Robert Guico

6:00 A.M. supercells in northern Arizona!

Happy Italian-Chicagoan Day!

Metra is doing a reverse extra train schedule this week:

RAV 4 today: $47 of gas => ~400 miles Ioniq 6 today: $47 of electricity => ~1,600 miles #evthreads

This is my life, for varying values of “well”

Can’t help but think the reason manufacturers make platforms is so they don’t have to design from scratch every time.

Upon further review streetcars in mid-size cities are OK because most of the time the roads are absurdly empty

the mcgriddle is a miracle of modern technology

You know what would help America get ahead in the space race? Immigrants

Exhibit B: the USMNT

A VinFast in the wild! First I’ve seen in Illinois. #evsky

What no one ever considers is: What if "investing in Red America" is just politically hopeless? Can we maybe, for once, invest in blue America instead?

Metra this week, a brief summary

Why on earth would a UPS store open at 9:00?

Love how Autopilot corrodes defensive driving skills. ❤️ #evsky

IONIQ 6 Spring 2026 report: 1,540 miles per month and ~$161 spent. Much better than $450+ with the 30 mpg hybrid. #evsky

@spotternetwork.org A little out of left field, but does the APRS integration still work? I’ve got my callsign with ID set in position settings, but what appears on APRS.fi doesn’t appear in my position history or on RadarScope.

Absolutely insane to write an *entire article* about this without once mentioning that even in the absolute depths of Chicago winter, EVs are **still cheaper** than gas!

It cost $52 to drive 1500 miles in the last month. 30 MPG vehicle? $212 at $4.25 / gallon 45 MPG vehicle: $142 Owning an EV puts those dollars back in my pocket… every month for the life of the car. #evsky

Welcome to the new age of road safety, where everyone drives 5 under the speed limit to save gas.

Am I the only one that sees extremely rapid rate of change as a slight negative? Unless your average customer buys cars every 2 years.

Yikes! #ilwx

So I think the CIG2 for hail verified #wiwx

far east-suburban Michigan City far west-suburban DeKalb far north-suburban Kenosha far south-suburban Kankakee

I spent something like $200 to travel 700 miles in Ireland (~$9.50 / gallon diesel) and… how is the whole country not driving EVs by now? That is roughly $28-$35 of level 2 electricity in an IONIQ 6 (at 14 cents per kWh). Fast charging over there appears to be not great but even 4x of $35=$140.

This is how much driving 175 miles yesterday cost. (Bang Bang Pies is kinda far away). #evs

*Not* *reportable*!

#SPC issues MCD 185 concerning OUTLOOK UPGRADE: NORTHERN/CENTRAL IL TO NORTHWEST IN Link

IONIQ 6 efficiency through the roof with warmer weather here. 5.0 mi/kWh over 7 miles!

Good chasing practices

Time to update the monthly spreadsheet. #EVs

…man, does Iran have *any* allies?

Ukrainian air defense operators watching other countries struggling to take down Iranian Shaheds

IONIQ 6 meteorological winter (Dec/Jan/Feb) results: about 33 miles per day, and efficiency ranging from 2.0 mi/kWh below 0° F to 4.5 mi/kWh on those 60° F days. #ev

30% -> 57% at 8° F in 30 minutes is the flip side to 20% -> 80% at 72° F in 18 minutes. #evsky

Somewhere in Logan Square:

860 local storm reports on @radarscope.app ! #wxsky

The low tonight will be -13° F, so… it was time to kick out the OEM 12V Ioniq 6 battery.

It’s “100 miles on 50% battery” season! #evsky

The year is 1917. Illinois' infrastructure budget is thrown entirely at the western 2/3rds of the state.