You know. I'm tired of seeing images of ceos and executives who have done none of the work for technologies alongside a picture of said technology. Show me a picture of Devin and the other engineers who spent all the hours figuring it out instead.
The US really doesn't understand that there is simply no competing with these batteries. To try to block the import of them is only going to set our own local industry back in their ability to compete in the global economy. And ironically the BMS systems for CATL are still using American semiconductors, so the US still gets some revenue from their massive expansion.
The most viable competitors to CATL are all in China too. I'd be somewhat supportive of a CATL specific ban due to their notoriously terrible employee working conditions and crazy NDAs/non-competes, but to ban all Chinese batteries in the US would be a huge mistake.
There just needs to be a cemented in place ban that can't be undone for at least 20 years.
There's nothing being made in the US for batteries because you can't beat China in price and companies aren't going to put six billion dollars and 5 tears of construction I to making a battery factory if they don't believe the ban would last long enough for it to be worth it.
Its simple. Now that China is in the lead, do what China did to the west. If you want access to the markets you have to build a plant in the US and share IP. That's what the EU just proposed to China's EV manufacturers.
It's good for everyone. Consumers get cheap batteries, China gets Western Markets, and Western companies get Chinese technology to drive the next wave of competition.
Possibility for private planes, but none for commercial planes. Just imagine a commercial passenger plane or cargo plane that needed a giant amount of electricity and like 12 hours of charging in between every flight.
Then, for safety reasons you'll need to have two batteries in case one goes bad.
You can simply do battery swaps. Plane refueling already requires heavy machinery and industrial scale. I bet battery swaps will be faster than refueling.
Haha, that's fair I didn't really vet the article as I've read about the concept and know it's true (although as you point out only on a technical level).
This is really great. Wendover Productions made an excellent video about electrification of flights a while ago.
Now the real question is: will world governments allow this Chinese technology into their countries? Protectionism is a valid *public reason to deny it, but I wonder if denying Chinese tech under the guise of national security a last ditch attempt from big oil lobbyists?
Or is that too far fetched and I'm just way to cynical.
No it isn't. Protectionism is jingoist bullshit. Always has been, always will be.
I wonder if denying Chinese tech under the guise of national security a last ditch attempt from big oil lobbyists?
Definitely. The leadership of both major US parties are pretty much owned by the fossil fuel industries.
Even progressives advocating for the Green New Deal won't say the part about gradually eliminating fossil fuel use out loud out of fear of fossil fuel industry lobbyists and the politicians they own doing an AIPAC.
A 12 year old on an ebike killed a 66 year old that was riding a bicycle at night without
lights.
Maybe set age limits? Is the solution too obvious? Traffic education and enforcement?
"Police said there was no white light attached to the victim’s bicycle, and Andrews was not wearing a helmet. The report says there was a light attached to the e-bike, although the boy said he wasn’t sure if it was operating."
Lots of stupid to go around here. From the pic, the kid was on a Super 73.
I completely agree, but this still doesn't fix the problem of motorists "not seeing you" when they are looking down at their phone.
I've nearly been hit a few times by turning cars... while wearing high-viz and reflective clothing... riding a bike that's high-viz... riding on tires that have reflective sidewalls... while using a flashing front light, a solid front light... equipped with a flashing rear light... and riding in a slow, predictable way.
Being visible only works on those who are paying attention around you, and these days that means fewer and fewer people.
For sure. I'm only saying that the advantage we all seek really only applies when others are paying attention.
When I'm driving or cycling, I can see cyclists that are hundreds of meters away. Yet, a cyclist less than 10m from a motorist at an intersection is suddenly unseeable? No, someone was distracted or impaired while at the wheel.
I assume nobody sees me. If I catch their eye and I know they're actually seeing me, that's about the only time. I wave at cars frequently, and usually get an acknowledgment, those people saw me too.
The one that's gonna kill me someday will be the teenager twiddling their phone that drifts into the bike lane. Aside from not riding there at all, I don't know what else I can do.
If I catch their eye and I know they’re actually seeing me, that’s about the only time.
I try to make eye contact, especially where multi-use paths venture into intersections on a cross ride, because people ALWAYS drive right into the cross ride as they "stop" for their turn. But I'm finding more and more that the tint on many vehicles makes it impossible to even see if the driver is looking at you. So, I'm often forced to stop waiting for them to stop, just so I can continue with my right of way. Incredibly frustrating, but you've gotta stay alive.
All the laws to prevent this tragedy already exist, except maybe limiting powered bicycles on public travel ways to licensed drivers/riders. Bicycles (powered or not) are vehicles and require appropriate lighting at night or when conditions otherwise would require it for a car. That 66 year old would have been exposed to much more safety education about bicycle helmets over the course of their life than that 12 year old. I have trouble feeling bad for the 66 year old when that kid is going to carry the weight of that death for the rest of their life. Everything about this situation is awful though so it's understandable that the town may have overcorrected based on emotion.
Usually english speakers are the candidates with the problems of homophones, because every unstressed syllable becomes a shwa.
To demonstrate: jeebus, jeebis, jeebes, jeebos and jeebas can all sound the same in English.
Other languages haven't the same problem.
But even in English you would probably say /painus/ and not /peenus/, wouldn't you?
For example in German "Penis" is pronounced with an /eh/ for the 'e' and an /ih/ for the 'i'.
And Pinus has a distinct /ih/ and /oo/ . Not an /ai/ for the 'i'.
In conclusion, it should sound distinct in many languages.
As a plant nerd, I've said pinus in polite company quite a bit without anyone thinking I was saying penis. Not sure if this article is really an advertisement, or if the journalist is just that stupid.
So this brings up something that shocked me when it first happened to me a few years back. At work, during casual conversation, some guy brought up the topic of male human genitalia. Not sure how but it wasn’t in a humorous context.
In my response I used the word “penis”. He said he wasn’t sure you could use that word at work. And I was annoyed. It’s the medical word for the organ. Every other word for it is slang. And he brought up the topic. What backwards world is developing around me? Am I supposed to use some childish word like “hoo-hah?”
The Pinus has a form most of us are quite familiar with by now, featuring thick 4″ tires and a step-through frame. With its unisex design, hopping on a Pinus is sure to be a fun experience for men and women alike.
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