Nitpicker’s travel journal: Bank meddled with EV charging payments causing us a Halloween nightmare

ev charger in france that worked well
This charger worked perfectly well on an earlier road trip.

Only a few weeks ago, nitpicker celebrated the first year with an electric van. Despite a few beginner hiccups, we had far more positive than negative experiences during our EV road trips during this time. All and all, everything was … Read >

EU specifies main roads must have charging stations for electric cars every 60 km by 2025

tesla electric car charging in denmark

European Union is serious with its ambition to reduce green house gas emissions by more than 55% by 2030. One of the biggest pollution sources is traffic on busy roads of Continental Europe. Now, the Council of EU says there is an agreement between EU decision makers for rapid construction … Read >

A traveler who carries a charging station in a backpack doesn’t run out of gadget or laptop power

When you are traveling – perhaps exploring a new city and snapping photos on a camera, using your smartphone for navigation and reading notes and tips from a tablet – it feels like it is always the wrong moment when the battery dies on one of the devices (that’s why … Read >