It appears that Arcimoto, the maker or 3-wheel EVs in Eugene Oregon has gone out of business. Nimbus of Ann Arbor Michigan has, once again, delayed release of its Nimbus […]
Month: April 2024
Munro Live: Cybertruck Steer by Wire
Next in the Munro Live adventure of taking apart a Cybertruck is on steering. The Cybertruck has “steer by wire” which makes steering a big and heavy vehicle easy to […]
Tesla “Cheap Car” Never Was Canceled
A couple of weeks ago Reuters claimed the Tesla Redwood had been canceled. Then the rumors started — and I waited for the dust to settle. It has. The story […]
Aptera Answers (with Chris)
If you have been reading my posts you probably know how positive I am about Aptera. Right now they are the ultimate “outside the box” thinking on EVs. I have […]
Munro Live: Cybertruck Drive Unit Disassembly
Munro’s disassembly of their Cybertruck continues. This time it is the drive units. There is a lot to learn here. For example, the front motor is a permanent magnet type […]
VW Moves to China
OK, maybe that was a bit radical but, effectively, that seems like what is happening. VW had previously bought a Chinese software company to fix their broken software. Then they […]
Real Green Energy Revolution
We continually hear about all the “green” things being done — all too often just for political capital for some politician. Almost always, the downside is ignored. On the other […]
Battle for Grid-Level Battery Storage
I am sure you have heard about Tesla MegaPacks. They have been making peaker plants an expensive mistake. Well, CATL, the world’s biggest battery manufacturer released their next-level grid-level storage. […]
Cybertruck Rear Cradle
Munro Live continues their disassembly of their cybertruck. This time it is the rear cradle. It’s easy to minimize this until you get into the details. What details? Two motors, […]
Cavern Energy Storage
I regularly see people talking about how we don’t have enough electricity to charge electric cars. This discussion then goes on to needing more {coal, nuclear, gas}pick one or more […]