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Good points. Here are a few guys who are not afraid of small EVs.

Tiny EVs, golf carts, etc. certainly have their limitations but they could be a "gateway drug" for people who are tentative about EVs. Once they experience the convenience of charging at home and an always full tank plus low maintenance, they could get hooked.

https://www.upstreamonline.com/energy-transition/gas-wiped-out-by-renewables-as-new-us-fossil-power-all-but-vanishes/2-1-1660852 Fossil fuels all but vanished as a source of new US power generation installations in the first four months of this year, highlighting the dominant role of solar...

Where did all that rain come from? Hotter water in the Gulf. Just wait until they get a real hurricane.

You don't need a hurricane to make a weather disaster in Florida. Flooding Remains Possible on Fourth Day of Soaking Rains Over South Florida https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/weather/florida-rain-flooding.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zk0.U5XK.SNb3E8poGh5O A daily record of nine and a half...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/13/russia-war-with-ukraine-accelerating-global-climate-emergency-report-shows?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 2The climate cost of the first two years of Russia’s war on Ukraine was greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/13/pennsylvania-fracking-children-illnesses Some of the health risks associated with fracking, such as asthma, pre-term births and heart problems, have been established for years. However, cancer is both rare and slow to progress, which means...

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-demand-set-peak-by-2029-major-supply-glut-looms-iea-says-2024-06-12/ Global oil demand will peak by 2029 and begin to contract the following year while the U.S. and other non-OPEC countries add to supply, the International Energy Agency said on...

Here's an interesting article... https://electrek.co/2024/06/10/elon-musk-leaks-results-tesla-shareholder-vote-messy-week-begins/ Public companies generally only release the results of a shareholder’s vote at a shareholder’s meeting once the voting is done. This was actually a problem with...

I think the SEC has rules about disclosing results before all the votes are in... at least that's what I read on the Internet.

So just a partial leak.

Didn't Elon already leak the results of the voting? (Probably against SEC rules)

From Bill McKibben https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/green-transition-vs-greed The numbers I’ve been outlining here are splendidly hopeful. They’re the signs that human intelligence, as encoded in solar panel design and battery development, can combine with human practicality, as encoded in...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/10/supreme-court-big-oil-biden-administration?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Big oil companies are fighting desperately to avoid trial in lawsuits like Honolulu’s, which would expose the evidence of the fossil fuel industry’s climate lies for the...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/11/worlds-top-banks-greenwashing-their-role-in-destruction-of-the-amazon?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other The institutions are alleged to have provided billions of dollars of finance to oil and gas companies involved in projects that are...

Here's something that might help with charging. Expensive but should add lots of range to a small EV https://gosun.co/pages/ev-solar-charger

Gay Pride parade was yesterday. Everyone in high spirits. Almost like it's not Florida There's a "car free Key West" movement here. They have made some progress on bike lanes and lots of golf carts, etc. Only time I've ever been picked up at the airport in a golf cart. Interesting that this was...

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/09/base-power-will-install-a-residential-storage-battery-for-2000-whats-the-catch/ Base Power is a Texas startup with a simple mission — leverage the chaos of the Texas utility grid to make money. Every problem is a profit opportunity for someone. Texas has the...

I hesitate to join this debate but I think idealogy is too nebulous a term. The science has been clear for many years. Our corrupt political and economic systems are the problem.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/09/fossil-fuel-allies-pressuring-supreme-court Far-right fossil fuel allies have launched a stunning and unprecedented campaign pressuring the supreme court to shield fossil fuel companies from litigation that could cost them billions of...

Shrink the Economy, Save the World? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/books/review/shrink-the-economy-save-the-world.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE0.6uui.qeAoRgFmhXrn The eruption tapped into a suspicion supported by reality: Gains in economic growth have too often buoyed the fortunes of the...

https://futurism.com/the-byte/capitalists-alarmed-renewables-electricity-free The supply of renewable energy is soaring across Europe, to the point where the cost of electricity is dropping to zero — and even, in some rare instances, going negative. On one hand, that's a boon for plenty of...

This is them stocking up on panels ahead of the deadline for tariffs. Now they have too many. Look for fire sales. If they still have them in inventory at the end of the year they have to pay the tariff .

https://electrek.co/2024/06/05/after-tesla-the-surprising-next-best-selling-electric-vehicle-in-america-is-this-electric-bike/ And to be honest, it’s not even close. As the company explained, “In 2023, Lectric helped electrify more Americans than Ford, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Rivian, Lucid, BMW...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-solar-projects-could-boom-100935388.html A two-year U.S. tariff holiday on solar panels from Southeast Asia expires on Thursday, starting the clock ticking for American project developers to use the huge amount of equipment they stockpiled duty-free over that...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/06/investors-awarded-billions-of-dollars-for-losses-related-to-climate-laws-analysis-finds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other The controversial arbitration system which allows corporations to sue governments for compensation over decisions they...

I think there is a gay pride parade this weekend. We have bikes.

I'm visiting Key West this week. Perfect town for small EVs Lots of golf carts, bicycles, scooters.

https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/4703852-interconnection-could-have-stopped-texas-blackouts-study/ A new study has found that integrating Texas’s self-contained electrical grid with the broader national grid could prevent mass power outages like those suffered in 2021. “This...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/antonio-guterres-un-chief-fossil-fuels-advertising Fossil-fuel companies are the “godfathers of climate chaos” and should be banned in every country from advertising akin to restrictions on big tobacco, the secretary general of the...

https://www.newsweek.com/nasa-official-us-methane-estimate-wrong-1908540 In a new satellite analysis, an international team of scientists found that methane emissions in the U.S. were higher in 2019 than previously estimated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to the...

Hard to predict unintended consequences

Just checked PlugShare and it looks like there is now charging at St Mary entrance station and a KOA campground

I think it was Duck Lake Campground. It was a while ago but we were able to charge while watching Soccer finals at the lodge. At the time, it was only charging available. Enough to get us over the hill to the West side of the park.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jun/04/global-rich-pay-more-climate-crisis-architect-paris-deal?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other . Rich individuals in all countries must pay more to tackle the climate crisis, whether through taxes or charges on consumption, one of the...

Texas goes for gas which they don't need. https://www.utilitydive.com/news/more-than-41-gw-gas-projects-texas-energy-fund/717745/ Developers representing more than 41 GW of mostly gas-fired generation projects have indicated to state regulators they will apply for low-interest loans through...

Horses are the original FSD transport

Well, it's set to stay unlocked in my garage. Just tried it again. It's unlocked. Tapped many times on the frunk image with no success then tapped above the car image where the Frunk is labeled and it worked. So looks like operator error.

Definitely a nice market but attractive for city people who can rent a larger car for trips to the country.

Yes, the article makes that point. These are tiny cars. Good in crowded cities.

Yes it works fine from the app

I still have the problem several updates later

China has a national policy to move to renewable energy and there is no dissent. We have some good initiatives (thanks to IRA, etc.) but lots of dissent and no guarantee that programs will continue against this dissent. (We also have prison labor... just like China)

Could you rephrase this into a sentence or two that makes sense?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/01/yes-lego-car-why-small-electric-cars-could-be-about-to-break-the-grip-of-suvs?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://newatlas.com/energy/modular-nuclear-reactors/ The rhetoric from small modular reactor (SMR) advocates is loud and persistent: This time will be different because the cost overruns and schedule delays that have plagued large reactor construction projects will not be repeated with the new...

Your electricity bill pays his salary to spread this disinformation.