2 Wheels Maybe

[Warning for bird/bike enthusiasts - this is a post where I endeavor not to post pictures of birds or bikes.] M and I were having coffee this week in our usual spot. About once a week we try to get together to get caught up on all the important stuff. We generally talk about education, literature, family, being Christians, and things with wheels. When the weather's tolerably nice, we sit outside and try not to be too distracted by traffic. Nope - it's not a Leaf or even a car, but (snagit!) that's a beautiful sight in the LBK! One of Lubbock Citibus' two electric buses kept going by. So, yes, we were distracted by traffic. [Another warning: we are both Christians who believe that climate change is real and man-made. Yes, we are a rarity in this part of the world.] The conversation naturally turned to electric vehicles. Another thing that we have in common is that we are both very cheap frugal. So even though we have a deep appreciation for ele...

Here at 2Wheels, we love electric cars. Any car that runs without a tailpipe and runs on renewable energy - that's good stuff! The electric car is not the weapon to fight climate change, but one of many steps to get us closer to a livable world. My First West Texas Tesla 2013 But here in Lubbock, the electric wheels have turned slowly. Last Sunday's front page I've kept a daily watch for electric cars in Lubbock several years now. Three years ago I was starting to get excited. I was seeing more and more - three to four per day. In a town with a quarter million people, it may not sound like much, but it was a start. An LBK Electric Car Spotting from 2014 Lately, though, it's been slipping. I've been mostly seeing one per day. There has been a big shift in what I'm seeing. Now I see more Teslas than Leafs and Volts. My daily spotting is scattered pretty evenly among the Tesla Models 3, S, and X. I've been driving a lot more lately. I'...