Liquidstar’s 3rd micro data center and full spectrum utility center, also called a Waypoint, is now up and running in Djibouti. The Waypoint was installed in August 2023 and started operations in October. Liquidstar wants to use micro data centers to help address Africa’s compute and data sovereignty gap, while … [continued]
Since its inception, Rad Power Bikes has been introducing customers around the world to the possibility and potential of electric bikes. The last few years have been rough on the entire industry, with COVID slamming supply chains, spurring demand, and injecting inflation into the entire business at every level. Rad … [continued]
After spending some time riding the Blix Dubbel e-bike both on city streets in Tampa and the bike trails around the city, I think of the bike like a Swiss Army knife of e-bikes. Why do I say that? Both because of the wide array of accessories available and the … [continued]
For a decade I’ve been tracking the exponential expansion of wind, solar, and to a lesser extent hydro electricity generation in China, mostly against nuclear generation’s much flatter growth trajectory. In recent years I’ve been looking at other aspects of generation, in part because of the regular refrain of delayers … [continued]
Safety when cycling comes in many forms, from adding reflectors and lights to your bike to wearing a helmet and reflective clothing to integrating a rearview mirror to using a bike bell to alert pedestrians and drivers alike. And all of those are well and good, except for the unfortunate … [continued]
If you’re looking for one of the most interesting micromobility solutions on the market, the Skick definitely deserves to be on your short list of contenders. This electric utility scooter has a fat tire on the front and two smaller tires on the rear, which isn’t all that unusual in … [continued]
A recent video by Mike Fede shares, in great detail, how a ban on e-bikes came to be in Key Biscayne, Florida. Instead of just sharing the story and why banning bikes was a mistake, Mike dissects the ban, showing us exactly how one thing leads to another to lead … [continued]
Aventon, a leading US e-bike company, has just announced two firsts for the brand, both of which are about the same model, the recently launched Ramblas. The first first, if that’s a thing, is that Aventon has developed its own mid-drive motor in-house, and the second first is that the … [continued]
There’s a country song from the 90s that makes it pretty clear that there’s no such thing as “too much fun.” Too much fun is sort of like having a significant other that’s too attractive, or having too much money. Or, it’s like having a car that’s too fast. There … [continued]
Replacing delivery vans that run on diesel or gasoline with electric vehicles is a key step along the way to a low carbon future. However, an electric delivery van takes up the same amount of space as a fossil-fueled van both on the road and when parked, which is why … [continued]
