Electric semis still sound pretty “high end” for electric devices but Catepillar is seriously getting into electric vehicles. That is, construction vehicles. Out of spec reviews does a deep dive on […]
Month: January 2024
Understanding What Aptera Really Is
Chris Anthony’s keynote at EVA 2024 offers a great inside look at what Aptera is and how it is progressing. This video is his presentation. A followup video will cover the Q&A. […]
People Say Panic, Tesla Keeps Cutting Prices
The message people/the media is trying to convey is that the whole EV industry is in trouble. To support that position, they say Tesla keeps cutting prices. They are mis-reading […]
Understanding the Global EV Picture
Writing an article about the global EV picture was on my short list. There is so much hype and distortion that it is currently pretty hard to really understand what […]
Google’s Geothermal Experiment
Google and Fervo build a new kind of geothermal power plant. Google’s desire to run all its data centers on “green energy” and Fervo’s technology (combined with $1 billion from […]
Betavolt Nuclear Battery
The Electric Viking just posed about the Betavolt nuclear battery. I disagree that this will end up in a car in your lifetime but it is real and it is […]
Xiaomi SC-01 Sports Car
Xiaomi manufacturers lots of things including being the world’s leader is electric scooters. Their goal is to be the fifth largest EV maker by 2030. The SC-01 is their new […]
Sodium Ion Batteries
We have talked before about who is making them but not much about how they work and how they differ from Lithium Ion batteries. Just Have a Think does a good […]
BYD Is Coming to Mexico
Chinese company BYD is already making cars in Brazil (in an ex-Ford plant) and Indonesia. And other Chinese manufacturers are also on their way to Mexico. Next they will come […]
Panasonic to Introduce Nano-Silicon 2170 Batteries
I learned about this thanks to The Electric Viking and it is likely to mean higher energy density 2170 batteries in Tesla vehicles in the US. What Viking doesn’t cover is […]