Title | Link | Matt's take | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|
Forget your carbon footprint. Let's talk about your climate shadow. | www.mic.com | interesting take on the personal carbon footprint and contagious behavior... | |
Portable cooktops | nyti.ms | I like the budget pick - Duxtop 9100. Sturdy, simple, cheap. | |
The 7 Best Solar Power Banks of 2022 | www.treehugger.com | Talk to me before you buy these, but this is a good review of the options. | |
E-Bike Incentive List | docs.google.com | Nice summary of ebike incentives | |
E bike Incentive Overview | images.prismic.io | Great infographic on ebike incentives in US/Canada | |
E-bike Buying Guide
| electrek.co | Latest on bikes by Micah Toll at electrek - my ebike go to. | |
Inside EVs Electric Car list | bit.ly | Comprehensive - focused on specs. No qualitative reviews. | |
Podcast: Will truck lovers go electric? | Canary Media | www.canarymedia.com | One of my fave pods on a BIG topic. | |
Here's every electric vehicle that currently qualifies for the US federal tax credit - Electrek | electrek.co | Nice summary of Federal Credits for EVs | |
Redwood List of Electric home upgrades | bit.ly | My dictionary/encyclopedia. Prices are Bay Area, CA late 2021. | |
Does Your Electrification Project Require a Service Upgrade? - GreenBuildingAdvisor | www.greenbuildingadvisor.com | The Decision on upgrading your panel or staying with (typical) 100 Amps is a big variable. | |
Circuit Breakers: Upending Electrification Myths — Rewiring America | www.rewiringamerica.org | Sam, aka heat pump man, on why they’re great. | |
Julian Spector cooks on induction! | www.canarymedia.com | It’s like Julian’s sneaking into our course and vibing with us! A great overview of portable induction life! | |
Do Airline Offset Programs Really Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? - The New York Times | www.nytimes.com | Offsets are still a mess - this is a good take. | |
Great facebook group for electric home questions | www.facebook.com | Hosted by the cranky, genuine Nate the House Whisperer. Great go to for real talk on electric appliances, esp HVAC, cooking, insulation, hot water. | |
Is Your Gas Range a Health Risk? - Consumer Reports | www.consumerreports.org | The science on gas ranges - they aren’t good for you. | |
Everything You Need to Know About Roadtripping in an EV | university.roadpass.com | ||
A Data-Driven Guide to Effective Personal Climate Action | erikareinhardt.com | Erika’s post is spectacularly detailed and makes me feel lame, but I still love having this as a reminder of what I can work on. | |
Electric Vehicles With a 250-Mile-Plus Range on a Charge - Consumer Reports | www.consumerreports.org | Good review includes lots of new models. | |
Canary's Alison Takemura walks Pattrn TV through the electrified home of the future | www.youtube.com | I love Canary Media. And Allison breaks down small, medium and large projects in the electric home journey. A nice 4 min vid! | |
Noisy, Polluting Leaf Blowers Are Finally Going Electric - Bloomberg | www.bloomberg.com | One of my 2021 startup ideas was financing this activity. Cool to see things moving here. | |
A great review of used EVs from Max at Out of Spec guide | youtu.be | ||
Future EVs: Every Electric Vehicle Coming Soon | www.caranddriver.com | Good to see C and D covering EVs now. That’s a tipping point if I’ve ever seen one. | |
Great ebike starter article | ryanj.substack.com | Great overview of how to approach your first ebike. | |
Flywheel Resources: a great guide to owned and used smaller EVs | www.rideflywheel.com | Puneeth writes one of my top 5 favorite newsletters, Flywheel. He works with Reilly Brennan, author of another top read, FoT. He’s been tracking the used market for small EVs for a while. This is what Randy Nonnenberg did right before he launched Bring A Trailer, where $1B of used cars changed hands last year. Puneeth’s put his writing, some of his fave reads from others, and a ton of data all in one place…. | |
How to Electrify Your Home | www.importantnotimportant.com | An excellent pod from friend of MNE, John Semmelhack | |
https://microgridknowledge.com/vehicle-to-microgrid-vehicle-to-grid/ | microgridknowledge.com | Not much out there on V2X, but this is the best resource I’ve found. | |
Cool Canary piece on a Just Transition | www.canarymedia.com | Canary’s great coverage on big part of the IRA. | |
Flywheel: Your radar for owned and used micromobility. #ebike
| www.rideflywheel.com |