In my last article, I shared the story of our journey just to get started on Route 66 in California. As I mentioned in that article, we ran into plenty of problems, but none of them were caused by pulling a travel trailer with an electric truck. Now, let’s get … [continued]
Rolling up to Amboy, California, feels a lot like stepping into a time machine. The neon sign for Roy’s Motel & Cafe pops out of the Mojave Desert horizon long before you actually get there. After miles of stark, wide open spaces, stretching our legs and taking in the sights … [continued]
On April 10th, quite literally at the 11th hour before Tesla’s self-imposed deadline, the Dutch road authority (the RDW) posted a press release that they have finally granted Tesla approval for Full Self Driving in the Netherlands. However, no one knew when the update would start rolling out. The picture … [continued]
My odometer on my 2019 Model 3 now reads 171,696 miles. In the 6 ½ years we have owned the car; we have driven from Utah to Wisconsin round trip 6 times and have driven it coast to coast visiting our daughter in North Carolina and friends in Palm Springs, … [continued]
My friend Peter Tranter has recently made some big changes in life, moving from a medium sized property to a retirement village and also purchasing an MG S5 electric SUV. CleanTechnica readers were introduced to the MG S5 8 months ago here. I asked him if I could share his … [continued]
At the end of January, I bought a Silverado EV. I didn’t get the top-of-the-line RST truck with the 200+ kWh battery pack, instead opting for the more affordable LT trim with the ~170 kWh pack. I recently did some towing testing, which I wrote about in my last article, … [continued]
I’m honestly surprised it has taken this long for a serious problem to surface related to Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) system, based entirely around small cameras on the sensor side, and the weather. Having had a Tesla Model 3 with Full Self Driving (FSD) for more than 6 years, … [continued]
With the Zeekr 7X achieving the rank of third among the top ten battery electric vehicles (BEVs) purchased in Australia in February (behind only the Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion), it was great to have one visit our monthly coffee, cake and EVs morning tea. Steve Nixon was generous … [continued]
About two years ago, March, 13–20, 2024, my wife and I spent 8 days in Paris. We observed how Paris had electrified at that time. I wrote an article for CleanTechnica that I would now call “Paris Electrified 1.0,” while I would call this one Paris Electrified 2.0. This year … [continued]
Zachary Shahan’s review of the Bluetti Elite 400 battery made me smile, I have to admit. Let me explain. Perhaps you might smile as well. I have been interested in getting a solar power system for a very long time. So long, in fact, that I remember talking about such … [continued]
