Range anxiety is one of the biggest things holding back electric vehicle adoption. Having easy access to fast charging alleviates that fear, but I also hear from people concerned that everyone charging EVs at once will kill the grid. Will it? Let’s take a closer look at EV fast charging, the competi
Tesla Model Y versus the competition - wait, who's that? The Tesla Model Y has started deliveries, but more EV SUVs and crossovers are coming. Like the Audi e-Tron Sportback and Q4 e-Tron. Byton M-Byte, Mazda MX-30, Nissan Ariya, Volvo XC40, BMW iX3, and Ford Mustang Mach-E. How will the Tesla Model
As good as the Tesla app and software experience is, they don't always cover all of our needs. Want to add voice assistant support to your car? Or see how much you’re paying to charge your car over the month? How about smarter scheduled charging, or automatically heating your car on a cold morning?
There’s been a lot of hype around solid state batteries for years now, but where do things stand today? And how much longer do we have to wait before seeing solid state batteries take hold in the technology we use every day? Let's take a look at the latest research, lithium ion batteries, and John B
The Eufy Battery Video Doorbell is finally here. Is it a worthy contender to the Ring Video Doorbell 2? How does subscription-free sound for a doorbell security camera? Much like the EufyCam E and Eufy wired video doorbell, Eufy is really on to something with their security smart home devices. How d
Reuter's broke the news that Tesla was switching to CATL's prismatic LFP battery from their standard cylindrical NCA battery. I wanted to dig into a little more detail on the differences between the battery formats, how they’re made, why they’re chosen, and what the change in battery chemistry means
Some Tesla owners have opted to not accept recent software updates and keep their cars running on older software versions. However, Tesla has issued a final notice that if they don’t update to the latest software by May 1st, they may lose the ability to receive all over-the-air updates going forward
EV wireless charging is going to power the future of autonomous vehicles. I had a chance to visit WiTricity in Watertown, MA to talk about their wireless electric vehicle charging technology, how it can be used, and when we can expect it to hit the market.
EV Conversion and the Fully Charged Live 2020 experience. Robert Llewellyn's Fully Charged Live in Austin, Texas just wrapped up, and the turn out was incredible. I had a chance to talk to a bunch of companies including seeing the Porsche Taycan, Audi E-tron, Rivian R1T, Harley Davidson Livewire, as
How a smart home can save energy is my talk from Fully Charged Live 2020. No matter what your motivations are — whether it’s climate change, saving money, or both — there are some things you can do to have your home start pulling its own weight. I’ve got 5 areas I recommend looking into.
In mid-January there was a Tesla story that broke around Nassim Taleb's $4,333 accidental Tesla Upgrade. Basically, the Tesla app's design patterns allowed him to butt-dial the upgrade. And Tesla's customer service response turned out to be challenging and not helpful. Let's take a closer look at Te
Climate change - top 5 myths. At the beginning of last year I released a video about the top EV myths I was seeing over and over in the comments. Well, it’s the start of a new year, so I thought, why not kick things off with a new myths video? But this time, I’ve compiled the top 5 climate change an
