EV’s battery life In assembling yesterday’s post on an EV’s battery life, I ran across this piece from Recurrent. It describes a simple way to ensure that the battery in your electric vehicle (EV) stays healthy longer, and its depth of discharge (DOD). It’s a little complicated, but this summary should help. To calculate depth …
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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 considering the purchase of an electric vehicle (EV). In fact, the analysis of more than 22,700 EVs from 21 different models finds that modern EV batteries will likely outlast the service life of the vehicle. …
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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 capacitor, I was sent a link from Miss GoElectric that features a “solid” breakdown of the company’s technology and where it might have originated. The word “might” is important because, while there are traceable links …
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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 the first quarter of 2026. But, is the solid-state Donut Lab power pack it runs on a battery or capacitor? This is the question electric vehicle (EV) enthusiasts are now debating. Basic tech First, a …
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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 hazard insurance. I chose to buy ($24.99 per tire or $99.96), and I’m glad I did. Here’s the breakdown. Two days ago I got a little careless in a parking lot and clipped a curb …
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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 of a power loss, have created their own rear door back-up exit fix. My sister-in-law sent the two pictures that follow, which is a clever variation on solutions found on various Tesla forums for her …
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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 years, but a video just found its way into my algorithm. Likely as a result of the attention we gave to the solid-state battery and Donut motor from Verge Motorcycles in the last few weeks. …
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