How it started, how it’s going. In Death Valley today I recognized the location of this 55+ year old photo, so I remade it. I inherited the old bus from dad, still have it.

Death Valley data.

Very strange article, an excellent example of confirmation bias. He blames H2s fall on group buy-in, despite stating the real reason: “The round-trip efficiency remained poor. The cost per kilogram remained stubbornly high. The competition, particularly from electrification,

Nice overview of Gas vs EV. As usual for Robert's videos I wish it was more precise and had references. That said, I think the basic concept is sound and these reasons (plus the Oil Wars) are why I drive electric, have solar and provide a public EV charging station at my home.

What a fun truck! slate.auto

GE hasn’t made the Elec-Trak garden tractor in decades, so when someone offers another one for parts, I admit it’s hard to pass up. The one in front runs very well and will soon get an electronic drive controller from the latest donor.

Roses are red Violets are blue kW is power kWh is energy

Essential viewing if you have anything to do with EV battery pack design. Excellent Geek Out!

Printing ten tiny plastic Vicegrips was cool, so for the fun of it I made a large one! Enjoying the Bambu Lab H2D!

Building codes are a silent scourge on society. Many people think they're for safety, and some small portion of the code is, but the rest is for enforcing a rigid aesthetic, selling building materials, contractor convenience, and pure superstition. The safety track record isn't

The Infinite Scroll and the Sacred Lie The world is loud now. Loud in the way that a room full of TVs all tuned to different channels is loud, not a sound you can actually hear but a kind of psychic tinnitus that hums behind your thoughts, fuzzes the edges of your soul. This is

🗳️ Updated the table of my votes to eliminate proposals #15 (political neutrality policy) and #16 (Computershare), as the SEC accepted these to be excluded, they don't show up in the definitive proxy filing. Also added required votes, and if Elon and Kimbal can participate.

Tesla put considerable effort into this and now far outshines any other automaker on ease of DIY repairs. Combined with needing less service than others is another reason Tesla is clearly the best car.