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EV Chronicles #61 - Efficiency Impacts from a Thule Roof Box
Right after getting back from Florida, and while the Polestar 3 was in the shop for service on the AC charger and the HVAC vent...
Marc Pochet
Sep 5
 
 
 


EV Chronicles #60 - PA to FL and Back Roadtrip
Last weekend, we finished our epic trip to Walt Disney World where we spent a week with various members of our family.  We had 9 of us in...
Marc Pochet
Aug 2
 
 
 
EV Chronicles #59 - The 500 Mile Polestar 3 Road Trip
This has been one of the hardest blogs I have every written.  Mostly because I just started typing out all the things I wanted to get off...
Marc Pochet
Jun 1
 
 
 


EV Chronicles #58 - Polestar 3 One Month Review
After just over one month of ownership (lease) of my 2025 Polestar 3, I have to say that I LOVE this car.  It is truly the perfect...
Marc Pochet
May 18
 
 
 


EV Chronicles #57 - Way Too Early Polestar Efficiency and Range Analysis
My wife and I have made many, many trips from our home near King of Prussia, PA to Mechanicsburg, PA (just west of Harrisburg) in our...
Marc Pochet
Apr 19
 
 
 


EV Chronicles #56 - Polestar App Overview (as of 4/13/25)
Before taking delivery of my Polestar 3, I downloaded their App, but without a vehicle to add to my account, I really couldn't explore...
Marc Pochet
Apr 13
 
 
 


EV Chronicles #55 - Way TOO EARLY Polestar 3 Review
My new 2025 Polestar 3 I  have now driven a total of about 45 miles in my new Polestar 3, so it is time for the "Way TOO EARLY Review"! ...
Marc Pochet
Apr 11
 
 
 


EV Chronicles #54 - Good Bye Tesla
I have decided to sell the Tesla and replace it with ....  Well, you'll have to wait or cheat and jump down later in this post.  Why am I...
Marc Pochet
Apr 10
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #53 - Full Self Driving (FSD) Fall 2024 Update
Full Self Driving, aka FSD, has really evolved dramatically in the past 7 months.  I haven't said much about FSD in my blog and figured...
Marc Pochet
Oct 27, 2024
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #52 - Gatlinburg TN Road-trip
It has been several months since my last blog entry.  To be completely honest, it feels like there just isn't much new to really say...
Marc Pochet
Oct 13, 2024
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #51 - Business Trip to DC
I just returned from one of my way too many business trips to the southern portion of Washington DC, a trip that I execute frequently in...
Marc Pochet
Jun 30, 2024
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #50 - Solar Eclipse 2024 Trip to FLX
We decided about a year ago that we were going to take advantage of the timing and location of the 2024 Solar Eclipse to use it as an...
Marc Pochet
Apr 22, 2024
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #49 - Battery Degradation at 50,000 Miles
I thought I would use this blog post to set the record straight when it comes to EV battery life and degradation.  I saw a post on...
Marc Pochet
Feb 11, 2024
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #48 - First 50,000 Miles
Well, here we are.  I passed 50,000 miles in just over 31 months of ownership this past Sunday and my 2021 Tesla Model Y Long Range is...
Marc Pochet
Feb 5, 2024
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #47 - What Happened in Chicago?
If you are not sure what I am referring to here, last week, as much of the nation was attacked by the Polar Vertex like Godzilla rips...
Marc Pochet
Jan 27, 2024
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #46 - Truth and Lies about EVs and Cold Weather
Well, wether you follow news about electric vehicles (EVs) or not, it is very likely that you have heard this week some serious bashing...
Marc Pochet
Jan 19, 2024
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #45 - 2023 EV Driving Year in Review
Well, 2023 has come to a close, and it seems like the right time to summarize the year and my experience driving our 2021 Tesla Model Y...
Marc Pochet
Jan 1, 2024
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #44 - Way too Early Cybertruck Thoughts
Tesla Fanboys are so disappointed, and they are locked in the price being too high and range too low based on "promises" made by Tesla...
Marc Pochet
Dec 3, 2023
 
 
 
Tesla Chronicles #43 - Full Self Driving (FSD) Test
Well, I did a 200 mile round trip drive in my 2021 Model Y today to pick up my Mother-in-law to get her to our house for Thanksgiving.  I...
Marc Pochet
Nov 22, 2023
 
 
 


Tesla Chronicles #42 - Battery Degradation Report
There has been some really interesting battery range degradation happening with my 2021 LR Model Y over the past month, so I though I...
Marc Pochet
Sep 23, 2023
 
 
 
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