iLikeBatteries

Jeff and Mike chat about a new British-based startup with a very fast charging battery. Vermont enacts a law about recycling single-use batteries. What is the best angle for your solar panels? Can batteries disrupt cold shipping?

Mike and Jeff host Mike's brother in law, Todd Perry, who has an off the grid camp in Canada and is looking for some advice about where to go next with his 20 year old off-grid solar + battery system.

Jeff and Mike discuss the BYD Seagull and HAN EVs; Blade Batteries; Coffee ground electrodes?; California's got Big Batteries (and reducing number of solar installations); Community batteries?; Jeff's heat pump installation is complete, but what about backup power?

Mike and Jeff discuss the ups and downs of the XEV Yoyo he spotted in Italy; Exploring L7e and L6e vehicle categories; Vermont passes a 100% renewable electricity mandate; Other VT incentives; Jeff's solar update and other options; 

Jeff and Mike follow-up on the Volta Foundation's 2023 Battery Report; they introduce you to Ernst Waldemar Jungner; Duracell's 60th Anniversary; Duracell and F1 connection; batteries now included.

Mike and Jeff talk discuss something they didn't initially think about during the solar eclipse; Let's talk about portable power stations and what you might learn about your energy usage; Mike sees a Cybertruck; Mike acquires an EV!

Jeff and Mike discuss the recent ice storm and subsequent power outage in Maine; Details of Jeff's solar evaluation; is the Lion Energy Sanctuary a solution; Researchers at UC San Diego exploring self-healing batteries; Exciting research about implantable batteries run on the body’s oxygen; Ferrari has an EV?

Mike and Jeff discuss Ireland's new BESS; AI energy requirements and implications; More electric school busses in Massachusetts; New smart watch from Suunto with an interesting feature; Jeff goes swimming and has an unfortunate discovery.

Jeff and Mike wish you a happy National Battery Day; Lion Energy Eclipse charger still on sale; graphene batteries are getting pretty cutting edge; a fire-proof battery?; playground surprise.

Mike and Jeff disuss Jeff's Snow Joe battery woes; Operational tidal kite from Minesto; Call2Recycle Canada and Panasonic open a new facility; VPPs in Puerto Rico; the all electric Porche Macan EV debuts; what other EVs use 800 volt systems.

Jeff and Mike hop on the wayback machine and talk a little bit about Episode 1 and the origins of the show. A special thank you, once again, to the work and memory of John B. Goodenough. A review of the most prevalent Lithium Ion battery chemistries today. Mike muses about iron-air batteries. We close with a fun podcast statistic.

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's Snow Joe Woes as he moves to a new home in Maine; Lines and decreased winter distance for EVs; Mike explores human power generation with his new "Rock the Bike"; Jeff new Mini-UPS setup.

Jeff and Mike wish everyone a very happy new year. In the first show of 2024, the guys discuss swappable batteries for eBikes; Jeff visits Matt at his shop; repairing EV batteries; Edmunds compared an Kia EV6 to a BMW M2; Cars.com starting to do better at EV presentation (and a shout-out to Recurrent Auto).

Mike and Jeff talk about when EV batteries retire (Honda Clarity and Nissan Leaf); Ororo wear holiday gift options; fast charging your Apple laptop; important battery safety tip!

ILB weather report; can Mike's EcoFlow River Max run a cooktop?; NY City changes renewable zoning to allow more solar; Vinyard Wind 1 coming online "really soon"; Historical battery prices; Lithium ion recycling improvements; Introduction of Dual-Ion Batteries.

Recycling single use batteries. A sad farewell to RockPals. Jeff has an update on his 2nd year with his SnowJoe two-stage snow thrower. A single-stage snow thrower from Ryobi. Some cool EVs from Cenntro Auto.

Jeff and Mike remind you to do some battery things when you change your clocks for daylight saving time; Apple rumored to be making their own batteries; 30A capable power stations from Anker, Bluetti, EcoFlow, and Jackery.

Mike and Jeff have the honor of once again hosting Tom Bishop, founder of Pale Blue Earth to catch up on the latest offerings from this dynamic US-based battery innovator!

Jeff and Mike dive into EV battery costs and some different chemistries that are being used in EV battery packs. Mike gets a battery pack at Marshalls. 

Mike and Jeff are LIVE from Green Wave EV with founder Jesse Lore. Jesse takes us through the origin story of Green Wave and he answers the most frequent questions he receives from customers. Demystifying the Inflation Reduction Act and how it relates to new and used EVs. 

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff's new Anker 747 charger; Apple to use recycled Cobalt in their batteries by 2025; Toyota's 745 mile prototype with Solid State battery technology; reviewing EV battery longevity.

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's bicycle generator project; storm preparedness; watt hour to milliamp hour conversion; EU might be mandating user-swappable batteries by 2027; backup battery types in cell towers.

Jeff and Mike dive into the BIN. Chevy Bolt production extended through end of the year; Tesla offers standard range EVs again (with a twist); reminder about Recurrent Auto's services; car battery charger and tender review; an electric Ford Explorer?; what is up with the Canoo?

Mike and Jeff cover a number of topics this week, including: the Artic Air, Penske truck USB ports, a show release frequency update, the Vinyard Wind 1 wind farm coming online, and great new Lithium Iron Phosphate gear from Lion Energy.

Jeff and Mike review 4 smaller form factor power stations that have between 75 and 90 Watt Hours of capacity and cost under $100! We discuss options from Gensrock, SBAOH, Marbero, and Apowking.