Articles & Commentaries

Consumer Reports auto manufacturer rankings for 2026 released

Consumer Reports As they do each year, Consumer Reports has released its list auto manufacturer new vehicle rankings, with Subaru…

7 months ago

Will a frozen key fob still work??

Frozen key fob I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently. She thought she had a frozen key fob.…

7 months ago

Always mount your best tires on the rear!

Tires Tires have been a big focus of late: I've replaced all four and followed that up by clipping a…

7 months ago

New YASA electric motor promises more power from less mass

YASA electric motor It turns out that the YASA axial flux electric motor has been in development for about 20…

7 months ago

How to increase your EV’s battery life

EV's battery life In assembling yesterday's post on an EV's battery life, I ran across this piece from Recurrent. It…

8 months ago

New study answers the question of EV battery longevity

EV battery longevity A new study from Canada's Geotab finds that EV battery longevity should not be a concern when…

8 months ago

Is Donut Lab’s power pack a battery or capacitor — Part II

Battery or capacitor Only a few hours after yesterday's post asking whether Donut Lab's power pack was a battery or…

8 months ago

Is Donut Lab’s power pack a battery or capacitor? Does it matter??

Battery or capacitor? Verge Motorcycles announced in January that it would have an electric motorcycle available in the U.S. in…

8 months ago

Road hazard insurance on new tires — buy or no buy?

Road hazard insurance Three weeks ago, I replaced the tires on the Kia Niro. An add-on to consider was road…

8 months ago

Tesla customers create a rear door back-up exit fix

Rear door back-up exit fix Tesla's own customers, concerned about the safety of their back seat passengers in the event…

8 months ago