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?By 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?By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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?By iLikeBatteries

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;By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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!By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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!By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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!By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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?By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

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.By iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff recap Jeff's recent trip to Alaska, from a battery perspective, of course! We learn what a "spinning reserve" is in the context of exploring a really big BESS in Fairbanks, Alaska. Jeff rents a Model Y and can't find the wipers.By iLikeBatteries

Jeff and Mike remember John B. Goodenough and his lasting impact on the world, not jus the world of batteries; preview of upcoming small battery pack reviews.By iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff talk about Jeff's upcoming trip; Jeff is going to rent a Model Y; should you drain your cell phone battery all the way down?; more swappable EV batteries coming?; NIO has a few issues; more about F1 battery tech, including UN38.3 transport rules.By iLikeBatteries

Jeff and Mike muse about small power packs; they answer a listener question; where do we obtain phosphate for LFP batteries; what about LFP recycling?; Jeff attends the F1 race in Montreal and teaches Mike a thing or two.By iLikeBatteries

Bicycle generator project update; Mike visits Jessie at GreenWave EV; Toyota's next generation battery is impressive; goals for energy density of solid-state cells; Runhood Power offerings; Ego battery quirk.By iLikeBatteries

LFP v NMC; Jeff's bicycle generator project update; rain gutter power generation; LFP v NMC; Honda EGX racing carts plus other applications; brushed vs brushless motors; tax credit for 3 kWh batteries; ILB rating system in the works.By iLikeBatteries

Mike reminds us how he chains together his battery packs; Jeff's bicycle generator update; more about LFP battery chemistry; electric tanker runs on LFPs; a rabbit hole leads us to a different Power X than we thought we were looking at.By iLikeBatteries

Jeff and Mike answer a listener question about power stations: comparing a Yeti 3000-X to a EcoFlow Delta Max; Jeff attended the Battery Brunch by the Volta Foundation; 2023 Battery Report; Random thoughts about the Power Grid.By iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff talk about something referred to as site energy; small scale solar considerations; diving deeper into Amazon's Rivian-supplied electric delivery trucks; how did we not know about NIO EVs?By iLikeBatteries

Jeff and Mike discuss: Jeff's bicycle generator project update; big batteries down under; hydropower in the news; more clean energy projects in the united states; KIA EV 9.By iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff get an update on Jeff's bicycle generator project; Chevy is shutting down production of the Bolt EV; Ultium Cells offers up a new chemistry; Fisker and Ample partner to offer swappable EV batteries in the Fisker Ocean; Walmart and Energizer caught up in a single-use battery conspriacy (just use Pale Blue Earth rechargeables instead).…

Jeff and Mike follow-up on battery tenders vs trickle chargers; another gripe about battery naming; competition for "gravith batteries"; Jeff's bicycle power generator project begins to take shape.By iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff cover a wide range of topics this week: Jeff commits to startnig a bicycle-based power generation project, and talks about his weekend battery charging activities; Mike talks about how his 9-Bot scooter holds a charge. Also, cool battery buses in Beverly Massachusetts, lithium price drops and an udpated Cayenne Hybrid from Porsche.…

Jeff and Mike discuss a unique set of power stations from RunHood Power; they respond to an email from Jim Gregory of PedalPC about Mike's battery shed and also about an article that Jim wrote regarding human power and a unique way to use it.By iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff speculate on NASA plans to 3D print batteries on Mars. Saving the planet one e-bike at a time! Ryobi e-bike DIY!By iLikeBatteries

Discovering and exploring Virtual Power Plants (VPP); Considerations for ways to power some of your devices instead of your whole home; Generating power from exercise? Jeff might have a project!By iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff do some math to help you figure out how much of your electric bill can be replaced by a portable power station! Yes, tradeoffs!By iLikeBatteries

Jeff and Mike discuss how to make it through a power outage with small power stations; solar + battery pack solutions; evaluating your electric billBy iLikeBatteries

Jeff and Mike are once again joined by the founder of Mangrove Lithium, Saad Dara, for continued discussions about their processes and how they can significantly reduce costs in the battery manufacturing process; economic and job opportunities for those in the fossil fuel industry; do you know where sodium sulfate comes from? or where it goes? List…

Today, Jeff and Mike are excited to host Dr. Saad Dara from Mangrove Lithium. Mangrove has developed an electro-chemical lithium refining process that is not only simpler than current methodologies, but also minimizes environmental impacts. You'll definiltey learn something this week!By iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff discuss real-world second life battery usage in California; NASA and batteries that can survive the hostile environment on the planet Venus; exploring the home storage options from Growatt Energy.By iLikeBatteries

Jeff and Mike continue their conversation with Matt Lamontagne of Leo & Son's Auto Repair. We get into the diagnostic tools that Matt uses on a daily basis; thoughts on hybrid electric vehicles; battery upgrades; EV mod's and Matt's opinion of the Corvette eRay.By iLikeBatteries

Mike and Jeff are delighted to welcome back to the show our only 4 time guest (so far), Matt Lamontagne of Leo & Son's Auto Repair. Matt tells us a not so great story about his Mach-E; we discuss the two types of battery systems in EVs; a discussion about hybrids.By iLikeBatteries

Jeff and Mike review a bunch of different ways to cook with battery power. Options from Makita, Aleko, Kadell, a couple from Crockpot, and an amazing travel oven from KickAss Products.By iLikeBatteries