Insulate Yourself from the Shock of Electrifying Puns at The Battery ShowInsulate Yourself from the Shock of Electrifying Puns at The Battery Show

Even an online gathering of engineers and scientists is no protection from terrible puns.

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

November 6, 2020

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Anticipation for The Battery Show has people wound up, so much so that they've sadly resorted to making shockingly terrible puns about the subject matter, like the technical evaluation of the Tesla Model Y's Octovalve. Naturally, it is our job to share the pain, so we're listing some of the attempted humor, along with the names of the perpetrators here, and we invite you to compound the misery with your own contributions in the comments section.

Robert Kilpin opined that there is "sure to be some highly charged debates over the pros and cons of battery power."

Terry Watters noted that surely, "some views will be positive, some negative."

The show promotor joined in, observing that it "seems like both of you are pretty amped up for The Battery Show. We sure hope we sparked your interest and that you registered for what is sure to be a powerful event! Let us know watt questions you have."

Steve Hall thought that the show looks so promising that "hopefully they will cell more of these in the upcoming years."

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By now, you are surely charged up enough to shock people with your own electrifying puns, so please post them in the comments. And bring them with you to The Battery Show!

About the Author

Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

A member of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year jury, Dan also contributes car reviews to Popular Science magazine, serves on the International Engine of the Year jury, and has judged the collegiate Formula SAE competition.

Dan is a winner of the International Motor Press Association's Ken Purdy Award for automotive writing, as well as the National Motorsports Press Association's award for magazine writing and the Washington Automotive Press Association's Golden Quill award.

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He has held a Sports Car Club of America racing license since 1991, is an SCCA National race winner, two-time SCCA Runoffs competitor in Formula F, and an Old Dominion Region Driver of the Year award winner. Co-drove a Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost to 16 Federation Internationale de l’Automobile-accredited world speed records over distances from just under 1km to over 4,104km at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine, France.

He was also a longtime contributor to the Society of Automotive Engineers' Automotive Engineering International magazine.

He specializes in analyzing technical developments, particularly in the areas of motorsports, efficiency, and safety.

He has been published in The New York Times, NBC News, Motor Trend, Popular Mechanics, The Washington Post, Hagerty, AutoTrader.com, Maxim, RaceCar Engineering, AutoWeek, Virginia Living, and others.

Dan has authored books on the Honda S2000 and Dodge Viper sports cars and contributed automotive content to the consumer finance book, Fight For Your Money.

He is a member and past president of the Washington Automotive Press Association and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers

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