Articles by Biodiversivist
My real name is Russ Finley. I also have my own blog called Biodiversivist, which contains articles in addition to those submitted to Grist. I live in Seattle, married with children. Suffice it to say that although I am trained and educated as an engineer, my passion is nature. I very much want my grandchildren to live on a planet where lions, tigers, and bears have not joined the long and growing list of creatures that used to be.
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Nissan Leaf As An Emergency Power Source
Crossposted from the Biodiversivist blog While doing a test drive I discovered that the Nissan Leaf has an ordinary 12 volt lead acid battery under the hood. It charges off of the main battery pack, which is several hundred volts. In other words, because you don’t need to run an engine to turn an […]
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Nisson Leaf Test Drive
Crossposted from the Biodiversivist blog Nissan is touring the country with a dozen or so electric Leafs to let people test drive them. It was exciting to be sitting in the first viable mass-produced electric car from a major car manufacturer. This car has the backing of Nissan dealerships for maintenance, warranties, and […]
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Not so somber analysis of energy policy debate
Crossposted from the Biodiversivist blog I’m posting on this because my comment on Roberts’ and Everley’s debate blew up into a full-blown diatribe and now I have to do something with it. I didn’t watch the video. A podcast would have sufficed. A transcript would have been even better. I listened to it from the […]
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Electric Bicycle Evolution
I spotted an interesting looking electric bicycle in front of my neighborhood grocery store a while back. The picture you see below came from an owner’s manual I found on the internet. It has some nice features like: 1) A centered kickstand (electric bikes tend to be top heavy)2) Front and rear disc brakes […]
