🔗 Articles: Tue 12.Mar.2024


Electrek: Led by Tesla, US EV prices dropped by 13% year-over-year in February

EV prices dropped by nearly 13% year-over-year in February, led in part by Tesla Model 3 and Model Y price drops, reports Kelley Blue Book.

According to newly revised EV transaction price data, the average price paid for an EV in February was $52,314, down from a revised $54,863 in January, according to Cox Automotive and Kelley Blue Book estimates.

EV transaction prices in February were lower year-over-year by 12.8%, an accelerating decline compared to January, when prices were lower year-over-year by 11.6%.


AP: 20 Days in Mariupol wins Oscar for best documentary

Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday night.

A joint production of The Associated Press and PBS’ Frontline, the Oscar — and nomination — was a first for both Chernov, an AP video journalist, and the 178-year-old news organization. This was the third nomination and first win for Frontline.

Chernov, photographer Evgeniy Maloletka and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko arrived an hour before Russia began bombing the port city. Two weeks later, they were the last journalists working for an international outlet in the city, sending crucial dispatches to the outside world showing civilian casualties of all ages, the digging of mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital and the sheer extent of the devastation.

You can watch the documentary on YouTube.


Mashable: Apple developed a monster chip for its Apple Car project, report says

Apple Car may never happen, but that doesn’t mean the company didn’t develop some impressive tech while the project was still alive.

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple had developed an incredibly mighty chip to power the Apple Car. In a Q&A session on Monday, Gurman said that the chip was nearly finished, and was “equal to about four M2 Ultras combined.”


Undecided with Matt Ferrell (YouTube): The Genius of Small Hydro Turbines

Hydropower is a great source of energy that doesn’t suffer the same intermittency problems as other renewables. But dams fail. A lot. About 95% of the existing hydropower systems in the States were built before 1995, and over half operate using equipment designed over 80 years ago. This aging infrastructure can be not only unreliable, but dangerous to local populations, human and animal alike. That said, hydropower doesn’t always have to be postcard-perfect or 67 stories high. It actually has a lot of room for growth
possibly by shrinking. That’s because small hydropower (or SHP) has the potential to literally usher in a new generation. Several companies are working toward integrating hydroelectric turbines on a smaller scale and with a smaller ecological footprint. Between new designs like Vortex Hydrokinetics’ bladeless turbine and Turbulent’s snail-shaped “fish-friendly” system (say that 10 times fast), there’s plenty of opportunity to take advantage of rivers without having to worry about the safety of ourselves or our scaly friends.

Check out Ryan’s video on Ziroth about bladeless hydro turbines: Genius Bladeless Hydro



BeardMeatsFood (YouTube): The Undefeated Codbuster Giant Fish & Chip Challenge | c.o.b. ep.171

Fish & Chips
Some say the pinnacle of British cuisine
I’m not sure I’d agree, but one thing I do know is that we can’t have an undefeated chippy platter challenge just sat there can we? Today’s mission
Give it a heavy battering!

£18 is the cost to partake in Misterton Chippy & Bistro’s ‘Cod Buster’ challenge. 32oz of fish, battered, accompanied by nigh on 4lb of chips, gravy, curry sauce, mushy peas, beans and two slices of buttered bread. Down it all inside 40 minutes and it’s yours on the house. And so too is a coveted winners t-shirt!

I didn’t really realize just how big it was until he picked up the first piece of fish!

Easily enough food for a party of four!


CP (Yahoo): PWHL rivals Montreal and Toronto will meet at Bell Centre on April 20

A Professional Women’s Hockey League game between rivals Montreal and Toronto is being moved to the Bell Centre.

The April 20 game was originally scheduled to be played April 21 at Verdun Auditorium, which seats 4,114 fans.

With a capacity of over 21,000 spectators, Bell Centre, which is home to the Montreal Canadiens, will be the sixth NHL arena to host a PWHL game in the league’s inaugural season.


Last Updated: 12.Mar.2024 20:11 EDT

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