iLikeBatteries

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 prepping for XCharge Charging Hub with batteries charging batteries.

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.

Mike and Jeff discuss a battery + solar powered floating urban greenhouse; a plug for Freight Farms; CATL's swappable EV battery tech and barriers to aoption in the US; a hybrid car ferry?; New England meets power demands with battery backup solutions.

Jeff and Mike discuss Texas' improvements in the area of electricity demands through increased solar and battery backup; Are Battery Electric Trains a reality?; Solid state batteries drive towards 1,800 miles of range; Porsche + AI = Better Batteries.

Mike hosts Kieran O'Regan and Lorenzo Bergamaschi from About:Energy to discuss their innovative battery development and simulation technology. From Porsche to McMurtry to Formula 1, About:Energy accelerates the development of better, more sustainable batteries.

Jeff and Mike continue unpacking the new regulations for batteries in your checked luggage; the 100 watt-hour tipping point; sometimes the airlines and the TSA don't seem to agree; have you heard about HeaterMeals?

Mike and Jeff muse about: K1 indoor go-karts; Switzerland trials solar panels between train tracks; Worldwide solar generation rankings; battery-powered ships; confusion surrounding some new TSA regulations regarding batteries and luggage on airplanes.

Jeff and Mike chat about a Swedish university protoype of a fluid, flexible battery; Ecoflow's balcony solar panel; Porsche Cayman/Boxster EV delays; how EVs get their capacity from smaller cells; home EV chargers as incentives.

Mike and Jeff talk about a CES 2025 solar roof tile announcement from Jackery; a reminder to check your 12V car battery; differences between marine batteries and automotive batteries; the guys come across a horrible Amazon ad for alkaline batteries and why Pale Blue Earth batteries will serve you better.

Jeff and Mike discuss the possible benefits a sodium-ion battery pack by Elecom; breaking ground with the Elgo-Plus Springer Max-EB micro excavator; is it worth $22k?

Mike and Jeff share the second half of our interview with Matt Lamontagne of Leo & Son's Automotive in Lawrence, MA. This time we explore an issue with a Lexus RX400h; why people seek out Matt's expertise; Cybertruck wiper blade ideas; Kia EV-9 cool features; Matt discusses his teaching about hybrids and EVs; charge port location and charging issues; VTL tricks. <https://leosons.com>

Jeff and Mike are joined once again by Matt Lamontagne of Leo & Son's Automotive in Lawrence, MA. Matt tells us about his new EV9, and the fate of the Mach-E; more about Leo & Sons services; discussion of dual & tri motor EVs; Tesla's charging "trick"; a mechanic's opinion of hub motors in EVs; EVs eat tires; EV maintenance items you might not think of.

How Fast is Fast?; Today Mike and Jeff host Jingyi Chen, Head of Battery at Breathe Battery Technologies. Learn how Breathe Charge and Breathe Life enable better battery charging and discharging performance. 

Jeff and Mike discuss DeepDrive's EV motor yielding 20% more efficienc; a lesson about EV drivetrains; battery market cap; Mike's EcoFlow River battery woes...revisited; a walk down memory lane.

Mike and Jeff discuss some more details about Mike's battery shed; swappable toaster batteries?; Prologium's lithium ceramic battery; EcoFlow's Power Hat; Bluetti gets into home power; the Flint Paper Battery; Another snow blower for Jeff

Jeff and Mike ring in 2025 by discussing a Stanford study about "lunatic EV driving"; a lovely note from a listener; Mike's EcoFlow River woes!

Mike and Jeff close out their fifth year of iLikeBatteries! Jeff's SnowJoe battery update; Jeff's new EGO show thrower; Mike finds a deal; Charging options Jeff missed during his Ionic 5 rental; CCA vs NACS charging standards; what about renting an EV from Turo?; are you wanting to start a podcast?; Stats and a Thank You.

Jeff takes Mike on a ride describing his adventures renting a Hyundai Ionic 5 in Charlotte, NC. If you're thinking of renting an EV, you'll want to pay extra attention to this episode!

Mike and Jeff discuss CATL introduction of the first hybrid battery that combines two chemisties; EREVs and PHEVs explained; Battery Innovations of 2024; Deck the Halls with battery powered lights.

Jeff and Mike discuss the possibility of running a WORX leaf mulcher off of an EcoFlow River; Jeff's SnowJoeWoe; People batteries?; Sand Batteries?; Hidden Dangers of Flooded EVs; AI helping with battery recycling?

Mike and Jeff discuss one of Jeff's pet peeves; worldwide battery capacity numbers; air taxi updates; new lawn equipment emissions requirements; does a Worx leaf mulcher run off of an EcoFlow?

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff's EcoFlow disappointment; they have a follow-up on EV battery arrangment and a correction from last show; Chery Fulwin T9; John Deere electric mowers; old news out of California. Shout out to Hampton Acadmey.

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's Flux Capacitor experience; Follow-up on solar energy gathering in space; Are space-based solar farms viable?; Tesla produces it's one hundred millionth 46800 cell; Battery powered music festivals?

Jeff and Mike are reminded that they should check to see if things are plugged in; Polaris Dawn launch and new space suits; Jeff's Lion Sanctuary consultation; Mike's Wave2 update; some floating solar in the Alps in Switzerland; 52 billion solar panels?

Mike and Jeff chat about Mike's purchase of an EcoFlow solar alignment gadget; Residential Clean Energy tax credit; have you heard of zinc-air batteries?; Titan Advanced Energy Solutions explains more about their ultrasound technology.

Jeff and Mike chat about AkzoNobel’s Resicoat battery protective spray; EV Batteries Cost 90% Less Compared To 15 Years Ago; Kronos and Yasheng Partnership: Revolutionizing Power with Nickel-63 Nuclear Battery; Mike acquires an EcoFlow WAVE 2; the guys learn about R290 and discuss the definition of a BTU.

Mike and Jeff discuss how California's 10,000+ MegaWatts of battery storage helped with recent heatwave; Potassium-ion 18650's?; Australia showing how to make neighborhood batteries fun; Yoshino's Solid State portable battery stations...are they worth it?

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;