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Yahoo
10-08-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Chevy Blazer EV driver shares firsthand account of using Tesla Supercharger in desperate time of need: 'I'd never experienced it firsthand'
Chevy Blazer EV driver shares firsthand account of using Tesla Supercharger in desperate time of need: 'I'd never experienced it firsthand' Electric vehicles continue to be the move for those looking to save the planet as well as money on gas and oil changes. The benefits don't stop there, however, as someone driving a Chevy Blazer raved about the accessibility of Tesla Superchargers for other brands of EVs. As detailed by Tim Levin for Inside EVs, the Supercharger stations saved him but also come with drawbacks, as he learned when he took a short road trip to Nevada City, California, from the Bay Area — about 300 miles round-trip. On his way home, the Blazer he was driving was at a 30% charge. "I found that the immediate vicinity around Nevada City is pretty much a ghost town as far as EV charging is concerned," Levin wrote. "With one exception: There was a 12-stall Supercharger — one open to non-Teslas — less than a 10-minute drive away." As Tesla added approximately 2,200 new Supercharger stalls in the first quarter, and the EV market is gradually turning to Tesla's charger design, the North American Charging Standard, Supercharging is becoming accessible for a breadth of drivers. Electric vehicles are increasingly popular, and access to Superchargers is making EV ownership safer and simpler. With these high-speed chargers, EV drivers can gain 200 miles of range in just 15 minutes. "I understood in theory how revolutionary widespread Supercharger access can be for drivers of Chevys, Rivians and the like who are tired of crummy, hard-to-find public charging infrastructure. But I'd never experienced it firsthand," Levin wrote. "Now I'm sold." While Tesla charging stalls are not perfectly suited for other brands of EVs, as they were designed specifically for Tesla models, the company is working on modifying this. Further, while not every EV has a NACS charging port, adapters, including the one Levin had, are easily accessible. To optimize your savings from EV ownership, solar panels can fuel your vehicle cheaper than using public charging stations or relying on the grid, bringing your monthly cost down to near $0. EnergySage makes it easy to compare quotes from vetted local installers and save up to $10,000 on a solar installation. If purchasing solar panels is out of your budget, Palmetto's LightReach leasing program will install panels for no money down and let you lock in low energy rates. If you were going to purchase an EV, which of these factors would be most important to you? Cost Battery range Power and speed The way it looks Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
No, you didn't see a UFO or a meteor on Tuesday night. What flew past Delaware on Feb. 4
Did you see that bright light in the sky on Tuesday night? Plenty of people in the region did, but despite the guesses about shooting stars, meteors and unidentified aerial phenomena, it turned out to be none of those. The American Meteor Society received 17 reports of a fireball seen over Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia on Tuesday at around 6:20 p.m. In Delaware, Tim Levin reported seeing something in the sky from Newark at 6:19 p.m. 'Maybe unrelated, but there was a mild but unusual 'burnt' smell in the air maybe 20 minutes afterwards,' Levin wrote in his online report. He said the sighting lasted for about 20 seconds and had a glowing trail, with what looked to be smoke, that faded after a while. Other Delaware residents took to social media Tuesday evening to inquire about what the disturbance in the sky was and ask if others saw it, too. In Conway, South Carolina, Ross E. saw something similar at 6:20 p.m. that lasted for about 45 seconds and was blue and white. 'One of the craziest things I have ever seen with my own eyes,' he wrote in his report. 'Me and my father were working on a car and out of the corner of my eye I saw it and we watched it go from one side of the night sky to the other.' Sorry to burst your bubble, everyone, but that was no fireball. It was actually a rocket launch, the American Meteor Society confirmed. On Feb. 4, 21 Starlink satellites were launched by Falcon 9 at 5:15 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, along with the Maxar 3 mission from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. Newark news: Former state lawmaker, Newark residents file petition to attorney general over fields While it might be a letdown that it wasn't a fireball, spotting a rocket launch is still a cool sight to see, especially when it lights up the night sky like something out of a sci-fi film. As for fireballs spotted in the area, the American Meteor Society has received reports of three separate sightings in Delaware so far in 2025. The first was on Jan. 1 at 6:38 a.m., followed by one on Jan. 23 at 8:01 p.m. and another on Jan. 29 at 6:15 p.m. Got a tip or a story idea? Contact Krys'tal Griffin at kgriffin@ This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Delawareans recount seeing something glow in the sky on Tuesday
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
No, you didn't see a UFO or a meteor on Tuesday night. What flew past Delaware on Feb. 4
Did you see that bright light in the sky on Tuesday night? Plenty of people in the region did, but despite the guesses about shooting stars, meteors and unidentified aerial phenomena, it turned out to be none of those. The American Meteor Society received 17 reports of a fireball seen over Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia on Tuesday at around 6:20 p.m. In Delaware, Tim Levin reported seeing something in the sky from Newark at 6:19 p.m. 'Maybe unrelated, but there was a mild but unusual 'burnt' smell in the air maybe 20 minutes afterwards,' Levin wrote in his online report. He said the sighting lasted for about 20 seconds and had a glowing trail, with what looked to be smoke, that faded after a while. Other Delaware residents took to social media Tuesday evening to inquire about what the disturbance in the sky was and ask if others saw it, too. In Conway, South Carolina, Ross E. saw something similar at 6:20 p.m. that lasted for about 45 seconds and was blue and white. 'One of the craziest things I have ever seen with my own eyes,' he wrote in his report. 'Me and my father were working on a car and out of the corner of my eye I saw it and we watched it go from one side of the night sky to the other.' Sorry to burst your bubble, everyone, but that was no fireball. It was actually a rocket launch, the American Meteor Society confirmed. On Feb. 4, 21 Starlink satellites were launched by Falcon 9 at 5:15 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, along with the Maxar 3 mission from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. Newark news: Former state lawmaker, Newark residents file petition to attorney general over fields While it might be a letdown that it wasn't a fireball, spotting a rocket launch is still a cool sight to see, especially when it lights up the night sky like something out of a sci-fi film. As for fireballs spotted in the area, the American Meteor Society has received reports of three separate sightings in Delaware so far in 2025. The first was on Jan. 1 at 6:38 a.m., followed by one on Jan. 23 at 8:01 p.m. and another on Jan. 29 at 6:15 p.m. Got a tip or a story idea? Contact Krys'tal Griffin at kgriffin@ This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Delawareans recount seeing something glow in the sky on Tuesday
