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Mike and Jeff discuss the ups and downs of the XEV Yoyo he spotted in Italy; Exploring L7e and L6e vehicle categories; Vermont passes a 100% renewable electricity mandate; Other VT incentives; Jeff's solar update and other options; 

Jeff and Mike follow-up on the Volta Foundation's 2023 Battery Report; they introduce you to Ernst Waldemar Jungner; Duracell's 60th Anniversary; Duracell and F1 connection; batteries now included.

Mike and Jeff talk discuss something they didn't initially think about during the solar eclipse; Let's talk about portable power stations and what you might learn about your energy usage; Mike sees a Cybertruck; Mike acquires an EV!

Jeff and Mike discuss the recent ice storm and subsequent power outage in Maine; Details of Jeff's solar evaluation; is the Lion Energy Sanctuary a solution; Researchers at UC San Diego exploring self-healing batteries; Exciting research about implantable batteries run on the body’s oxygen; Ferrari has an EV?

Mike and Jeff discuss Ireland's new BESS; AI energy requirements and implications; More electric school busses in Massachusetts; New smart watch from Suunto with an interesting feature; Jeff goes swimming and has an unfortunate discovery.

Jeff and Mike wish you a happy National Battery Day; Lion Energy Eclipse charger still on sale; graphene batteries are getting pretty cutting edge; a fire-proof battery?; playground surprise.

Mike and Jeff disuss Jeff's Snow Joe battery woes; Operational tidal kite from Minesto; Call2Recycle Canada and Panasonic open a new facility; VPPs in Puerto Rico; the all electric Porche Macan EV debuts; what other EVs use 800 volt systems.

Jeff and Mike hop on the wayback machine and talk a little bit about Episode 1 and the origins of the show. A special thank you, once again, to the work and memory of John B. Goodenough. A review of the most prevalent Lithium Ion battery chemistries today. Mike muses about iron-air batteries. We close with a fun podcast statistic.

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's Snow Joe Woes as he moves to a new home in Maine; Lines and decreased winter distance for EVs; Mike explores human power generation with his new "Rock the Bike"; Jeff new Mini-UPS setup.

Jeff and Mike wish everyone a very happy new year. In the first show of 2024, the guys discuss swappable batteries for eBikes; Jeff visits Matt at his shop; repairing EV batteries; Edmunds compared an Kia EV6 to a BMW M2; Cars.com starting to do better at EV presentation (and a shout-out to Recurrent Auto).