iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff attend an EV meetup in Dover, NH where they discover some odd things under the hoods of a few different vehicles; E-Bike Classifications (wear your helmet); Review of EV charging station levels.

Jeff and Mike reveal some exciting things coming soon from iLikeBatteries; some excellent battery-related tidbits in the recently signed Infrastructure Bill; and, as always, Gratitude.

Mike and Jeff explore battery expiration dates, battery self-discharge rates, lead acid car battery manufacture dates, and a jump start story.

Jeff and Mike inadvertantly recommend 3 books while discussing lighting an ourdoor fire with the Sparkr, a Porsche Taycan option to avoid, Hertz's Tesla Model 3 purchase, and Dyson going all in on solid state batteries. And a soup story. The Art of Impossible (Steven Kotler), Invention: A Life (James Dyson), Thinkertoys (Michael Michalko).

Mike and Jeff find a battery powered heated scarf just in time for Fall; solar panel follow-up; Mike gets his NowLight.

Jeff and Mike touch on solar panel lifespans, have a follow-up to our EV plate discussion, chat about segway scooters, and then about some interesting swappable battery tech.

Mike and Jeff discover why EV license plates are not an ego trip; more on expanding the recycling stream; what about overall energy usage during the recycling process?

Jeff gives Mike a birthday present. Excellent news from Gravitricity. Lucid Air goes 520 miles on a single charge. Porsche Cayman and Boxster to go electric in 2025. Ford Lightning strikes twice. The rise of the gigafactory.

Mike and Jeff discuss batteries in the news, including some interesting things that VW is doing with leases, a battery-powered inland ship with swappable batteries and some Back to the Future nonsense.

Jeff and Mike continue on their battery safety kick with an ironic local news story, and then they dig into some specifics of the NMC battery chemistry as a follow-up to our discussion with Shawn Murphy.