[Not good news in the US] Offshore wind developer Ørsted has delayed its New Jersey Ocean Wind 1 project to 2026. Previously, the company had announced construction of the project would begin in October 2023. […]
Month: September 2023
Cars That Don’t Get Stolen
I’m sure your first thought is old, beat up cars don’t get stolen. That’s true. For example, I bought an old ’71 VW Microbus in the 1990s and was parking […]
BYD Dolphin Now Available in Mexico
BYD has just announced that the Dolphin is now available in Mexico. Being in Guatemala (and knowing it is already available in Costa Rica) it sounds like a good trend. […]
Candela Electric Boats
Candela offers a series of electric boats. They are hydrofoils which are much more efficient than you typical “hull in the water” boat. What surprised me is that they have […]
“Magic” Coating Reduces Heating/Cooling Requirements
Right after pollution reduction, doing things electrically rather than by burning fuels is how you can reduce environmental impact. We all know that if you are going to be walking […]
German EV Sales Up 169% in August
Did Germans finally decide to “get with the program”? And we are talking real EVs, not plug-in hybrids. Tesla Model Y leads the pack with 4795 cars sold in August. […]
Toyota is Going to Use Gigapresses
Tesla “invented” the use of a gigapress to manufacture cars. Recently, Toyota took apart a Tesla model Y, was really impressed and has now decided to go to gigapresses to […]
LFP vs LMFP Batteries
There has been a lot of discussion in the last few months about lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) batteries. Specifically, the news is that they have a 15 to 20% […]
Was the IRA a Good Idea?
First, let me say that I am very pro-EV. I built one over 25 years ago (converting a diesel Rabbit to electric) and would like to have one now (but […]
Trucking Transition to Electric
While most of the talk is about the Tesla Class 8 semi, there are lots of other players from Mercedes to Volvo involved. Where Tesla is ahead of the competition […]