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  1. SwTslaGrl

    Tesla Unionization

    There was something similar 2014 in the building industry where foreign workers and subcontractors without collective agreement were forced out, with strike threats.
  2. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Just if someone is interested in reading more about Hungary, European Parliament and Russia connections (some Ukraine also), here's the European Press Investigative Reporting Award 2015 Nominee: "During the EP election campaign this May, Béla Kovács, an influential background figure and...
  3. SwTslaGrl

    Tesla Unionization

    If I were a conspiracy theorist I would say it was triggered by the long time campaign by Russia to stir up conflict all over the world. In Sweden we now have several public burnings of Korans, criminal gangs shooting each other and by-passers, IF Metalls conflict and more..
  4. SwTslaGrl

    NASA Funding Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine work (Non-SpaceX)

    I'm not convinced this engine will work at scale needed for propulsion. I'm thinking about the direction of the force, the energy needs to change direction to go in a circle and the camber wall have to apply an equal force to change the direction. The useful propulsion force could be reduced...
  5. SwTslaGrl

    Tesla Unionization

    I work at a company in Sweden. The company is in "employers union", it's the party workers unions is negotiating central agreements with. While 80% of the workers where I work are in the workers union, you don't need to. Some employees are not in the union and saves some money too. About 20-30...
  6. SwTslaGrl

    SpaceX Starship - Integrated Flight Test #2 - Starbase TX - Including Post Launch Dissection

    Wow, 3 SX launches scheduled on the 17th.
  7. SwTslaGrl

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Working conditions, harassment etc are regulated by law (see Arbetsmiljöverket - Startsida - Arbetsmiljöverket ) in sweden, not by unions. After 45 years as a union member, I think it's only useful for negotiating salary levels, part of pensions, working hours etc centrally.
  8. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    I think it means when low on ammo they only shoot high priority targets, not unimportant ones.
  9. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Today's rule from “Murphy’s laws of Combat” 27. Try to look unimportant. The enemy may be low on ammo. Source: UPPDATERAS: Omfattande flygbombning mot Chersonregionen - skyhöga ryska förluster
  10. SwTslaGrl

    Help Fight the FUD

    "In this episode we discuss the recent multi-story car park fire at Luton airport and how everyone seemed desperate to link it to an electric car or hybrid."
  11. SwTslaGrl

    The demise of the OEMs

    "We are making battery EVs like only a true carmaker can," Toyota President Koji Sato told reporters. 🤡 https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2671349/flying-cars-next-gen-evs-on-display-at-rebranded-tokyo-auto-show
  12. SwTslaGrl

    Tesla Semi

    In a Jay Leno's Garage EXCLUSIVE, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Tesla's Senior Manager of Semi-Truck Engineering Dan Priestley bring Tesla's new Semi-Truck by the garage.
  13. SwTslaGrl

    Gigafactory locations and products

    ""Tesla praised Thai human capital, which was suitable for investment," the statement said. " https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2651311/srettha-holds-talks-with-tesla-chief-musk
  14. SwTslaGrl

    BMW Neue Klasse

    "During the early 1960s, BMW was a struggling enterprise with an uncertain future, overshadowed by Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and the giants of Detroit. The company’s leaders put all their chips behind a new car they called the “Neue Klasse”, or “new class”. Launched in 1962 as the BMW 1800, the...
  15. SwTslaGrl

    Electric Motorcycles

    It looks like this is inspired by Tesla Cybertruck - Folded sheet metal, https://www.stilride.com/
  16. SwTslaGrl

    '32 Ford EV?

    Chassis on the way to wiring, pics below, the 10Kw charger (3X3,3Kw) is in the front behind the radiator. Coolant loops with a heater with thermostat for warming the batteries on the drivers side.
  17. SwTslaGrl

    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    "EV sales in mainland China will rise by 35 per cent this year to 8.8 million units, UBS analyst Paul Gong forecast in April." https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2622154/china-electric-cars-byd-li-auto-and-nio-smash-monthly-sales-records-again-as-demand-surge-continues
  18. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Nope, they are stuck in a traffic jam 90km from Rostov on Don,
  19. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Medvedev and Putin leaves Moscow,
  20. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Girkin: "A coup attempt is underway". Later: "If this isn't a fake (which it can be), the military coup has started. But if it isn't a fake, then the situation with the face-off between MoD and Wagner is out of control and needs immediate involvement by the president. If we still have him at...
  21. SwTslaGrl

    How To Convert A Gas-Powered Car To An Electric Vehicle - Jun 10, 2023 #CNBC

    How To Convert A Gas-Powered Car To An Electric Vehicle - Jun 10, 2023 #CNBC "Interest in electric vehicles is at an all time high, with sales of new EVs up 55 percent in 2022 compared to the year prior. But there are still a lot of gas cars on the road today and there will be for a long time...
  22. SwTslaGrl

    It's the Batteries, Stupid!

    A mathematical model trying to explain energy density and where the may be a limit, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w8wKkE8nQ68gwXpbMd6Qz-ReKhxb3cmX/view?usp=drive_link Source: Cornucopia?
  23. SwTslaGrl

    '32 Ford EV?

    Thank you! It's nice to create a future-proofed classic rod. All ev tech will be hidden below the floor and under hood in the front. The cabin and trunk will be like original except for a touchscreen and some controls, pic:
  24. SwTslaGrl

    '32 Ford EV?

    Fenders and running boards fitted, fenders are now being painted. The 1932 Ford 5-window body on the frame. It needs a little modifications to fit over the cooling lines to the battery modules. The yellow structure is just for easy lifting with a pallet stacker.
  25. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    "German police say probing suspected poisoning of Russian exiles"
  26. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Geely is selling Zeekr EV in russia.. business as usual👎
  27. SwTslaGrl

    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    "The Shanghai show offered proof that Chinese brands “can compete with all of the legacy automakers in every way — performance, quality, comfort, there’s nothing they can’t do”, said EV specialist Elliot Richards, joking that he had seen “a lot of worried-looking German men wandering around”...
  28. SwTslaGrl

    Aptera

    Facility Tour,
  29. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Downing of a KA52. It looks like first ejection of rotors and then seat?
  30. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    ^Russia Security Council Presidency in April? https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/presidency
  31. SwTslaGrl

    SpaceX's Rising Tide - Discussion of non-SpaceX launch companies

    Kazakhstan Impounds Property Of Russian Cosmodrome Operator In Baikonur https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-impounds-russian-baikonur-cosmodrom-operator/32317248.html
  32. SwTslaGrl

    4680 Cathode & Anode discussion for investors

    Tesla has tapped China's Ningbo Ronbay New Energy and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing to help trim materials costs as it ramps up production of 4680 battery cells in the United States, according to the sources, who asked not to be named. [...] Tesla plans to use a cathode with more than...
  33. SwTslaGrl

    The Resource Angle

    Tesla has tapped China's Ningbo Ronbay New Energy and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing to help trim materials costs as it ramps up production of 4680 battery cells in the United States, according to the sources, who asked not to be named. [...] Tesla plans to use a cathode with more than...
  34. SwTslaGrl

    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    The Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia are competing to host another Southeast Asian electric-vehicle assembly plant for BYD Co, the world’s second-largest maker of EVs, according to a Philippine trade... The Chinese battery making giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), is also in...
  35. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Some speculation on this,
  36. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    The Iranian leader (and a delegation of business people) visited Xi this week and Xi announced a multi-day state visit to Iran soon. Strengthening ties between similar minded..
  37. SwTslaGrl

    SpaceX Internet Satellite Network: Starlink

    A bit about Starlink on larger yachts,
  38. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Ru infighting? -Two Ru groups fighting while UA sitting drinking tea,
  39. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    It's estimated Ru has 325 000 troops in Ukr today. Add 150 000 and the total will be near 500 000..
  40. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    It's interesting Putin & co has been very toned down for a month leading up to the Ramstein conference. In Putin speeches Ru is not the aggressor, no nuclear threats, no mobilization (was planned for Jan 15?) etc. Everything not to provoke a bigger response from the Ramstein conference. The...
  41. SwTslaGrl

    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    Meanwhile in Thailand, https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2478274/shaking-up-the-ev-market Tesla has arrived in Thailand Bjørn Nyland
  42. SwTslaGrl

    '32 Ford EV?

    The skateboard with motor and battery boxes is finished! (pic below) Left to do is wiring and finishing brake lines.
  43. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin blasted the West for trying to "tear apart" Russia and said his offensive in Ukraine aimed to "unite the Russian people". https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221225-putin-says-west-wants-to-tear-apart-russia
  44. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Speculation for 2023, https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1606249858926612485.html
  45. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    The illusion of Prince Potemkin,
  46. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    "Arman Shuraev, a public figure and professional journalist from Kazakhstan, replied to arrogant speech and threats of Russian ambassador in Kazakhstan, Borodavkin."
  47. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    It seems ru censoring tv-shows from dec1,
  48. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Chronology of ru involvement in Ukr, https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1598132925085913088.html
  49. SwTslaGrl

    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Russians chasing a hare in the dark with grenades and a Ukr sniper,