Saying the upfront cost of an EV is prohibitive is like saying that it would be more affordable to buy ice cubes from the store rather than buying a freezer.

If you have a solaredge inverter and hate your zigbee... It's pretty easy to switch the coax cable to the wifi module. Thanks @gosolarken.bsky.social for the tip

If you want a vehicle with: • real horsepower • large wheels • no computer gimmicks • has personality • never needs gas • fits the whole family • commanding seat position (1/2)

The uncomfortable part of the debate around cost of living, is that Dems don't really have a solution to it either.

Betting the success of large sectors of the economy against the price volatility of petroleum is a tough game. That's why we've been working on increased electrification and efficiency of aircraft. It's better for business, better for people, better for the environment.

China's government tells companies "for the love of all that is good please stop making so many solar panels". www.miit.gov.cn/gyhxxhb/jgsj...

Imagine if every newspaper CEO talked like this.

Unsurprising fact: most coal miners have died.

Public EV parking is even more of a scam. Was $4/hour not high enough? > Hi Alex, > We wanted to let you know that once your EV is fully charged or stops charging, the station time rate set by the station manager increases from $0.00/Hr to $10.00/Hr. > > Sincerely, > Team ChargePoint

Public EV charging is such a scam. $0.93/kWh is some 2050 energy pricing.

This is too much lightning right?

Good general life advice for the kids

The EGO mower has 2x 3.2 ft-lb motors @ 3800 rpm (275 W each). What if they replaced the motors with one 550 W laser?

EVs need a better metric than charging speed and range. Maybe maximum average speed over 1000 miles? www.reddit.com/r/electricve...

I called Senator Husted's office and told the staffer I don't support the president wiping a civilization off the face of the earth. The guy who answered the phone thanked me for my call and said he will let the senator know. How mundane.

"You wanted nuclear missiles? Well have some nuclear missiles" Trump mutters to himself as he pushes a button.

#YIMBY lifetime achievement award: > In 1924, [Marjorie Merriweather] Post announced that she’d sold her Fifth Avenue mansion to a developer with the stipulation that the firm recreate her opulent residence on the top three floors of the 14-story apartment building to be constructed on the site.

I compared the exif data of the two Earth shots from the #Artemis II mission. (and stacked them to provide a side by side). Left image: Time=00:27:39, Aperture=4, ShutterSpeed=1/4s, ExposureCompensation=+1 Right image: Time=00:27:20, Aperture=5.6, ShutterSpeed=1/15s, ExposureCompensation=-1

Here's some Artemis math: Peak thrust is 8.8 million pound-force Maximum speed achieved with this thrust is 2600 mph. So there's 45 GW of mechanical power being developed. That's like 45x AP1000 nuclear reactors, or 90 million solar panels. Don't do math like this.

A large Toyota EV sedan with >400 miles of range for $22k? How is this cheaper than a Corolla?! www.autoblog.com/news/toyotas...

Can you make calcium carbonate from high CO₂ seawater and electricity? Yes! advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This may be a good opportunity for the folks over at Suntrain

Portage County #Ohio seeking to ban solar and wind developments county wide this Thursday. #renewableenergy theportager.com/public-heari...

Many people are saying this

This is the same strategy as Stormy Daniels and Epstein... Maybe he got screwed by a windmill once.

To combat AI spam, I'm changing my voicemail message to "leave your name, number, and instructions on how to reverse a linked list"

Lost power; using the WEN 56105 generator to keep the fridge running. $8/kWh is pretty steep!

Step 1: use publicly available pictures of an unstable aircraft to create a digital model Step 2: run a simulation of the model Step 3: say it doesn't fly very well www.19fortyfive.com/2026/03/scie...

RIP Honda's US-made EV fleet lineup. arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03...

I'm reading Genius Bat by Yossi Yovel, and now want to find the actual text of the Svendborg Declaration.

Bold to assume that basic economy passengers have any loyalty. I personally just pick the flight with the lowest CO₂ emissions.

GM should just import this Buick PHEV minivan they sell in China. 70 mile electric range/616 total range. $47k insideevs.com/news/789066/...

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When the price of natural gas goes up, and a heat pump is the cheapest option.

At this price for natural gas, I'm gonna have to start heating my house with coal! Heating cost compare: 80 AFUE furnace: $0.037/kWh Heat pump: $0.04/kWh

"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to integrate AI into everything the military does..." "[Anthropic] is particularly concerned about Claude being used for mass domestic surveillance or to develop fully autonomous weapons." www.axios.com/2026/02/19/a... #AI #Claude

Face reveal. Wrong answers only.

When is Draft Kings going to let me start betting on nerds defending their thesis?

Imagine if Ford just kept producing this car with modern battery density and prices.

If the stupid Kia app would let you queue commands, it would be so much better.

Texaco bought the patent for the idea of a NiMH battery pack so that no one could make battery packs for years until lithium ion became affordable enough en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_...

The WaPo editorial board has been drinking too much leaded AvGas. 3/4 of Americans support climate action, not 1/2. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The problem with "socialism killed Venezuela oil production" is that Venezuelan oil is expensive to refine. Even capitalists don't want the stuff.

Everyone at some point thinks they could get free electricity by running a turbine with their tap water. Less people think that they could get free heat by extracting it from their tap water (and throwing the ice cubes outside).

"Donald Trump, you just won the FIFA world peace prize. What are you doin' next?" "I'm going to Venezuela!"

I'm looking into building a house (obviously we'd leave out the natural gas connection). A dual-fuel propane/induction cooktop sounds like a great option. Didn't know these existed. youtu.be/Zl5aTF9JQbM

Intro: When people talk about tax fairness, the focus is almost always on income. Conclusion: Instead of taxing each year’s earnings in isolation, consumption tax could be based on a multi-year average. The idea is that a person’s average income over time is a good proxy for how much they consume.

This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...

We could solve EV charging by changing NEVI to the TRUMP CHARGER NETWORK Wind turbine's? No these are yuge TRUMP FANS

What kind of nonsense units is this? If I measure in BTUs/hr an ice maker is 20 people?!