Like many other people, my first new bike came from Walmart. I was a kid getting into mountain biking, and it was what my family could afford to pool together to get me for my birthday. I rode it for years, had a lot of fun in the New Mexico … [continued]
The Crackdown on E-Bike Rule-Bending Starts in California Recently, California decided to do what it normally does: strictly regulate just about everything. Automotive technology, firearms, the little tags on mattresses — you can count on California to lead the way to exerting maximum control. It’s what the legislature does, and … [continued]
A couple of weeks ago, I came across a very interesting article at Electrek that’s worth talking about. In it, Fred Lambert (a man who has become a target for Tesla Stan hatred in recent years), discusses something kind of crazy that happened when the Stans tried to defend a … [continued]
In another recent article, I shared a video from Aptera about the company’s first road trip from Flagstaff to California. But, as we all know, it takes a fair amount of juice to carry something as big as a car from A to B. It’s a lot less energy than … [continued]
Recently, Aptera’s people did something I’ve said they should do for years: take the show on the road! In a YouTube video, the company showed a road trip from Flagstaff, Arizona, back to California in the latest version of the solar-charging two-seater. What makes this video important is that the … [continued]
Vladimir Lenin supposedly said, “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” Whether he really said that or someone else did, one thing is true: whoever said that is right. I mean, if you told the average EV fan 5 years ago that there would … [continued]
I’d love to live in a place with excellent e-bike infrastructure. If my smaller city had dedicated lanes with barriers between me and the cars, I’d ride places almost every time. Separate bike roads would be even better. But alas, it does not. Instead, most places have a narrow “bike … [continued]
Before I get into why I think people need to stop burning, shooting, and painting swastikas on Teslas, let me first start by explaining that I get it. Trump and Elon Musk are doing some awful things. Perhaps more importantly, multiple judges have ruled that what they’re doing is most … [continued]
I recently came across a video on YouTube that made an important point: there are HUGE advantages to driving an old car around. While you don’t get the latest technology (but can get most of it, more on that in a bit), don’t have the latest style, and often don’t … [continued]
For years, I’ve been arguing with EV enthusiasts about transmissions. While EV manufacturers can get away with just one gear ratio, the benefits of extra gears are obvious to people familiar with automotive technology. Torque multiplication at low speeds can help with towing, pulling up hills, and just accelerating a … [continued]
