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| Ahmed Shiblin looks at his car's charging patterns on the MCE Sync app. Photo Elaine Borden Chandler |
| App helps EV owners to save money and help environment while charging at home |
| By
Elaine Borden Chandler |
| For electric car and other EV owners in Lafayette and Moraga, there is an app that can help them to save money and use clean energy. Released by Marin Clean Energy (MCE) and ev.energy in 2022, the app is called "MCE Sync". It works by automatically charging cars during the hours when electricity is cheapest and when the energy is most green. Because demand for electricity is lower at night, prices for electricity are lower as well. Instead of having the vehicle begin charging as soon as it is plugged in, MCE Sync regulates the timing of charging to take advantage of times when electricity is less expensive.
MCE Sync has a list of ranked priorities, some of which are decided by the EV owner, that it uses to guide how it charges the EV. These ...read |
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| Dorothy Walker uses a handheld e-leaf blower to clear leaves on the road across from her Lafayette home. She checked out the device from the City's Parks and Recreation Department through its leaf blower loaner program that is available to citizens to try out handheld and back-pack e-devices.
Photo David Scholz |
| First of July ban on gas leaf blowers powering e-device education push |
| By David Scholz |
| As residents prepare for the looming July 1 ban on gas powered leaf blowers in the City of Lafayette, an increasing number have been readying for the change by taking out electric models for test drives around ...read |
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| Jackie Pelletier Photo Mark Bell |
| Miramonte girl's lacrosse coach heading to law school |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| When the Lamorinda girls lacrosse teams began play last spring, there were two new head coaches: Acalanes' Giles Imrie and Campolindo's Stephen Lineweaver, with Miramonte's Jackie Pelletier entering her ninth ...read |
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Private Road Subsidy
Dear Editor,
I am writing to inform your readers about a nefarious plan by a few residents to make others pay for the upkeep of their private property. Over the years they have provided a variety of reasons for demanding such as subsidy from the rest of the city's residents which includes:
- Non-private road residents use private roads
- Private road residents pay city taxes to maintain public roads
- It would be fair for all residents to pay for all roads
These are spurious arguments. For
example, all residents have to pay taxes
towards city amenities including roads
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| Council solidifies next fiscal year's priorities |
| By Lou Fancher |
City Manager Niroop Srivatsa, provided council at the June 10 meeting with an introductory review of the council's and the city staff's work-to-date on the plans for fiscal year 24-25, which begins in July.
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| Summer fun 101 |
| By Lou Fancher |
| During summer months, family-friendly fun and fantastic food have happy collisions all along Mt. Diablo Boulevard. And while most residents know and visitors soon discover Lafayette's 16 miles of hiking trails ...read |
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| Lafayette City council tackles budget deficit |
| By Lou Fancher |
| Administrative Services Director Tracy Robinson, in presenting the Fiscal Year 24-25 proposed budget resolution for council's consideration at the meeting June 10, opened her comments with a budget 101-style ...read |
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| Nordic walking gains popularity in Lamorinda |
| By Elaine Borden Chandler |
| A new type of exercise has recently arrived in the Bay Area. At the Lafayette Reservoir, in Briones Regional Park, on the Iron Horse Trail, and in the suburbs of Moraga and Danville, there are people ...read |
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| Chicken quiche blends cultures and flavors |
| By Susie Iventosch |
| Mexico meets France with this savory chicken quiche. It's made with tender shredded chicken, onions, tomatoes, poblano and jalape§o peppers, chili lime seasoning and grated cheese. The combination of flavors ...read |
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA