I thought this was clever.
It provides an opportunity to remind readers that the cost of wind energy has fallen to the point that, in many times and places around the country, it’s practically free (less than $0.02 per KWh).
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich’s message here is especially on target now that the USPS is in the process of replacing its entire fleet of postal trucks–get this–with gasoline powered drive trains. That’s right, we’ve finally reached the tipping point where electric transportation is in the process of making internal combustion vehicles obsolete, and this pawn of Big Oil wants to buy 230,000 new gas-guzzlers.
Moreover, as mentioned previously, these vehicles are the perfect candidate for electrification, because their frequent stops and starts take full advantage of regenerative braking.
Fire DeJoy–now.
Is the total market for these small amphibious EVs really projected to be $4.7 billion by 2027? Well, I’m sure, if you ask the guy who proposes to build them and who wants you to invest in his company.
Some reasons I’m skeptical:
• The power output required to make this thing hover across water at the speeds shown here must be enormous. That means either a) huge, expensive battery packs, or b) extremely short durations of continuous use, both of which are deal-killers.
• It’s marketed for use in package delivery? Think about how rare the occasion would be that would make this vehicle practical for that purpose. Hey, we need to take this parcel to a place across that small lake, but there are no roads over there. Does that sound like something that often happens in the real world?
• It’s marketed for use in search and rescue? I would have to think that severely limited range would be a serious objection here. I would certainly hope so, if my kid were drowning.
• The video shows an artist’s rendering. You can’t even build one that actually works? I’m always leery when I come across this.
Sorry, no.
From the charismatic physicist Dr. Michio Kaku:
They say, “the truth is out there.” The United States just hosted the first public hearing on the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in decades and declassified some related findings. There are still more questions than answers at this point but I’m encouraged. It seems as if this subject might finally be treated seriously. I appeared on CNN to discuss these developments. (more…)
From Politico:
Here’s a thought I wanted to share; it had never entered my head before.
Good people are motived by the well-being of others.
Achieving sustainability will be impossible in the absence of this approach to living.
Apparently, the GOP is upset that Trump is endorsing “trainwreck” candidates.
My advice: don’t expect the former president to somehow develop a conscience, or to adopt the sensibilities of mainstream, semi-rational conservatives.
Trump and his sociopathic behavior will have to be removed from the Republican party by force. Liken it to the extraction of wisdom teeth.
So true. Unless you sell guns, MAGA hats, “Abortion Is Murder” paraphernalia, and the like, you would do well to keep your ignorance and hatred to yourself.
Putting it on display for the world to see greatly limits your customer base.
Just got off a long Zoom call with some old high school friends, two of whom are extremely senior professors of constitution law, and several others are medical doctors. Given the leaked Alito decision, the issue of abortion dominated the call. (more…)
Mike Pence is such an insipid human being that it’s almost amusing to find him in the news. Apparently, he’s breaking away from Trump re: the Georgia gubernatorial race and is backing the opponent of the former president’s pick.
I’m not sure this has any more impact in the campaign than the support of the mayor of Topeka.
The only thing that Pence did of any importance in the course of his four-year term was his certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election in favor of Joe Biden. This, to be fair, was not nothing; in fact, he did it at his own peril. (“Hang Mike Pence! Hang Mike Pence!”) (more…)
