CleanGreenSteve

He's ready!

My little man loves to rumble in the snow. The princess, less so.

Liquid-cooled cables and a pre-warmed battery bank make for a pretty fast charge rate.

Last night I used a nearby FREE level 2 charger to put 300 miles of range on the car. The Amazon truck arrived shortly after me... I wish I would have asked him if they expect drivers to take their breaks at public chargers.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to own a non-Tesla EV that is fully reliant on public charging? Follow along as I explore charging options for the Chevy Equinox EV along the eastern shore of Lake michigan. My first 250 mi charge came from a Chargepoint dispenser in front of a grocery store.

I’m a gun owner, and I respect the rights of responsible gun owners. That said, the second amendment will continue to be watered with the blood of children until the laws change.

Lake Michigan in December

This coat has a fold down faux fur collar and back leg straps. It keeps him quite warm. We're working up to him wearing boots.

Having another turkey sandwich while contemplating how long these leftovers are good for and if the clock resets if I make it into soup. Does it work that way? I don't know if it works that way.

Ruben looooooves snow! He's a husky now, just ask him.

Before the snow, Western Michigan.

I like Mark Hamill

Remember when songs would have a saxophone riff that would echo through the hollows of your soul? We used to be a real country

Cyclists who deny the need for safe cycling infrastructure are a problem and deserve your criticism.

Cyclists choosing to ride ebikes or wear lycra are doing so for their own reasons, are not inherently to your detriment, are often on your side, and those choices are none of your business.

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars. Via @theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...

The Folly of Building-Integrated Wind Wind turbines on buildings could produce electricity where it's needed and catch high winds above ground level. However, wind turbulence, safety, cost, and poor performance all make building-integrate...

www.buildinggreen.com/feature/foll... it's an old article, but the physics haven't changed. I would also add that at today's price points, solar makes exponentially more sense than small scale wind energy, even when installed on an appropriate tower and performing optimally.

I recall an article in home power magazine decades back, and I spent 15 years in residential wind power before moving to solar. Will see if I can find the article. Rule of thumb is to put the bottom of the blades 30 ft above any surrounding obstructions within 300 ft.

More on energy content. the available energy in the wind is proportional to the velocity cubed, so slight increases in velocity yield massive increases in energy, and the cheapest way to gain velocity and avoid turbulence is a tall tower.

Thanks for asking. Turbulence and vibration are the first two reasons. There's a huge vertical component to the wind at the roof's edge that will ruin energy content. Turbine RPMs can also hit the resonate frequency of the structure they're mounted to and ring the building like an acoustic guitar.

The IRA has created massive investment in building out the domestic supply chain for solar. I worry that Trump will dismantle it out of pettiness, but I think there's enough Republican support on the hill that they will want to take credit for the success thus far and the benefits going forward.

I did not expect leather working to occupy my day off, but the basket case bike saddle is coming along and so is winter, so I better get my boots ready.

The lighthouse at Muskegon harbor, Lake Michigan.

Never do this. Never. Rooftop wind turbines are invariably a bad idea. I will die on this hill, come at me bro, pull up, etc.

A memory from 12 years ago.... We had a funding deadline, snow was falling, and the sun was setting... so we rented every light trailer we could find and finished the lift. That was a wild night.

2 cold drinks, 1 hot, slice of cake in the trunk bag, leisure pace. Just enjoying the air, sunshine, and world around me.

Lake Michigan is pretty amazing.