Mollie D’Agostino and her 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid
The Owner/Driver Name: Mollie D’Agostino Occupation: Policy Director, 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program Location: Davis, CA The Vehicle Year/make/model: 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid Type: Plug-in hybrid Range: 26 miles (battery only); 560 (battery + gas) MPGe: 105 MSRP*: $27,900 Time owned: <1 year *When new, at time of model release. The Experience…
Kindness: An unsung climate change tool
When you think of climate change and community resilience, visions of seawalls, renewable energy projects and other physical things may come to mind. But there’s another powerful tool that anyone of any age at any time can act upon to help their community weather the…
Ying Wu and family and their 2017 Chrysler Pacifica
The Owner/Driver Name: Ying Wu Occupation: Health-related Location: Davis, CA The Vehicle Year/make/model: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Type: Plug-in hybrid Range: 33 miles (battery only); 570 (battery + gas) MPGe: 84 MSRP*: $41,995–$44,995 Time owned: 1 year *When new, at time of model release. The Experience…
Suresh Ram and his 2017 Chevrolet Bolt
For more about electric vehicles and incentives, visit our Drive Electric webpage. The Owner/Driver Name: Suresh Ram Occupation: Program Manager Location: Davis, CA The Vehicle Year/make/model: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt Type: All-electric Range: 238 miles MPGe: 119 MSRP*: $36,620–$40,905 Time owned: <1 year *When new, at time…
Diana Lucas and her 2014 Ford CMax Energi
The Owner/Driver Name: Diana K.I. Lucas Occupation: Retired Location: Davis, CA The Vehicle Year/make/model: 2014 Ford CMax Energi Type: Plug-in hybrid Range: 20 miles (battery only); 550 (battery + gas) MPGe: 88 MSRP*: $31,635 Time owned: 3.5 years *When new, at time of model release….
Alf Brandt in his 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
For more about electric vehicles and incentives, visit our Drive Electric webpage. The Owner/Driver Name: Alf W. Brandt Occupation: Attorney in the California State Legislature Location: Davis, CA The Vehicle Year/make/model: 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Type: All-electric Range: 62 MPGe: 112 MSRP*: $29,125–$31,125 Time owned: 5+ years…
Scott Shepard and his 2014 Smart Fortwo Passion
The Owner/Driver Name: Scott Shepard Occupation: Retired Location: Davis, CA The Vehicle Year/make/model: 2014 Smart Fortwo Passion Type: All-electric Range: 68 miles MPGe: 107 MSRP*: $28,000 Time owned: 3 months *When new, at time of model release. The Experience What made you decide to go electric and how did you decide what…
Regional report: Climate change threats, solutions for Sacramento Valley
Over the next few decades, climate change is expected to make the Sacramento region hotter, drier and increasingly prone to extremes like megadroughts, flooding and large wildfires. This is expected to strain the region’s infrastructure for water and energy transmission, agricultural systems, plants and wildlife,…
New “EV&Me” blog highlights experiences of electric-vehicle owners and drivers
For more about electric vehicles and incentives, visit our Drive Electric webpage. Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. You can hear about them in the news, see them on the street, and (for many UC Davis researchers!) study them at work. But what is it…
EV&Me: Cathy and her 2016 Nissan Leaf
For more about electric vehicles and incentives, visit our Drive Electric webpage. The Owner/Driver Name: Cathy Forkas Occupation: Furniture maker Location: Davis, CA The Vehicle Year/make/model: 2016 Nissan Leaf Type: All-electric Range: 107 miles MPGe: 112 MSRP*: $29,010–$36,790 (depending on model) Time owned: 1.5 years *When new, at time of model release. The Experience What made…
5,000 Miles of Bolt Ownership
While I count myself a happy Bolt owner, I’ve also learned that being an early EV adopter comes with a lot of challenges, mostly in terms of the availability and functionality of charging infrastructure. Driving an EV—especially as your only vehicle—definitely requires you to be…
What does affordable housing have to do with climate change?
Throughout California, we are seeing two critical priorities converge: affordable housing and climate resilience. While daunting on their own, these intersections may offer helpful direction about how we might solve both problems. Adequate supplies of high-quality affordable housing and climate resiliency are inextricably linked. Any…
Global impact: 10 climate change insights from UC Davis researchers
Climate change means many different things to many different people, but one thing is clear: the issue touches virtually every aspect of the planet’s natural capital and affects society’s ability to solve pressing issues related to human health, the economy, and ecosystem sustainability. Research at…
Ecotherapy reduces stress, anxiety, and depression
Have you availed yourself of ecotherapy lately? Harvard Med School maintains that research in the growing field of ecotherapy has shown a strong connection between time spent in nature and reduced stress, anxiety and depression. We live in troubled, divided, conflicted times. So — this…
Per Capita Davis: What can valley gardeners expect as climate changes?
Three weather phenomena will mark the progress of climate change in our area. First, the West Coast ridge, stubbornly persistent during recent winters, blocking storms and leading to endless sunny days. It was a big factor this winter. Second, loss of tule fog and valley…
Per Capita Davis: Birders detect dramatic changes as Davis climate warms
In 2002, the cover of The New York Times Magazine featured a silhouetted man standing on frosty mauve ice and staring through binoculars into a rosy polar sky. The title read, “Watching the World Melt Away: The future as seen by a lonely scientist at…
Cool Davis partner Tuleyome to offer two naturalist classes
Tuleyome’s 2018 Certified California Naturalist course was such a resounding success that the organization will be presenting two courses in 2019, one in the winter and one in the summer. The Certified California Naturalist courses presented by Tuleyome in partnership with the University of California…
City Council Candidates Respond on Environmental Issues
Cool Davis partner, the Sierra Club Yolano Group, recently provided a questionnaire for Davis City Council candidates in which they asked for written responses on a wide range of environmentally-related issues of importance to the local electorate and their members. The responses were published in…
Indigo Architects win zero-net energy award
Indigo Architects was notified that Indigo | Hammond + Playle Architects studio and office is officially Zero Energy Certified by the International Living Future Institute. This award is the only zero-net-energy certification based on actual, rather than modeled, results, requiring at least 12 months of…
Vegetable Coconut Curry with Rice Recipe
Serves 4 INGREDIENTS: 1 can Coconut Milk 2 Cup Russet Potatoes, peeled and diced 2 Cups Yam, peeled and diced 1 can Garbanzo Beans, drained and rinsed 1 Cup English Peas (frozen or fresh) (or asparagus steamed and chopped into 1 inch sections) 1/4 Cup…
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