I recently received and got to review a BLUETTI Elite 400 portable power station*. I’ve used and reviewed several portable power stations now. Different sizes with different capacities are right for different people and needs. No product is going to be perfect for everything. However, all things considered, this very … [continued]
BLUETTI has been making some big moves in the energy storage space and is shaking things up again in the large portable power station market with the introduction of its new BLUETTI Apex 300 and B300K energy storage units. The BLUETTI Apex 300 serves as the base unit and brains … [continued]
During the school year, I spend a lot of time working outside the home — in the car in the school drop-off line since we get there an hour early after dropping off my younger daughter, in the car in the school pickup line, at tennis practice, etc. Well, as … [continued]
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s coal retirement reversal led utility to violate federal law. CUMBERLAND CITY, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Sierra Club, has notified the Tennessee Valley Authority of the groups’ intent to sue the federal utility because … [continued]
Where others see great risk, Octopus Energy and DTEK see great opportunity to bring renewable energy and battery storage to Ukraine.
We’ve written a few stories lately on why robotaxis may not do much more than replace human-driven taxis. There’s a lot of hype or hope around the idea that many people will switch from car ownership to using robotaxis, but is that really what’s likely to happen? Even beyond that, … [continued]
Full Self Driving V14 navigation screen, 2026 Tesla Model Y. Camp Hasler, Three Lakes, Wisconsin. June 11, 2026. Fritz Hasler photo.
I’ve been kind of a techno nerd since I was a teenager. When I was 17 in 1957, I talked my dad into buying a 16mm film Bolex movie camera as well as the cutting and gluing machine to use for editing, for his research lab at the University Wisconsin. … [continued]
Solar and wind power plants continue to grow rapidly in the United States, and coal continues to decline — despite the current federal government so heavily putting its thumb on the side of coal. Solar and wind continue to get deployed rapidly due to their pure free-market competitiveness, while the … [continued]
The US startup Aptera sets out to prove that an EV can rack up a significant amount of added range by deploying body-integrated solar cells in a futuristic, autocycle-based design (cropped, courtesy of Aptera).
The US startup Aptera sets out to prove that an EV can rack up a significant amount of added range by deploying body-integrated solar cells in a futuristic, autocycle-based design.
A Volkswagen ID.7 connected to the Elli BiDi Charger: bidirectional charging integrates the vehicle battery into the energy system and can help reduce mobility costs. Copyright: Volkswagen AG.
Elli presents an integrated product package for bidirectional charging in Germany together with Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and CUPRA at Power2Drive. The offer combines compatible electric vehicles, the Elli BiDi Charger, Volkswagen Naturstrom V2G Flow electricity tariff and the Elli BiDi App, enabling active participation in the energy market via … [continued]
The nation’s largest developers and operators of home battery storage, smart thermostats, and vehicle-to-grid systems can orchestrate more than 16 GW of home energy resources to help meet surging electricity demand from data centers and AI growth, while helping lower household energy costs. Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), Renew Home, and Tesla … [continued]
As we’ve been covering much of this year, while the Chinese EV market is still the largest EV market in the world (by far), it has shrunk quite a bit this year as the broader auto market has shrunk significantly. As a result, Chinese automakers are looking for sales opportunities … [continued]
Waymo has just begun robotaxi service in another city today. If you’re in Nashville, you can now hail a robotaxi from the USA’s #1 robotaxi company. Just start by downloading the Waymo app. “Since April, we’ve welcomed tens of thousands of riders from our interest list to experience the safety, … [continued]
