For the past few years, I’ve been bringing in my United States Flag when it got dark or when it was time to turn the outdoor lights off. Despite having electric lights on the house, my wife prefers we not keep all the outside lights on overnight. So needlessly to say, I really like this... Continue Reading →
Battery Excerpts: Review of Ford Hybrid F-150 PowerBoost
Although not fully electric, the Roadshow recently took a test drive and reviewed Ford's new hybrid half-ton pickup, the 2021 Ford F-150 Powerboost. The author, Chris Paukert, writes: I've got exactly zero empirical evidence to back this up, but if I had to guess which new-vehicle buyers are the most inherently against vehicle electrification, I'd... Continue Reading →
Momentary Lapse of Blogging
During the summer months the quantity of articles I write and publish are often minimal. I enjoy my summer activities of bicycling, motorcycling, camping, and other family activities too much to sit in front of a computer all summer long. Not being much of a winter outdoorsman and living in South Dakota, the winter months have always... Continue Reading →
Car and Driver: Jaguar Is Reportedly Considering Going Fully Electric
Jaguar could drop all of its gasoline-powered models and become a fully electric luxury brand in the near future, if a report from the U.K.'s Autocar is to be believed. Jaguar has already stated publicly that all new models it launches starting in 2020 will offer some sort of hybrid power train, but a move to sell exclusively... Continue Reading →
Electrek: Are you killing your lithium batteries?
Micah Toll wrote a great article at Electrek on two factors that threaten the longevity of lithium-ion batteries. While most people understand that high temperatures can shorten a battery's life, probably a less recognized factor is high voltage. Much of Micah's article sources a discussion by Professor Jeff Dahn of Dalhousie University where it's claimed that... Continue Reading →