566 bike & battery

Oh what the heck. Nobody really cares, I'm not an expert, and my facts are loose, but here's another dubious look at what's up in the world of electric micro mobility.


Water water everywhere and not a drop to process my data?


Water water everywhere and not a drop to power my ebike?


"Solid state" is a bit deceiving, I think that means "it won't change over time" or "it doesn't change between on and off" rather than, "it's made out of a solid material." When it gets right down to it, there's no such thing as a solid anyway, right? It's all vibrations.

CATL, that's a name we're going to hear more and more from.


Pizzagate 2.0.


Ok, not a bike, not a battery, but it is a heat pump. It uses sound waves to do the compression work. And no freon. What is in there?

Probably water.

Nope, helium. Then the heat is transferred to water. Water, water, everywhere.

Why do you think I'm writing a blog about batteries? They're big news!

And apparently require big industry.

That the government wants to bring back to the US.

(Guess what the "C" in CATL stands for?)

Battery recycling is going to be huge business, too.

It's all screwed up, you can't get a tax rebate on a 100% electric Tesla Model Y, but you can for a hybrid Jeep. But the idea is, it's electric!

Hence, gun collections.

And three batteries! (Actually, I think this is a Euro bike.)

$6400? Definitely euro. Americans don't have that kind of cash! (At least not bike riders.)(Well, some of us.)

Except for that rear hub.

If I could make the rear bracket of my bike about 4" wider, I might like this solution.

Enjoy the day, thanks for, um, reading.

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