Archive for the ‘Tech’ Category

Greening the Planet: Why the plug-in bicycle beats the plug-in Prius and all-electric cars

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Picture of a Toyota Prius with a  

We bought our lovely blue Prius hybrid because it’s environmentally green. If the recently-announced plug-in version had been available we’d have considered that too, but we already have a great plug-in hybrid vehicle. It’s enormously greener than any Prius will ever be, and it’s greener than all-electric cars like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt as well.
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A Tale of Two Freewheels

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Catchy titles notwithstandiing, freewheels aren’t sexy.  But if you’re using a rear electric hub motor you’re probably still going to need ‘em, so it’s worth understanding a bit about cheesy ones and really good ones.  Because most of what’s out there now is pretty cheesy.

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