My Pixel 3a xl is still chugging along fabulously at 4+ years.   The batt life is certainly down but that’s expected after 4 years

The shade concept solves my biggest issue with geoengineering. The ability to turn it ‘off’ quickly if needed.

Then you *definitely* don’t want an assault rifle. You want a shot gun. It’s actually hard to miss a target in a hallway.  

GARDP has already obtained rights to commercialize the drug in three-quarters of the world, including most low- to middle-income countries, while Entasis will hold rights in the major markets of the rest

We run our main room fan all 12 months blowing up. Why you ask? well we have a vaulted ceiling and a 2nd floor opening to the main room so we can cycle 2 floors of air around far faster than the HVAC system.

Same, we have Maytag Neptune front loader and there’s no filter mentioned beyond optional supply hose filters.

Actuaries. It’s all just numbers and risks associated. Below a certain age, the risk is quite low. It ramps up at some point and that’s where it gets set.

Insurance is about risk mitigation/assessment/pricing. 7 yr olds don’t generally go joy riding. 15 yr olds? kinda often.

The thing is replacing the battery, you need to compare it to replacing an engine or buying another car. If you look at monthly payments...it’s a couple years worth tops. And it makes your car basically new again.

Yep. We’ve been sold that capitalism is a ‘system’ when it’s only one side of a ledger.

short haul trucks have different gear ratios for stop-and-go, smaller fuel tanks so more weight can be used for cargo, smaller engines

2nd Gear:

Nissan Leaf, Chevy Bolt take your pick.  Plus used.  Plus EV credit brings more in to the picture.

I’m sure there will be some places that require an outage or maybe 2. Such as a neighborhood transformer feed and then individually as the line to a home is upgraded. Basically wherever there’s a single point connection.  All of it ‘can’ be entirely mitigated with temporary lines/devices and momentary cut over…

His point is the operators of the lines don’t have the financial incentive - big utilities generally do make the biggest returns on big infra builds, not line running. It’s a significant problem, especially given the backlog you mention...that we desperately need on line.

1. is complete BS. You hang/run a temporary line to handle the load while replacing a segment. Happens every single day for maintenance. Upgrading is no different.   Towers are also able to handle a 2nd line run and then cut over on a larger than single segment basis.

We should be moving more away from a grid system and having businesses supply their own Electricity (or most of it)

more like $25K and 200+.

The reason stoves are a thing is because the deniers/right wing/GOP are making it one. For exactly the reasons you say, it’s easy to fan the, ahem, flames and cause disruption. Disruption means delay of prohibitions and gets gas into more communities for another 50 years.

Because unless you have multiple acres of land you aren’t powering an EV much less 2. No city or even suburbs would be functional. Skyscrapers are in shade a huge chunk of the day and at noon, obviously get far less sun per sq foot of space with 20 floors and only one roof.