Who remembers WTG Energy Systems and its developer Alan Spaulding? I’d certainly forgotten about him and his wind turbine until … Read more
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While strolling through the Bakersfield Museum of Art this summer—yes, don’t laugh, we have an art museum here—I came across … Read more
The world of DC Fast Charging is changing rapidly. There are a dozen or more networks that provided DC Fast … Read more
The Great California Wind Rush (1980-1985) was on and like gold had done before it, the lure of riches drew … Read more
Down the rabbit hole again. I got a request for a paper by German physicist Albert Betz that I didn’t … Read more
After three months, the 2017 Chevy Bolt we bought in June has exceeded all our expectations and then some. Our Chevy Bolt has been a revelation. We also own a Tesla Model Y and sort of expected the Bolt to be a pale imitation, lacking in refinement and overall goodness. We were pleasantly surprised. The car rides beautifully. I actually think it handles bumps in the road better than the Tesla. The hatchback means we can fit all our stuff inside easily. It is comfortable and quiet.
Replacing the cabin air filter in a Chevy Bolt should be a part of “regular maintenance.” One source said the … Read more
It was bound to happen sooner or later in such a violent society and of course it had to happen … Read more
The first person to generate electricity with a wind turbine was neither Scottish nor French as was previously believed. He … Read more
Josef Friedländer presented a particularly ingenious system for producing wind-generated electricity at the Vienna Electricity Exhibition in 1883. Friedländer (1836-1905) … Read more
