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 […]
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. […]