipped his head over to him.
"I think I know why you're scent changed." Monroe repeated himself.
"Because you're pregnant," the answer was simple now that he had it. Monroe hasn't been around many pregnant women in his lifetime, other than his mother who had one more child after him. He's never been near his sister-in-laws. He was estranged when he decided to become a Wieder Blutbad so his chances of recognizing pregnancy have been diminished to zero, which is why he was stumped when Nick's scent changed. He couldn't have recognized it as pregnancy because the last time he was around a pregnant woman he was three.
"Why didn't you know that last night?" Nick asked.
"I don't have a lot of experience recognizing pregnant people." Monroe said. "The last person I was around that was pregnant was my mother and I was three."
"… How can I be pregnant?" Nick wrapped his arms around his mid section.
"Perhaps it's a Grimm thing?" Monroe suggested. They fell silent then looked at each other. Silently they conversed with thoughts. Understanding flooded their eyes and Monroe turned the ignition on and pulled the gearshift into drive.
"The trailer?" He asked as he pulled away from the curb.
"The trailer," Nick confirmed.
There was nothing much in the trailer. Most books were on wesen, very few on their own kind. Nick found it stupid that Grimms investigated wesen but never themselves. There are so many questions about Grimms that they needed answers to. How come they can see wesen? Are Grimms humans or wesen? Where does the power of the Grimms come from? Who are the Grimms? So many questions but there were only one question Nick desperately wanted an answer to: can male Grimms get pregnant?
Together they poured over book after book, looking for one page even a segment on Grimms and pregnancy. Books were thrown on the floor carelessly, the bed was messy and the blanket hung halfway off the bed for dear life. They had spent at least two nights in Aunt Marie's trailer. So far they got nothing until Monroe tripped over the bed and landed face first into the wall. Nick rushed over with worry as Monroe detached himself and rubbed his nose.
"Monroe, you ok?" He asked.
"Yeah… I'm fine…" Monroe muttered. He shook his head to get rid of the dizziness but his eyes landed on something wedged between the wall and the bed. "What the—"The Blutbad stuck his hand into the narrow space and pulled the object out. It was a book. It was leather bound book with no title and yellowing pages.
"Nick, did you drop this in there?" Monroe lifted the book for the Grimm to see. Nick grabbed the book to look it over.
"No… I didn't… I've never seen this book before…" He opened it. The first page had only one word on it: Grimm. Nick's eyes widened. This might be the book he was looking for.
"I think you've found it!" He said excitedly. "It's a book about Grimms!" Nick flipped through page after page. There was a lot about them and he was interested but he was only interested in one thing. It took a while but eventually he flipped to the right page. It explained everything about Grimms and pregnancy.
Nick read aloud "Though rare and unusual male Grimms are able to mother children. The Grimm bloodlines are different from humans and wesen. Over the years Grimms have made a point to always reproduce to ensure there will be a next generation of Grimms. However there have been several cases of male Grimms entering same sex relationships. Though unknown why and how this has caused the Grimms' genes to evolve; it's as if the genes have a life of its own. When a male Grimm enters a same sex relationship his body automatically alters itself to allow the Grimm to bear children. The pregnancies have proved to be safe and last as long as a woman's."
"… Perhaps we should have read this book first…" Monroe commented.
"We should have." Nick agreed.
Nine Months Later –
Monroe stood over Nick as the Grimm fed Alex, their new born son, his milk. Alex had his eyes closed and suckled greedily at the bottle. The Blutbad reached out a finger to caress Alex's soft cheek.
"He's so beautiful." Monroe whispered. Alex had his wild brown hair and Nick's pale complexion. His eyes were still a mystery though. Alex has yet to open his eyes. He cried a couple of times and they found out he had Monroe's loud vocal cords. They weren't sure if he was Blutbad or Grimm. They couldn't tell at such a young age. Monroe says Blutbad because he claims he can smell it on him. Nick didn't claim Alex was anything. He was hoping, secretly, that Alex had some kind of mutation that left him human, away from the wesen world. However he knew the chances of that were slim. Alex had both Blutbad and Grimm genes in him. He was bound to be one or the other.
"He is," Nick answered back as he smiled softly down at his son.
A/N: I'm sure you're all wondering why I'm writing another Grimm fic when I haven't finished Twisted Fate. Well I'll tell you, I'm kind of losing juice with Twisted Fate. I'm not going to stop writing it, so relax, just going to take a small break from it. Not to mention I found this on dreamwidth and I just HAD to write it.
This will be four chapters long. It's quite short but I don't want to drag it out.
Reviews please and tell me what you thought of the prologue. I felt like I rushed it a bit, not too great with mpreg considering I don't even know what normal pregnancy is like. (stares at herself in the mirror pointedly)


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I would like to build a multi-month calendar, with initially max. 3 columns and as many rows as needed for a given period. That in itself can be accomplished with the MultiViewRows and MultiViewColumns properties of RadCalendar.
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