As I’m sure many you know, Android 13 introduced the new “Gabeldorsche” Bluetooth (BT) stack, and as far as I can tell there’s a lot wrong with it. Now, that’s not to say that it’s totally broken, that’s not true. It has all the hallmarks of a thing that was tested, and hits an acceptable pass rate for casual use […]
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I saw this post, phrased in slightly different ways, in a few of the EV groups I follow on Facebook. As an Kia EV6 (and MME) owner, what I think this person has, I get it the minor inconvenience of waiting five minutes longer than you absolutely needed to is inconvenient, but this is a more complex topic than it […]
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I’ve commented before on how terrible the quality of Ubiquiti hardware is, and now I have another failure. Generally, most of my failures have been in the two year (if you buy direct) warranty period so aside from the obvious waste in materials and time it hasn’t been a huge issue. But this time it was my UniFi Protect G4 […]
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Not sure how John Wick 2 became the movie of choice on Sunday, but that’s what was requested. I thought we owned it, 1 and 3 are part of our collection, but somehow this guy slipped through the cracks… No problem, I had some Google Play credit associated to my personal account, I’ll just buy it there and have it […]
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This is going to sound crazy, but hear me out. There’s a lot of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) out there around EV refueling (aka charging), especially when it comes to road trips. I get it, the refueling model is very different, and you need to know that the model is different, to understand that looking at refueling an EV like […]
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Gotta say, it was really weird to see something like this Op-ed on how attacks on net metering are a good thing on a site like CleanTechnica. But, you know, maybe there is something to it that I wasn’t aware of, so I approached it with an open mind. But unless I’m missing something, it seems to be promoting the […]
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I totally agree with Jonathan Gitlin that we need better DCFC charging infrastructure. But, I can’t help but see some holes in the whole “EVs are doomed…” thing. First, and most glaring, is actually something that Jonathan says out loud. No, the problem is whether or not any of the chargers will be working when you arrive. (Unless you’re driving […]
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I was going to rant, but it turned out more PSA :). TLDW; GE Smart Switches don’t last, I have a stack of them that have broken in the last 4.5 years.
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This is kind of off topic for what we usually cover here, apologies, but it’s something that I’ve been thinking about recently (mostly because it’s been relevant). Although, if you think about cars as gadgets, and most new cars are really computers that happen to take you places, maybe it’s not so far into the weeds :)… For OEMs, especially […]
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I hadn’t made the time to write this post, mostly because I wasn’t quite sure how to explain how weird it was to go from EV-curious to a two EV household in four months… Some of that weirdness is perfectly encapsulated in the research article linked below, which has helped to frame the things I wanted to say out loud. […]
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