Anker was one of the earliest brands to establish itself as reliable in the consumer electronics space, so when they moved into portable power stations, we knew it was going to be good. Since then, they have filled in their lineup with an array of batteries that has continued to … [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]
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article titled “We May Have Been Wrong To Mock GM’s Big Battery Approach To Electric Trucks.” Back then, it was incredibly easy to point and laugh at vehicles like the Hummer EV for carrying around absurdly massive battery packs just to go … [continued]
Jackery was one of the early pioneers in portable power stations and has continued to push the envelope in the space. It recently hosted CleanTechnica on a dedicated media tour at its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, where the company gave us an early look at its new solar roof system … [continued]
We took our second daughter to Paris for 6 months when she was 5 years old. After she grew up, we have been chasing her around the world ever since: Barcelona, Prague, Munich, London twice, Bangkok twice, Sydney 4 times, and back to Paris several times. She is a force … [continued]
2026 Tesla Model Y with HW4 and FSD V14. As suggested in the upper left: Tap the brake and then push the blue Start Self-Driving button or push the right scroll wheel and off you go. In this case, the car then automatically left my garage. June 11, 2026. Photo by Fritz Hasler.
I lived through almost 7 years of numerous releases of Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) as it progressed in my 2019 Model 3 using “Hardware 3” (HW3), finally reaching FSD V12. Elon Musk promised every year that all of us Tesla owners with HW3 would see Level 4 self-driving in … [continued]
I was invited to a GM Event in San Francisco where GM made 3 big announcements: GM activates Vehicle to Grid (V2G) for existing customers with no new hardware required GM expands grid-scale battery storage with a big bet on sodium-ion GM announces Energy Pass — one universal interface for … [continued]
In 2024, the Tesla Model Y was the most sold automobile in the world. In 2025, it was a close second. It sold more than the Ford F-Series, Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, and BYD Song. The grey 2026 Model Y Rear Wheel Drive is the least expensive version at $39,990. … [continued]
May 9th 2026 was our grandson’s graduation day at UW Madison, and I had my first intersection accident in 70 years of driving. For those of you who read my previous article leading into this one: Yes, I was driving my 2019 Tesla Model 3 using Full Self Driving V12 … [continued]
Volvo dove into electric vehicles early on, and with the EX90, it launched an all-out assault to design and build its first EV from a blank sheet of paper. The Volvo EX90 pushed a lot of boundaries for the automaker, but it hit more than its fair share of software … [continued]
