Recent content by cwerdna

Yes on the above. https://www.thedrive.com/news/people-still-want-gas-cars-over-hybrids-and-evs-study "According to a recent study by KMPG with extremely predictable results, 38 percent of respondents still prefer a traditional gas engine when making a vehicle purchase. Hybrids were a close...

Maybe so. I noticed bearscat is in Santa Barbara (I’ve been there), in my state yet this thread is in UK and Ireland area. And, NHTSA is a US agency.

Did you opt out of Tesla's arbitration clause? If not, you might be out of luck on the class action part. A lawyer may need to step in to provide advice here. I don't know how long Tesla's been doing this but it possibly dates back to 2020 or even 2018. See below, for example...

Yep. Hope you've voted at Prediction, in Which Year Will New Electric Vehicle Sales Exceed 50% in the United States "Poll", if you haven't already. I still stand by my vote of after 2040 despite my living in California and having been driving pure BEVs since end of July 2013.

Stumbled across Chesco family says EV charger nearly caught home on fire: What you should know recently, and of course, the melted outlet was a Leviton.

Often, feeding Bloomberg pages to https://archive.is/ can get you a copy to work around their paywall. https://archive.is/XWN3w is a copy.

On that note, there's Messaging Service ICQ To Shut Down Next Month After Nearly 30 Years - Slashdot. I was surprised they're still around. TIL they were bought by a Russian company in 2010. And, yes, I used it a lot back in their heyday. I also recall eventually having to run Yahoo IM and...

Who knows? Even if an area is mostly left leaning or blue, that doesn't mean they aren't others on the other end. I can clearly see it on Nextdoor where I'm in Silicon Valley. Obviously, CA is a blue state and when I checked some election result before, that affirmed it but there are still...

copper thieves relates. Can’t post much more until later tonight or this weekend. One EA site near Boeing Field has been hit multiple times if you go far back enough on Plugshare. At least 5 Tesla Supercharger locations targeted across Houston in less than a week isn’t EA and happened in TX.

has a pointer to Electrify America Network Updates. Of course, this is no substitute for checking Plugshare first.

has a pointer to Electrify America Network Updates. Related to the above is this: "Vandalism: Unavailable due to recurring vandalism. We are working with law enforcement agencies to enhance security at this station and procure the parts. Walmart (Station 200211) at 34520 16th Ave S, Federal...

https://trekmovie.com/2024/05/23/production-on-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-3-has-wrappedish/

On the Cue NAAT tests, at my work, we learned of bad news from the FDA recently: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/do-not-use-cue-healths-covid-19-tests-due-risk-false-results-fda-safety-communication There was this response: Cue Health Evaluating Warning Letter Received...

Per Minimum Wage and Overtime » Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, min wage in Arkansas is $11/hr. Factory Worker Salary in Arkansas: Hourly Rate (May, 2024) claims "How much does a Factory Worker make in Arkansas? As of May 14, 2024, the average hourly pay for a Factory Worker in...

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1143219_study-ev-interest-waning-amid-concerns-over-cost-charging