Stephen Edelstein

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US solar production soars by 25 percent in just one yeararstechnica.com 2024 is seeing the inevitable outcome of the building boom in solar farms.

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The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 Pro gets a new rear motor, way more efficiencyarstechnica.com 40 percent more power, 30 percent more torque, and 24 percent more range.

This. The disappointment is real.

For a dedicated car photographer, the proliferation of really gnarly V-8 powered pickups is an annoyance. Four times out of five when you hear something throaty and apocalyptic rumbling toward you down the street, you look up and it's just another brodozer.

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Why isn't that big SUV that will hang above 300 kw isn't one of our fastest-charging EVs? Because in real-world terms, it's the EVs that regain the bulk of their charge in a short time AND make the most of the energy held in the battery pack. www.greencarreports.com/news/1143891...

What are the fastest-charging EVs?www.greencarreports.com These EVs that charge quickest from 10-80% not only accept the highest charge rate beyond bursts, they also optimize energy in the battery pack.

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A rare sight: both of my STIs outside the garage at the same time! The 04 was temporarily evicted to give room to get that hydraulic press assembled. The coupe was on a little suspension shakedown. More on that soon...

Law and Order!

"Four prosecutors assigned to the case withdrew and one later told a congressional committee that his office received pressure from senior department officials who feared Trump."

Roger Stone: Top Trump Justice officials intervened to cut sentence, watchdog findswww.reuters.com Top U.S. Justice Department officials during President Donald Trump's administration took part in a decision to reduce prosecutors’ recommended prison sentence for Trump adviser Roger Stone in 2020, a watchdog report published on Wednesday found.

The four horsemen of the automotive apocalypse.

Today, within 30 minutes, I saw a CT, a Hummer EV, a Fisker, and a VinFast.

Study finds AI is, among other things, a giant pain in the ass.

"Not only is AI increasing the workloads of full-time employees, it’s hampering productivity and contributing to employee burnout." www.forbes.com/sites/bryanr...

77% Of Employees Report AI Has Increased Workloads And Hampered Productivity, Study Findswww.forbes.com Despite 96% of C-suite executives expecting AI to boost productivity, employees say it has increased their workload, hampered productivity and caused job burnout, research shows.

All that glitters is...

Untitled (Gold Painting) by Robert Rauschenberg, 1948 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137423

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Because sharks like to party 🎉 🦈 🎉

Sharks living off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new research, the first time that the drug has been detected in free-ranging sharks.

Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine, say scientists | CNNcnn.it Sharks living off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new research, the first time that the drug has been detected in free-ranging sharks.

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Looking back at the last 48 hours, Biden clearly became the sin-eater for a whole bunch of party-wide failures, even those predating his time in office.

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This entire thing, from the refusal to use federal funding to that mush-brained FDOT website railing about culture war nonsense, is so, so stupid: insideevs.com/news/726295/...

Florida Has A Huge EV Market. It's Paying For Other States' Chargers Insteadinsideevs.com Gov. Ron DeSantis once aimed to “strengthen” Florida’s EV infrastructure. Now it's denying federal charging funds, and the money is going elsewhere.

Oh well.

The Cruise Origin driverless pod is dead, GM tells investorsarstechnica.com The driverless Orion is dead; instead, Cruise will use next-generation Bolt EVs.

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Edward Hopper, Gas, 1940 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135636

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GM ended Bolt EV production at Orion last Dec to make space for electric trucks. Bolt EV was GM's best-selling US EV through first half of 2024. Electric trucks delayed to mid-2026, Orion sits idle, Bolt EV production at least a year away. OK, GM. 🤷 www.greencarreports.com/news/1143889...

GM delays electric truck plant, punts Buick EVwww.greencarreports.com GM won't build 1 million EVs per year by 2025, and the company just pushed back volume production further with manufacturing and product delays.

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Man I just saw a clip of William F Buckley interviewing Groucho Marx and asking why comedians couldn’t do blackface like they used to a decade ago and conservatives have really been on this shit for 60 years haven’t they

Plot twist.

He's back.

Ex-Ferrari F1 chief to run Audi's teamwww.motorauthority.com Audi's named the man that will run its Formula 1 program, and he comes from Ferrari.

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The electric school bus criticism is weird because it's not a "green" measure it's a "save your kids" brain measures. The diesel smell we all probably remember from childhood creates a toxic cloud that among other thing makes kids sick so they miss school. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

The Next EV Push Is an Overhaul of the American School Buswww.bloomberg.com As more buses go electric, the wheels will still go round and round, but without the noise and pollution.

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The GOP wants to make bear baiting legal in national parks.

project 2025 hates bears. pass it on to friends who love wildlife.

Today in unintended consequences:

Report: Trump sanctions sparked Chinese smartphone maker to build EVswww.greencarreports.com Xiaomi launched its first Tesla-rivaling EV earlier this year and, as its CEO recently admitted, it wouldn't have existed without Trump.

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Listening to a podcast in part about Control in my novel Authority w discussion of whether readers need a character to be competent to find them appealing. The answer is: If you really look at what most characters do, very few are that competent. Because we often value semi- inane traits in reality.

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Before it gets lost to history, I want to note that this immediate endorsement—which appears a day later to have nearly unified the Democratic Party—wasn’t foreordained. It wasn’t what Pelosi, Obama, the NYT ed board, or the Pod Save America bros said they wanted. Biden did it. His critics didn’t.

Biden endorses Harris.

It was fun watching this glorified taxi compete with WRXs and such in the early 2000s.

good night everyone: a weekend like this deserves something special, and to that end, here’s something Quite Special collectingcars.com/for-sale/200...

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If Harris won, she'd represent some huge and obvious firsts, but I have to admit that on a personal level the thought of the president's family having shabbat dinner in the white house feels pretty amazing

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Last week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul told an interviewer the kitchen staff at an unspecified Sheraton gave her a "standing ovation" for pausing #congestionpricing. Hell GateNY discovered no evidence this ever took place at any Sheraton in the region.

Factcheck: Did Hotel Wait Staff Actually Applaud Kathy Hochul Because of Her Congestion Pricing Pause?hellgatenyc.com LIsten, we've all had fantasies along similar lines.

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If you boil out-of-date lawn signs long enough, you can make a serviceable stew from them. Season to taste with salty tears.

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People keep saying "unprecedented" like there's never been an election when a Dem incumbent drops out , RFK is running, the Dem convention is in Chicago, there's an unpopular foreign war, and the Rep nominee is a crook who thinks he's above the law.

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good morning, it’s Monday, let’s BX 4TC collectingcars.com/for-sale/198...

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Joe Manchin must seek the Democratic nomination for the office of president. The man that Democratic voters only know, if they know him at all, as the ancient and luridly corrupt coal dandy who casts the deciding vote against things they want, has a powerful vision for the future. And he can win.

Hope they have it fixed for my upcoming back-to-back trips.

Delta Air Lines says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage

Delta Air Lines says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outageapnews.com Airlines, including Delta Air Lines, continued to struggle to restore operations two days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and resulted in several carriers grounding flights.