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, […]
Year: 2024
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 […]
Buy American. What Does That Mean?
For those who live in the U.S., you probably think buy American is a good thing. But, do you really know what that means? The most American cars are Teslas. […]
Tesla FSD Updates
There has been a big change in Tesla’s Full Self Driving. The Version 11 series implementation was basically a big program full of decision logic to drive the car. That, […]
Are EV Sales Down?
In a word, no. But, if you are Ford, GM, Stellantis, … you will come up with a different answer. Overall, EV sales have increased. The rate of increase has […]
Munro: Cybertruck “Under the Frunk”
Munro Live continues taking apart a Tesla Cybertruck. In this episode they show us what is “under the hood”. It turns out that there are many differences from previous Tesla systems. […]
BYD’s New Yuan UP
BYD just introduced a new car, the Yuan UP. They got 20,000 orders on the first day. The Electric Viking thinks this is “the car” that will take over the […]
Munro Live Removes CT Battery
Munro Live continues the disassembly of their Cybertruck. Here they remove the battery pack . Of particular interest in this video is how much of the car interior — particularly the […]
Thermal Energy Storage at Home
Thermal energy storage is not new. Large-scale systems are commonly used and, if what you want back is heat rather than electricity, are very efficient. But, as you scale these […]
MG Proves the EV Price War is Upon Us
There are 91 EV makers in China. The prices of EV batteries has dropped a lot and battery manufacturers such as CATL and BYD say more significant drops are on […]