🔗 Articles: Sunday 21.Apr.2024
Electrek: First ever electric semi truck rides into Mexico with SDG&E
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) says the maiden voyage of their Class 8 heavy-duty electric semi marks the first time an electric semi has crossed the border hauling a standard load, marking an important milestone as the two nations move toward a net zero future.
The electric semi truck — one of 11 Peterbilt 579EV Class 8 trucks bought by San Diego-based Bali Express last year — made its first trip to Mexico carrying an unspecified load of goods through the Port of Entry at Otay Mesa, which connects Southern California to the city of Tijuana, Mexico.
Bali Express’ electric trucks will utilize SDG&E’s recently activated HD charging infrastructure to provide “reliable and affordable” electric freight options for medium and heavy-duty EVs crossing the US/Mexico border.
CBC: The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson: World’s Fastest Man*
World’s Fastest Man* The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson
by Mary Ormbsy
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Mary Ormsby, who was the Toronto Star’s Ben Johnson reporter for the entire debacle, vividly hauls it all back into the present, for better or worse, in _World’s Fastest Man* The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson. _Once again, a reader confronts the unsatisfying characters who so completely owned our attention back then.
Vox: Amazon is filled with garbage ebooks. Here’s how they get made.
It’s partly AI, partly a get-rich-quick scheme, and entirely bad for confused consumers.
Just Have a Think (YouTube): 100% wind and solar is coming!
100% electrification from renewables like wind, solar, geothermal and hydro power, backed up with interconnections and energy storage is now just around the corner, and already the cheapest option available. But there are still bumps in the road. Can we overcome them in time?
In the UK specifically.
Slashdot: The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Just Sent Its Last Message Home
Two months ago the team behind NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter released a video reflecting on its historic explorations of Mars, flying 10.5 miles (17.0 kilometers) in 72 different flights over three years. It was the team’s way of saying goodbye, according to NASA’s video.
And this week, LiveScience reports, Ingenuity answered back: > On April 16, Ingenuity beamed back its final signal to Earth, which included the remaining data it had stored in its memory bank and information about its final flight.
Slashdot: Should Automakers Feel Threatened by China’s Exports of Electric Cars?
The Los Angeles Times reports that the U.S.-China rivalry “has a new flashpoint in the battle for technology supremacy: electric cars.”
Dave Winer (YouTube): meta.ai draws a pastoral scene
I asked meta.ai to draw a pastoral scene with sheep and dogs, birds, fish, airplanes, clams and seagoing ships in ancient england.
This really is amazing.
FreeThink: AI can help predict whether a patient will respond to specific TB treatments
Rapidly and holistically analyzing available medical data can help optimize treatments for each patient and reduce drug resistance. In our recently published research, my team and I describe a new AI tool we developed that uses worldwide patient data to guide more personalized and effective treatment of TB.
FreeThink: US will accelerate geothermal power exploration on federal land
Now, the BLM is adopting two categorical exclusions, already used by the Navy and the US Forest Service, that eliminate the need for geothermal power developers to conduct an environmental assessment if an exploration proposal meets certain conditions (e.g., it doesn’t require the creation of new roads longer than one mile).
“Geothermal energy is one of the technologies that can move our country toward a clean energy future,” said BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning. “It only makes sense to use the same streamlined processes for permitting geothermal exploration that other government agencies have proven can work.”
Last Updated: 21.Apr.2024 23:20 EDT