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I guess we can avoid talking about Picard show since there's another thread on that already. Let's try to limit ourselves to TNG thru the last TNG feature film + anything else related. I'll start. There is a Swedish connection... as you recall, Borg sounds Swedish. I guess it's real as has...

Wasn't sure if this should go here or off-topic... https://www.carscoops.com/2024/03/ford-van-from-teslas-service-erupted-in-flames-outside-youtubers-office-who-posted-damning-fisker-ocean-review/

I watched earlier today. It also gave some global and Japanese EV sales share figures. It's under 6.5 minutes long. "BYD fine-tunes global EV strategy in JapanーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS 16,048 views Jan 31, 2024 #china #ev China's top EV maker is aiming to woo a nation of famously demanding...

MNL has a thread at Copper wire thieves. As I mentioned at Thoughts on CCS DC Fast Charging?, I used to have to skip District 06 Office | Fresno, CA | EV Station because it was down for over a year due to copper thieves having cut all the cables. They eventually fixed it and added extra...

Couldn't find a thread for this. Came across a shorter version of showing only the fire on FB reels recently. Apparently, it was from early Jan 2024 in Toronto. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/11/1162732820/e-bike-scooter-lithium-ion-battery-fires...

Didn't see Watch Mercedes-Benz Crash Two Electric SUVs Into Each Other for Science posted yet. "According to Mercedes, the "world’s first public crash test involving two fully electric vehicles."" Post other tests where an EV is crashed into another EV here.

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-too-many-cooks-guy-is-making-very-weird-star-trek-shorts https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/5/23860154/star-trek-very-short-treks-too-many-cooks Supposedly, these aren't canon and from watching the first one at , I can see why they aren't now. Update: I can't seem...

Post TOS cast Trek-related stuff here. I'll start. TIL of Exclusive Clip: William Shatner & Nicholas Meyer On ‘Star Trek II’ From ‘Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982’ Docuseries. "Originally started as a crowdfunded documentary in 2021, The Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 is now a new four-part...

ChargePoint posted this on Facebook today. It's over 2 hours long and I've only just gotten started. It's been up less than 24 hours.

Recently, techmeme had this headline. https://www.techmeme.com/230420/p14#a230420p14 "Mariella Moon / Engadget: Imgur plans to delete “old, unused, and inactive content” that's not tied to a user account, starting on May 15, potentially erasing years of internet history — For years, Imgur...

Learned of DPReview is Shutting Down via Techmeme.

Didn't know where else to put this. I watched that aired on 60 Minutes on 1/8/23. Not sure if those outside can see it or it'll be geo-blocked. Was a 13.5 minute interview with him. I'm guessing it'll end up behind a paywall within a few weeks, if not sooner...

As I posted elsewhere: No Free Charging Electrify America July 4th Weekend?? reports "EVolve NY charging is free this weekend." Found stories like Free electric vehicle charging for July 4 weekend and Governor Hochul Announces Free Electric Vehicle Fast Charging at Evolve NY Sites for July 4...

https://trekmovie.com/2022/04/08/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-reveals-first-names-of-mbenga-and-spock/ https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-opening-titles-1848859502

https://news.yahoo.com/preview-2023-lexus-rz-450e-103626277.html https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1135649_lexus-rz-450e-electric-suv-test-drive-review-photos-specs-range-info https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2023-lexus-rz-450e-electric-suv-reveal/

https://www.edmunds.com/industry/press/8-out-of-10-of-car-shoppers-paid-above-sticker-price-for-new-vehicles-in-january-according-to-edmunds.html "Cadillac, Kia and Land Rover command the highest average transaction prices above MSRP as consumer demand runs high" Above has a table of "MSRP vs...

Someone at work posted a pointer to . TIL this sort of thing is happening. Someone else pointed to In LA neighborhood, homicides increase amid fears of gentrification which has a reference to train burglaries (search it for train).

Besides the Bolt parking ban insanity (e.g. https://www.chevybolt.org/threads/bolt-parking-only.40557/page-7#post-663639) that has been spreading around the country including to my work (maybe I will post more about that saga and some interesting twists in another thread/the Bolt thread), I...

From ‘The Center Seat’ Star Trek Docuseries To Debut On History Channel In November My TiVo's set to record but obviously, I'll have subscribe to their service to see the rest.

For those who may have missed the news that’s been “blowing up” B5 FB groups: .

Watch: William Shatner Reviews Impressions Of Him As Captain Kirk - the 1st video here should be amusing to TOS fans who've picked up on Shatner's funny speech pattern. I thought the first 3/4 or so of the 17.5 minute video at Laughing at Directors and More: William Shatner Looks Back on Making...

Thanks to Chevy Bolt EV Forum, I learned of a Model X in the ocean. I bet they don't make great boats or submarines. ;) More below: https://kymkemp.com/2021/07/16/the-car-of-urban-cool-meets-humboldts-savage-seas-it-does-not-go-well/...

Was on local news earlier tonight. Didn't find a previous thread after some digging... https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-lorenzo-family-files-lawsuit-against-tesla-blaming-autopilot-for-crash-that-killed-teen-son/ Bay Area Family Suing Tesla Blames Son's Death On Nascent Autopilot...

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/nissan-bets-big-uk-with-ev-battery-plant-new-crossover-2021-07-01/

Not sure if there's a better place for this. I noticed at the bottom of What's new (and went back further) is that some folks seem to (I think) be under the belief that profile posts to others are private conversations. Some have included PII like phone numbers. I don't think the people who...

Many have shut down over time but Yahoo! Answers is another casualty. https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/5/22368488/yahoo-answers-shutdown-may-4-internet-era-over-rip https://www.npr.org/2021/04/11/986203233/how-yahoo-answers-shaped-the-internet. I'm glad the latter brought up this gem: how is...

I'd put it in Video but I couldn't start a thread there... was posted on Feb 6, 2021 by CNBC. I recently watched it. Oddly. at the end, they mentioned it was taped in Oct 2019.

Wasn't sure if it should go here or North America. Learned of the below from 22 new fast charging stations in Central California and and a Bolt driver in Facebook Groups who was trying out some of them and posting about them. New Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers Now Available Along State...

I learned of this via a post from Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The page begins with: If people are interested/have feedback, see above.

Yes, I know there's another thread (CHAdeMO Adapter) but it's in the Model S area and I just resurrected it after 4.5 years of no posts. Someone else in another thread noticed the price has dropped in the US to $400 from $450. See CHAdeMO Adapter. For Canadians, CHAdeMO Adapter has it at $530...

ZEF Energy & Tritium Offering Free EV Charging For Holiday Season Obviously, you'd need a vehicle compatible with CHAdeMO or SAE Combo to take advantage...

Tony Hsieh, former Zappos CEO, passes away at 46 Passing of a Visionary: Tony Hsieh, former Zappos CEO, dies at 46 | KLAS https://twitter.com/reviewjournal/status/1332588148879097856?s=20 says

Rather than start new threads for each of their seemingly vaporware vehicles, let's just discuss here. Home - Mullen Technologies- Dragonfly k50 - EV Vehicle Manufacture currently lists the (Qiantu) Dragonfly K50 and a relatively new appearance, the MX 05. Previously, they "had" stuff like...

I started at Star Trek: TNG virtual meets/watch alongs with actors or notable staff elsewhere. I am looking forward to per GalaxyCon Live - GalaxyCon is More Than a Comic Con, We're a Festival of Fandom. I'd watched a live chat w/Shatner Saturday morning thru the above outfit. I've seen some...

I found out about it elsewhere and found someone had already posted it in the very long TSLA investor thread which I don't read anyway, I figure it make sense in this forum too. Waymo brings in $2.25 billion from outside investors, Alphabet – TechCrunch Waypoint - The official Waymo blog: Waymo...

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos has more info and a trailer. It's airing tonight. My TiVo's set to record it.

This made local news the other day. Tesla crashes through front of Danville salon in Blackhawk Plaza Tesla Slams Into Salon At Danville's Blackhawk Shopping Center Ugh... made a typo and doubled the word crash. I can't seem too fix it. Hopefully a mod can remove the extra word.

Lexus UX300e electric car revealed for China, Europe, Japan—but not US https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/lexus-ux-300e-electric-car-price-features/

Not sure if folks know about this: 11 FOOT 8 - The Canopener Bridge. It's a bridge famous for over-height trucks crashing into it. yovo68 seems to their channel. "Thanks" to another forum pointing to this tweet: Durham Transportation Department on Twitter, they're apparently going to raise it. :(

It's a multi-part series that's been airing recently as part of PBS NewsHour. I learned that it's 10 parts. They're also up on YouTube via China: Power & Prosperity - YouTube and they so far range from 5.5 to 12 minutes long each. I've watched each of them and some are interesting. I have...

New trailer was dropped today. Shows a lot. Watch the first trailer for Star Trek: Picard 10 Things We Learned at the Star Trek Universe Panel

These aren't autonomous nor robotaxis but the same issue could happen with robotaxis (esp. if they're nice cars and have steering wheels and pedals) if the customers aren't background checked or it's turned off as a test/temporarily. "After Car2Go eased its background checks, 75 of its vehicles...

See Welcome to Museum Day | Museum Day | Smithsonian or Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day for more info.

Post pics here. I'll start. This Model 3 was at free public L2 J1772 only charging tonight, blocking an EV spot, not charging and didn't have their J1772 adapter inserted. This location ONLY has 8 J1772 EVSEs. There are NO other EVSEs nor DC chargers there and NO Tesla wall connectors nor...

Wasn't sure if there's already on thread on this or if it really works on Teslas (it should) but LISTEN FREE now through May 29 and take a different look. is currently offering free listening thru May 29, 2018. Unlike most of their free listen periods, it includes access via their app. Also...

Heard about it on local news but it's been mentioned a few times (buried) in a couple unrelated threads. Police investigate Tesla Model S crash on Bangerter Highway Tesla With Autopilot Slams Into Stopped Truck At 60 MPH | HuffPost Tesla with Autopilot slams into truck stopped at red light...

Heard about this on my local news tonight. Tesla Employee Arrested After Discharging Loaded Gun: Police Tesla employee arrested after bringing gun to work also reporting the same thing.

Thanks to a post on Log into Facebook | Facebook, from Press Releases press release at http://www.rmi.org/Content/Files/EVgo_press_release_2017.pdf. Report at http://blog.rmi.org/Content/Files/eLab_EVgo_Fleet_and_Tariff_Analysis_2017.pdf. Excerpt of press release

I did watch it on TV. Jim Lentz - Charlie Rose It's not a MUST watch but it does make you step back a bit and think about the bigger picture (e.g. automaker that moves over 8 million vehicles/year worldwide vs. a niche automaker) and that almost exclusively does ICEVs, where the desired...

Anyone watching? The show's called Better Late Than Never. It looks like it normally airs on Tuesdays on NBC. Those who are Star Trek TOS or fans of one the above guys might like this "reality show". It's a sort of a travel show but reminds me a bit of An Idiot Abroad along w/bits of Bizarre...