Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

And in the last two weeks, one of the largest utility companies in the United States, Pacific Gas & Electric, announced plans to work with General Motors in experiments with their bidirectional charging technologies. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit. Even so, world events are putting wind in the sails for backup power.

GM 91

GM Ford Power Powered 91

Cars That Think

APRIL 9, 2022

And the recent revelation of atrocities committed by the Russian military in Ukraine have renewed calls to boycott Russian gas, an action European countries are struggling to figure out how to implement. But Rosenow explains that “there is a shortage of installers in Europe; there is a shortage of kit.”

Gas 104

Gas Europe Ukraine Gas-Electric 104

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the skyrocketing fuel prices that ensued last year got me thinking about how to cut down on my consumption of gasoline. So I decided to revisit a project I first explored in 2009 , when I installed an Arduino-based fuel-economy computer dubbed “ MPGuino ” in the car that I was driving at the time.

Fuel Economy 144

Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPG 144