Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. I’ve been watching a lot of electric vehicle restomod videos on YouTube lately ...

We’ve all experienced that dreaded sound under the hood when you twist the key: Click. Click Click. A dead battery is more of an inconvenience around town (depending where you live), but out in the ...

Portable solar panels are reshaping how backcountry explorers think about access to electricity. Solar has become far more affordable and widely available in less than a decade. As a result, these ...

Milwaukee makes a lot of power tools, from a humble line of USB-rechargeable gadgets to top-of-the-line brushless tools. But if you're looking for the brand's most powerful, longer-lasting, ...

In a milestone for lithium-free battery technology, the collaborative R&D project INNOBATT, led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB), has completed a battery ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William covers motorbikes, E-bikes, cars, trucks and mobility tech. The e-bike ecosphere continues to evolve, and one popular ...

NASA’s Glenn Research Center developed a new flywheel-based mechanical battery system that redefined energy storage and spacecraft orientation. This innovative approach demonstrated the potential of ...