As I’ve pointed out before, folding e-bikes are a bit of a compromise, but the level of compromise varies. The tiniest of e-bikes are more like a scooter with pedals, with barely the capacity for one rider and maybe some of their stuff (in a backpack). The small wheels don’t … [continued]
In a previous article, I reviewed the Fanttik X8 APEX power bank and air compressor. It’s a great little air compressor, and I almost always keep it in my toolbag on bike rides since Fanttik sent it to me. If I need to patch or replace a tube, having a … [continued]
A few weeks ago, Holley’s MotorLife blog covered an electric vehicle doing something we typically associate with combustion: dragsters. What Fans Love About Top Fuel Dragsters While most normal drag racing cars start their life as a factory car of some kind and then duke it out against the competition … [continued]
When the F-150 Lightning was revealed, Ford made promises about how much power and torque the truck would have, how much payload you could carry, and a number of other things. The reveal was during the pandemic, and Ford wasn’t able to have the normal launch party it usually has, … [continued]
In a previous series of articles, I explained that Taiwan-based Foxconn (aka Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. or 鴻海精密工業股份有限公司) is going to be a serious player in the EV industry, but that you probably won’t hear much about it. Why? Because it is going to be the “stealth bomber” … [continued]
Solar power gets a boost from agrivoltaics in Japan.
Why exactly would it be beneficial to the climate for Morocco to take renewable electricity, make hydrogen and products from hydrogen, and ship them to Europe at significant loss of energy so that the EU can achieve climate emissions reductions?
We’ve become accustomed to internal combustion engines for our mowers and snowmobiles, bicycles, and boats. But electrification is happening in other motorized markets, with some really fun results.
Banking and Big Tech — the hidden emissions story.
I’ve often wished there was something between common rideshare kick scooters, like something you’d rent from Lime or Bird, and larger forms of micromobility, like an e-bike or a motorcycle/scooter. It’s hard to take most e-bikes and carry them into an office or classroom, and the small kick scooters just … [continued]
