You seem so certain of that, but the numbers don't add up when I run them.
The car I'm driving is 25 years old
How much does it cost to import?
Used EVs are looking like not as good a deal as used ICE vehicles due to the battery replacement costs.
Our research includes linear regression, principal component regression, and spatial error models to provide empirical evidence for the relationship between the adoption rates and socio-economic, geographical, and technical factors while identifying characteristics of adopter groups. The results suggest that the relative advantage factors – electricity prices and solar irradiation – play the most significant role across all regions and market segmentations. Statewide policy indicators are the second most significant factor, followed by socio-economic variables on employment status, remote working, car ownership, and property value. Our results indicate that homeowners do not only differ in their circumstances but also in their motivations.
Modular interior options would be great
Those all seems like very workable options.
What are your initial impressions regarding the Mach-E compared to other EV options?
I can't believe that none of these car companies believe that most people don't like the large computer monitor mounted to their dashboard. It looks like shit. It's distracting. It doesn't work for the use case better than other options.
The theoretical explanation:
When RPVSPs are installed on roofs, they absorb a significant amount of solar energy, converting some of it into electricity but also generating heat in the process. This heat is released into the surrounding air, leading to an increase in air temperature around the panels. Moreover, the elevated installation of RPVSP creates two hot surfaces: the top surface of the panels and the underside surface. As air flows over these RPVSPs, it picks up heat more efficiently than it would from typical building or ground surfaces. Observational studies in the literature have shown that areas with RPVSP arrays can experience higher daytime air temperatures compared with reference sites without RPVSP.
In essence, the heat that would be absorbed by the building (requiring more energy for cooling the interior) is instead absorbed by the panels and conducted to the surrounding air which creates a convective heat exchange cycle on a city wide scale. It would be interesting if this were compared to awnings (and pegodas) that have been in use for centuries for passive cooling of space in and around buildings.
Further, It seems like this would call for the use of phase changing material to absorb the heat from the back of the solar panels which would reduce this intensification of the urban heat island effect as the heat energy would be use in the phase change process during the day and slowly released in the reverse phase change at night without conducting more heat into the building.
None of this seems to have any real consequence on the global warming effects of greenhouse gasses (primarily natural gas [methane] and Carbon Dioxide). But it is a more accute concern that is more likely to be addressed through local ordinances, laws, and regulations.
I'm not surprised by any of it. I live in a pocket of New Jersey that has a group fighting against offshore wind farms funded mostly by Real Estate agents and existing energy interests claiming that adding supply from a new source of power is going to increase the market rate of electric power. It's exhausting to listen to and read about their bullshiting.
Dealerships are also concerned about the direct to consumer model that has shown to be viable and the inevitable tide of Chinese manufacturers taking over the market.
I don't think their research is in conflict with your perception here.
"The study found that just having a first-class section on an airplane quadrupled the chance of an air rage incident and that loading economy passengers through first class doubles that again."
The whole experience is shit and having a first class section makes it even worse psychologically.
I want to thank you for your reply. Hearing about someone like you and your attempt to improve your community and the world I the ways you can is so uplifting!
People are social (even the introverts) and the return on in person, deep social interaction is another reason it's important to fight the allure of convenience of online media being ones primary and most influencial social interaction. I love that you're doing it!
The current solitary mod of !fountainpens@lemmy.world (@qua) has not responded after 21 days of our reaching out to them. They have not been active on Lemmy.world since August 22, 2023.
Please reassign the community to myself (@ericjmorey@lemmy.world) and @vext01@lemmy.sdf.org.
Thank you!
With costs fast declining, sodium-ion batteries look set to dominate the future of long duration energy storage, finds an AI-based analysis that predicts technological breakthroughs based on global patent data.
July 1, 2024
Oliver Gordon writes:
> Sodium-ion batteries are set to disrupt the LDES market within the next few years, according to new research – exclusively seen by Power Technology’s sister publication Energy Monitor – by GetFocus, an AI-based analysis platform that predicts technological breakthroughs based on global patent data. Sodium-ion batteries are not only improving at a faster rate than other LDES technologies but they are also set to be cost comparable with the cheapest forms of dispatchable power, and therefore enter mainstream use, as early as 2027.
Passkeys allow for a simple, yet extremely secure, sign-in experience. Learn more about what they are and how they work in this article.
A tech service named Clerk put together a nice breakdown of how Passkeys work on a technical level. I've found many other explanations too focused on technical definitions rather than a conceptional overview or so simplistic they were unhelpful for me. This one feels like a nice balance between not enough information and too much.
The article is broken down into the sections below: >- What are passkeys? >- How does public key crypto work? >- A practical use of public-key cryptography >- How are passkeys more secure than a username and password? >- Clerk supports passkeys [this last section is irrelevant to anyone not interested in the service provided by Clerk]
Clerk provides some sort of user management service; I don't know nor care if it's any good.
Some constellations can be as familiar as old friends. Learn about three of them in March's Night Sky Notes!
The Toronto Maple Leafs' recent focus on 'grit' is proving costly to addressing their depth scoring issues during the 2023-24 season.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11503282
> February 2, 2024 JP Gambatese writes: > > > Every season, the story seems to be the same — the Toronto Maple Leafs consistently perform well during the regular season, comfortably keeping themselves in a playoff spot year-round, only to fall short in the playoffs. This season, though, their regular-season success is faltering. They sit in the first wild-card spot, though they were expected to frontline the Atlantic Division again. Their problem? Depth scoring. > > > > General manager Brad Treliving was brought in to pilot the team in May 2023, and his biggest priority was adding what he called “snot” or grit. The narrative was that the Maple Leafs were too “soft” to compete for the Cup and that their lack of grittiness was holding them back from postseason success. After all, hits increase in the playoffs. > > > > Whether or not that’s the case — that grit means postseason success — is beside the point. There’s nothing inherently wrong with gritty players, but those players need to perform on top of their physical play. Skilled grit is a coveted asset in the league, with players like Timo Meier, J.T. Miller, Tom Wilson, and the Tkachuk brothers revered for holding their own physically while providing offensive as well. > > > > That’s where Toronto has gone wrong. The grit they have added and targeted over the past few seasons has been somewhat skillless. Rather than focus on adding depth scoring, regardless of physicality, the team has focused far too much on the latter, and it has cost them dearly. > > Read Maple Leafs' Focus on 'Grit' Proving Costly to Addressing Depth
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9602123
> If so, how should we go about it? > > It's mid season and there doesn't seem to be much interest in this community (Lemmy.World/c/Hockey) while Lemmy.ca/c/Hockey seems to be more regularly active. I was going to give it a full season, but I think the trend is pretty clear already.
If so, how should we go about it?
It's mid season and there doesn't seem to be much interest in this community while !Hockey@Lemmy.ca seems to be more regularly active. I was going to give it a full season, but I think the trend is pretty clear already.
Do teams with harder shots score more goals above expected? Where do the most goals come from? Let's break it down.
A few weeks ago, the NHL finally unleashed its long-awaited player tracking data onto the public. Now it’s time to dissect what it all means.
Sometimes, all it means is “that’s cool!” — and that’s OK. Sometimes a fun little tidbit is all a stat has to be. But it’s still worth looking into how meaningful all the new numbers are and what bucket they fall into: relevant info or interesting trivia.
Each new stat poses its own interesting questions worth answering and that’s the goal of this series; diving into the new data to see how much it matters.
Let’s talk about shooting.
https://theathletic.com/5037332/2023/11/08/nhl-edge-data-shot-speed-location/
The Senators must forfeit a first-round pick for the role they played in an invalidated trade involving Evgenii Dadonov.
Responses from owner Michael Andlauer:
> https://fxtwitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1719801295039586660 > > #Sens owner Michael Andlauer says #NHL did not advise him of either investigation - botched Dadonov "no-trade" clause or Pinto sports betting incident - before he closed on purchase. > > > > “Maybe they didn’t want to disrupt [it] to make sure the seller got the best price possible." > > https://fxtwitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1719799125636514281 > >"Why I inherited this is beyond me," #Sens owner Michael Andlauer says of #NHL punishment forcing team to forfeit first-round draft pick from an incident 591 days ago. > > > >He doesn't understand why it took the league so long to render a decision. > > https://fxtwitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1719800828267999441 > >Resigned? Fired? #Sens owner Michael Andlauer says he met with GM Pierre Dorion last night and said the penalty for forfeiture of pick should be "no less" than his job. > > > >"This could have been avoided." > > > >Dorion agreed and they agreed to part ways.
The Senators must forfeit a first-round pick for the role they played in an invalidated trade involving Evgenii Dadonov.
Responses from owner Michael Andlauer:
https://fxtwitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1719801295039586660 > #Sens owner Michael Andlauer says #NHL did not advise him of either investigation - botched Dadonov "no-trade" clause or Pinto sports betting incident - before he closed on purchase. > > “Maybe they didn’t want to disrupt [it] to make sure the seller got the best price possible."
https://fxtwitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1719799125636514281 >"Why I inherited this is beyond me," #Sens owner Michael Andlauer says of #NHL punishment forcing team to forfeit first-round draft pick from an incident 591 days ago. > >He doesn't understand why it took the league so long to render a decision.
https://fxtwitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1719800828267999441 >Resigned? Fired? #Sens owner Michael Andlauer says he met with GM Pierre Dorion last night and said the penalty for forfeiture of pick should be "no less" than his job. > >"This could have been avoided." > >Dorion agreed and they agreed to part ways.
This is the first in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2023-24 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday.In this edition, we offer an early overreaction based on each's teams performance thus far.1. Vegas Golden Knights (6-0-0)Previous rank: 2The Golden Knigh...
One: Setting Goals and Expectations Understandably, media and fans alike are circling the Kraken’s three goals in four games, which equates to a 2.13 shooting percentage, a statistic that will quadruple or more over an entire NHL season. Even the lowest team shooting percentages in the NHL last seas...
This gameday thread is dedicated to @JohnnyH842@lemmy.world
Lightning-Sabres, Avalanche-Kraken each averaged over 500,000 viewers on Tuesday
NHL players who changed teams this summer have left a variety of first impressions on their new squads. Here's who's thriving and who's floundering so far.
Carolina Hurricanes Average Rank: 1.67 (1,1,3) The Carolina Hurricanes have been the analytics darling for years now. And the results have come from the stat sheet to on-ice product year after year…
Power Rankings are dumb, but I always read them.
After much discussion and careful consideration, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Mike Babcock have together agreed to begin the process for Mike Babcock to step down as head coach effective immediately. The club also announced that Associate Coach Pascal Vincent has been named head coach and agre...
Bye Babcock
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1592969
> Stepping into a true starter role for the first time in the league at age 28, Dominik Hasek entered the limelight in 1993, a time in which Patrick Roy was cementing himself as an NHL great and Martin Brodeur was already the next up-and-coming star goalie. Hasek wasn’t supposed to be in the starter’s net — a Grant Fuhr injury forced him into the position — but the Sabres’ goaltender forced his way into a permanent slot being the workhorse. > > https://thehockeywriters.com/dominik-hasek-the-nhls-greatest-goalie/
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1235675
> If you're like me and try to not use googles invasive apps then you know what it's like to be missing the team schedules in your calendar app. This guy takes the time to make the schedules into import-able files like CSV, XLSX, ICS, and JSON. I've found it a pretty handy replacement for google calendars team schedule import thing > > ps - I'm not affiliated with this site. I just found it randomly a couple years back trying to find a solution >
Patric Hornqvist is hanging up his skates. The 36-year-old winger who won back to back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017 confirmed on Wednesday he's retiring after 15 NHL seasons to Swedish publication Sportbladet.
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forward Zaccharya Wisdom overcame a rough upbringing to become a hockey player.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/807946
> 212th pick in the 2023 NHL Draft Zaccharya Wisdom and his older brother, Zayde (a prospect on the Reading Royals [ECHL] of the Philadelphia Flyers farm system), are determined to make something of their careers to pay back their mother for sacrifices she made for them.
I created a space for people to make connections and learn from each other. I call it Grok.Town and plan to start up a Lemmy instance at that domain, but for now it's a space on Matrix with a few rooms to chat and get to know one another. Check it out @ https://matrix.to/#/#groktown:matrix.org