iLikeBatteries

260: Jeff and Mike discuss Mike's additional EcoFlow Woe with his River; a reminder about charge cycles; Jeff did some looking into what adding batteries to his solar setup might look like; Green Wave EV Picks are back!

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's solar production; Mike's recycling journey (bye bye to the Delta); Call2Recycle is re-branded; batteries in the New England energy mix; the Department of Energy's National Blueprint for Batteries; GM get's the call to make batteries for new moon rover!

Jeff and Mike discuss the impact of Jeff's solar installation on his electric bill; Lake Tahoe residents are told they have a year to find a new source of electricity; Energy.gov has some great information about EVs and batteries; Emporia EV charger rebates; Better battery recycling in Vermont.

Mike and Jeff discuss the demise of Mike's Delta; Jeff's Volvo XC 40 Recharge Adventure from New Hampshire to NYC and back; Solar production update from Jeff; Plug-In solar approved in Maine; DOE website with some helpful battery info-graphics.

Jeff and Mike talk more in-depth about Jeff's solar installation; Happy Earth Day; Mike's chaining of his EcoFlow Delta and River; Mike's new battery powered mini chopper; Paris Climate Agreement Anniversary; European EV sales surge; Tesla's battery business woes; New England grid storage improvements; iron as cathode material to replace cobalt and nickel.

Mike and Jeff get into Jeff's solar production to date and muse about EV charging; a battery powered cruise ship; Emporia Vue 3 and other circuit monitoring solutions.

Jeff and Mike discuss, finally, Jeff's solar installation being complete and up and running! They go through all the technical details! Also, Saudi Arabia trading oil for batteries!

Mike and Jeff have an F1 correction and discuss: Aston Martin's continued battery woes; more chat about VRFBs (Vanadium Redox Flow Battery) and where they're being used as grid attached storage; spring power tools and battery implications.

Jeff and Mike discuss some issues with Aston Martin's new Formula 1 car; Mike's successful heart surgery prompts a discussion about batteries in the healthcare industry; the guys learn about Vanadium Redox Flow Battery and will dig into those into the future; Ultralife Corporation launches X5 SuperLite for the medical industry; at home EKG.

Jeff still waiting on his solar install; California bridges the solar gap with batteries; New England's largest battery storage facility opens in Gorham, Maine; a new digital marketplace for batteries; Nissan's patent for an active EV battery pack; Exploring Rivian's R2; What's old is new, again.

Jeff and Mike celebrate their 250th episode by spending some time looking back at the origins of iLikeBatteries, having some good laughs, and looking forward to many more episodes!

Mike and Jeff wish you a Happy New Year! They chat about the good news for global clean energy; a Chinese emissions report; Jeff is still waiting for his solar install date; Mike's new iPhone raised a question about Qi charging so the guys had to dive into Qi history; Apple Lightning cable charging comparison; The Verge TS Pro electric motorcycle with solid state batteries; NACS defined; NYC prepp...

Part Two of our interview with Jill Pestana; Supply chain considerations; sodium ion batteries; simple definition of solid state batteries; Data Centers need batteries; Battery Safety is an important consideration; Batteries are really better; a clean energy future; BatteryCourses.com.

Mike and Jeff host battery scientist and entrepreneur Jill Pestana for the first of a two-part interview. They touch on Jill's battery past, present, and future; battery chemistries; supply chain challenges; data centers; recycling; safety concerns; what about space?

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff's solar journey update; future of battery electric ships; a discussion of structural batteries; BrightNight provides grid support; Holiday Power solutions; Green Wave EV picks.

Mike and Jeff discuss Amazon's Self-Driving robotaxi...the ZOOX; ZOOX uses Panasonic's 21700 cells, but so does the Lucid Gravity; Review of naming of cylindrical cells; Green Wave EV Picks! 2023 Genesis Electrified G80; 2023 Kia EV6 GT-Line; 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-e GT.

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff progress on the solar installation; Sunrun VPP sees huge jump in enrollment; EcoFlow's new Delta 3 1000 Air power station; Mike's battery powered washing machine; the guys share their Green Wave picks!

Mike and Jeff discuss a battery powered oyster boat; solar panel parking lots in South Korea; new features and products from EcoFlow; Mike and Jeff's Green Wave Picks; Jeff's solar update.

Jeff and Mike discuss a new job site generator from Prolectric and describe 3 phase electrical power; sounding like Toyota is going for solid state batteries in EVs; a quick discussion about EV range; Jeff and Mike pick their favorite, currently available EV at Green Wave EV in Hampton, NH.

Mike and Jeff discuss some MIT research into concrete batteries; Big Beard Batteries' RV Solar Clinics; NIO sets a battery swapping record; EV range anxiety isn't what is used to be.

More to Jeff's boat saga; Watertown, MA High School going net-zero; Bluetti's sodium-ion power station debuts; Briggs and Stratton home backup solutions; Texas breaking power generation records...in a good way.

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's Dyson-esque battery opportunity; Belgrade Boats and Batteries; Hampton, NH making us proud; Jeff's eTransit experience; Pepsi Co goes for EV Big Rigs; P85D at Green Wave EV?

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff's Solar Update; and Todd Perry's Great White North off-grid cabin battery upgrade!

Mike and Jeff explore Mike's portable power station strategy; Jeff is going solar and takes us through the details; warning about buying a home with solar panels; modeling AI energy usage for AI; Let's talk about hydro-electric.

Jeff and Mike have a chat about Jeff's Tesla Model Y full self driving experience; Porsche's in the Park event benefitting the Dempsey Center; discussion of real cost of EV battery replacement; so, what is a semi-solid state battery anyway?; off the grid AI data center gives EV batteries a second life.