NEVS, off-turf golf carts and the beauty of Slow Driving by Kirsten Dirksen on July 9, 2010 Summering in a retirement community (where I’ve spent the past 3 years visiting my parents) takes some getting used to- …
Using a kind-of golf cart as a second car by Kirsten Dirksen on July 7, 2010 Forty percent of all our daily trips, according to the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey, are within just 2 miles of …
The shrinking American car (batteries included) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 13, 2010 The arrival of the Smart car on the U.S. market has helped Americans re-think whether bigger is better when it …
Tiny cars, microcars, a cinquecento & an EV future by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2010 When I first came to Europe I was fascinated by the way small cars were so normal. While most are …
Road midget sighting: golf cart on streets of San Francisco? by Kirsten Dirksen on November 15, 2009 We’re a bit obsessed with road midgets: those vehicles that look like golf carts, but are street legal. They’re officially …
Where EVs have hit the exurbs by Kirsten Dirksen on September 6, 2009 My parents live 90 miles north of San Francisco in what used to be mostly dominated by gas stations when …
Road midgets: DIY NEVs and solar golf carts by Kirsten Dirksen on September 5, 2009 There are compact cars and subcompacts and minis and superminis, but even smaller and lighter yet are the NEVs or …
The Kurrent: a neighborhood electric vehicle by Kirsten Dirksen on August 10, 2009 New electric cars allow drivers to go more miles without recharging- the range of a Tesla Roadster is 200 miles …
The Green Car Company’s cleaner body shop by Kirsten Dirksen on September 10, 2007 Not all auto repair shops were created alike. Whether you’re looking for a tuneup on a Smart or NEV, or …
