Thankfully, it’s not too difficult. The solution, which was created by security engineer Fredrik Gustafsson, comes in the form of a small circuit board that taps into the car’s battery management system (BMS) harness. Gustafsson has instructions on his GitHub page, but here’s the gist of it.
Cool. Probably wouldn’t tinker with my car to that extent.
It does look like PlugShare has coverage in Europe, but I don’t know if it’s as necessary — from what I hear y’all have much better charging infrastructure. J.D. Power does have some non-US surveys, though I only see Canada and China.
J.D. Power runs surveys which you’ll get if you use PlugShare (and if you aren’t using it, you should to find out about out-of-service chargers!). They publish their results, and a recent publication addresses no-charge and waiting visits:
Non-charge visits and availability vary by location: To better understand the EV charging experience, J.D. Power monitors non-charge visits and availability at public stations nationwide. The findings reveal that the Pacific region has the highest rate of non-charge visits (21%), with 12% of customers also reporting wait times for an available charger. In contrast, the East South Central region has the lowest incidence of both issues, just 7% for non-charge visits and 5% for wait times. Among major cities, EV owners in Seattle (25%) and Los Angeles (24%) report high rates of unsuccessful charging attempts, while a greater share of drivers in San Francisco (18%) and Denver (14%) experience wait times to access chargers. By far, the most common reason for non-charge visits is the charger being out of service or not working properly, which affects 60% of failed charging visits.
Wondering what the action will be in court:
The consequences for Rhode Island’s only commercial offshore wind project will feature heavily in a Sept. 4 federal court hearing, where a group of 18 Democratic state attorneys general, including Rhode Island’s Peter Neronha, will ask U.S. District Judge William Young of Massachusetts to throw out the Trump administration’s Jan. 20 executive order halting reviews of offshore wind projects.
I think we’re often faced with the choice whether to invest in personal protection in case of disaster, or in general disaster aversion. It seems more certain and higher direct impact to do the former. But if there’s any reasonable chance the latter will succeed, I’d rather do that. For one, the payoff of not living in an apocalypse (even with significantly reduced material goods) is much better than living well-armed in the apocalypse.
At least that’s how I frame it to myself: up my donation to the ACLU and Democracy First before I stock up on ammo. As long as there’s hope.
Yes — I think part of the lesson is to document the rationale and the compromises as much or more than the intended functionality.
Sounds extremely similar to US-based Form Energy (founded 2017), down to the 100-hour target and container based installation. Ore Energy says they were founded 2022. Anyway, cool to have more activity in the long duration grid storage space.
Interesting. A little more specific than “hey free land” though it doesn’t seem like it being a pit is actually a factor.
Abandoned mines tend to have decent road access and solid connections to the grid, ready-made infrastructure that could be useful for solar installations. What’s more, solar projects on abandoned mine sites could also help revitalize mining community economies.
Solar could also aid restoration by keeping bare soils from drying out or blowing away and making it easier for plants to get established.
The ‘Indonesian Indigenous Car’ is making its debut in 1:1 clay model form at the 2025 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS), and the company behind it is PT Teknologi Militer Indonesia (TMI), which deals with military equipment. i2C’s first product will be a large SUV based on a platform of a foreign partner which identity is yet to be disclosed.
Sounds like there’s a long way to go until there’s an actual car.
[T]he company quotes a CLTC range of 617 km from an 83.4 kWh NMC battery. There’s a single rear-mounted motor pushing out 204 PS and 310 Nm of torque (identical figures to the BYD Atto 3).
For all the talk of “indigenous” it sounds like a restyled BYD car, unless I’m misinterpreting. Though developing local design and assembly capacity seems like a good benefit.
Because of the chip protocol, or just because it’s uninspiring?
That’s what I expect from a phone or laptop. I know car batteries are supposed to be more long lived, but I don’t know what makes one Li battery last longer than another. Many EV manufacturers haven’t been in the game long enough to prove it.
Decided to pay for Kagi, and now Google results look even more ridiculous.
On June 24, behind-the-meter solar made up as much as 22% of the power being used in New England at any given time, according to the Acadia Center. At 3:40 p.m., total demand peaked at 28.5 GW, of which 4.4 GW was met by solar installed by homeowners, businesses, and other institutions.
Nice!
Today, in the mid 80s and partly cloudy, our solar has been covering and sometimes exceeding the cooling load as well as charging the EV slowly. A residential battery would definitely help even things out (covering nighttime load as well), but there’s no time-of-use rates or battery program like Vermont’s where I am so it’s not quite worth it.
Yeah, I skipped right past Toyota in my EV search when I learned they weren’t one of the manufacturers with a near horizon for all-electric.
Laughable for chess, but essentially how Steve Mould played tic tac toe using synthesized DNA.
Nice!
The method is something that looks kinda like a pressure washer that pieces the burning battery cell and injects water into it.
Me (interviewing recently): Could I see an example design doc or some code before we discuss your offer? Hiring manager: We don’t do designs, just launch and iterate. And here’s some code, it’s all fully self documenting. Me: Nope nope nope.
Anecdotally I see a lot of Kia and Hyundai EVs around (US NE), and CleanTechnica’s sales numbers seem to back up them being near the top.
Software union? (Where?)