iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff talk about the arrival of Fall and Jeff's solar; the Heart Aerospace's electric plane takes flight; Let's unfurl some solar panels from a 20' container; DIY battery setup at secondlifestorage.com; Comparing EV charging costs with gasoline nationwide; Green Wave Picks and a discussion about time to add 100 miles of range!

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff's solar production surplus; a cool website for car comparison (carsized.com); robots increasingly involved in battery recycling; US Department of Energy continues to provide great content about batteries; NJ investigating first EV battery management law; Green Wave EV picks!

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's August solar production; a brief discussion about storing some solar production in batteries; People in Hawaii are buying more solar and batteries; power outage strategies; AI boom and batteries in the US; Large EV battery reliability study results; Green Wave EV Picks!

Jeff and Mike chat about Jeff's solar production; a follow-up on solar panel efficiency in th winter months; global solar production increases in 2026; the guys revisit the tech behind V2G (vehicle to grid); Green Wave EV picks of the week.

Mike and Jeff chat about Jeff's biggest solar production month; a fun bumper sticker; Staples now charging for alkaline battery recycling; DOE Recycling Prize Winners (Glimpse & Binit); Massachusetts' V2G Incentive Program; Green Wave Picks!

Jeff and Mike get an update on Jeff's solar production; annual absoprtion cycles for lithium ion batteries and how it relates to RV-ing; more on data center power usage; Green Wave Picks of the week.

Mike and Jeff chat about Jeff's real world solar production; a Yahoo News report that's maxxing out solar panels and 484 Tesla Megapacks in Utah; US home battery installations hit record high; Exploration of the Pila Energy Mesh Home Battery; Mike and Jeff's GreenWave EV Pick's of the week!

260: Jeff and Mike discuss Mike's additional EcoFlow Woe with his River; a reminder about charge cycles; Jeff did some looking into what adding batteries to his solar setup might look like; Green Wave EV Picks are back!

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's solar production; Mike's recycling journey (bye bye to the Delta); Call2Recycle is re-branded; batteries in the New England energy mix; the Department of Energy's National Blueprint for Batteries; GM get's the call to make batteries for new moon rover!

Jeff and Mike discuss the impact of Jeff's solar installation on his electric bill; Lake Tahoe residents are told they have a year to find a new source of electricity; Energy.gov has some great information about EVs and batteries; Emporia EV charger rebates; Better battery recycling in Vermont.