I’ve gotten on an AI kick this past week, and that means writing about the AI bubble that has been forming — see here, here, here, and here — as well as some severe risks of AI and this fun idea to replace CEOs with AI. But the fact of … [continued]
I truly cannot comprehend how someone with so much money and ability to hire people to help him understand things can be so completely detached from reality. Or perhaps that’s what a trillion dollars does to a person. In actuality, though, there is no excuse for Elon Musk — his … [continued]
Changes in the Earth’s climate can be measured by satellites and sensors in the ocean, but they are hard for ordinary people to visualize — which makes them easy to ignore. Wildfires, on the other hand, do a splendid job of focusing our attention on the situation. Here is a … [continued]
Last week, the FCC added foreign-produced inverters to its “Covered List.” Effective immediately, new inverter models cannot be imported. This applies “regardless of the nationality of origin” to all foreign countries. Even those countries that are considered allies. So, a new inverter by German company SMA cannot be imported into the … [continued]
VinFast expands retail footprint with new e-scooters and plans for 30,000 exchange hubs MANILA, Philippines — Vietnamese battery-electric vehicle maker VinFast has formally introduced its electric two-wheeler division to the Philippines, signaling a major push to decarbonize one of Southeast Asia’s most congested commuter landscapes. Marking its initial product rollout … [continued]
The US startup Harbinger has joined American Rheinmetall and other partners to crack the Defense Department’s EV code with an autonomous, flat bed hybrid designed for crew-free resupply in danger zones.
Chances are you’ve already heard about what happened in Twin Falls on Saturday. A man went on a shooting spree in Twin Falls, Idaho in the parking lots of an In-N-Out Burger and a visitor center. Among the wounded was a cab driver who was sitting in his Tesla at … [continued]
I have a neighbor who often wears a T-shirt that says, “We The People Are Pissed Off!” I suspect it is meant to indicate his support for MAWA (Make America White Again), but it could just as easily apply to many in the US electorate today, as grocery prices, medical … [continued]
Europe is closing passenger-car hydrogen stations while AFIR rules and grants support new dual-pressure sites that retain 700-bar capability.
Europe’s public hydrogen refuelling network is not growing, but shrinking slightly. It is, however, changing shape. The part built for passenger cars is shrinking, while a new generation of dual-pressure stations is carrying 700-bar capability forward into the bus and truck layer. Germany closed 36 first-generation hydrogen refuelling stations during … [continued]
Hydrogen fuel cell buses and trucks are zero emission electric vehicles, but they need green hydrogen to complete the sustainability loop.
