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EV stock: Did You Check Out Chinese Ev Makers?

EV stock, especially China’s, are capturing investor attention as the nation leads the charge in the electric vehicle revolution. Innovative technologies and robust market demand are driving exponential growth. Backed by favourable government policies and expanding charging infrastructure, these stocks offer enticing investment prospects. Visit: https://bit.ly/3IWzzrv

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These 25 stocks & ETFs are poised to take advantage of the revolution & transition into green energy in the coming years. #solar #EV #AI #energy #greenenergy #electriccars #battery #tritium #silver #copper #lithium #Commodities #stocks #ETFs Do your due diligence. (at Wall Street, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CniTKxfpgXo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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New York CNN — Tesla has beaten back previous efforts by workers to unionize – but the United Auto Workers hopes a successful strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis could help it organize at Tesla. UAW membership has declined in recent decades, and the auto industry is moving to electric vehicles. EV battery and production plants thus far in the United States are mostly non-union. To grow, the UAW will have to make inroads at EV plants. “Tesla is the biggest threat in the long term to UAW wages and benefits. UAW doesn’t have any choice but to take on [Tesla],” said John Logan, a professor of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University. Tesla controls around 60% of the electric vehicle market in the United States, and Detroit and foreign automakers in the South are racing to catch up. Tesla workers earn on average about $55 an hour in wages and benefits, compared to $66 to $71 an hour at Detroit’s Big Three, according to industry estimates. Workers have attempted to organize at Tesla at least three different times. But the company, led by Elon Musk, has been difficult for unions to break into because of weak protections for labor organizing in the United States; Tesla’s aggressive tactics; and Tesla’s strategy of granting factory workers stock options, a rarity in the auto industry. “Tesla will go to extraordinary lengths to prevent unions,” Logan said. Tesla did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.

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Biden’s ironically named Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was supposed to create millions of green jobs and launch the “sustainable power” industry.

Subsidies flowed to support electric vehicles, wind farms, and solar energy.  We have been covering the slowdown in the EV market, and residents of the East Coast are questioning all the promises made by the wind energy companies after the Vineyard Wind blade failure.

Now, it’s time to turn our attention to solar power. SunPower, the company that provides solar panels to many Californian homes in the sunny Coachella Valley area, filed for bankruptcy this week.

It is the latest development in a saga that has seen the company facing numerous serious and seemingly escalating challenges over the past several months, including allegations about executives’ misconduct related to the company’s financial statements and a recent decision that SunPower would no longer offer new solar leases. Days after the latter announcement, Coachella Valley-based Renova Energy, which markets and installs SunPower systems, said it was ending its partnership with SunPower and temporarily pausing operations after not receiving required payments from SunPower. SunPower’s executive chairman wrote in a letter posted on the company’s website on Monday that the company had reached an agreement to sell certain divisions of its business and suggested it was looking for one or more buyers to take on the rest, including the company’s responsibilities to maintain solar systems it has previously sold or leased.

It is important to note that SunPower was the industry’s “darling” to understand the magnitude of this development.

Founded in 1985 by a Stanford professor, SunPower was, for the past two decades, a darling of the solar industry. The company helped build America’s biggest solar plant, called Solar Star and located near Rosamond, California, and has installed solar panels on more than 100,000 homes. The company’s stock price has fluctuated dramatically, peaking during the solar stock frenzy of late 2007. As recently as January 2021, SunPower’s valuation momentarily reached $10 billion, buoyed by the expansion of its residential solar panels program. But since then, the company’s value has cratered — and this year, its situation became particularly dire.

It is also important to note that earlier this month, the bankruptcy of a solar-powered company in South Florida created an array of problems on the South Coast of California. Subcontractors are scrambling to find ways to guarantee payment for work on homes with equipment from the firm.

Meanwhile, homeowners are regretting their misplaced trust in eco-activists and city officials.

The business — Electriq Power Inc. — was putting solar panels and batteries on Santa Barbara rooftops at no expense to homeowners and with the blessings of the cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria. But then Electriq filed Chapter 7 on May 3, freezing all its operations. This prompted one of its subcontractors, Axiom 360 of Grover Beach, to place mechanics liens on homes for which it had yet to be paid. This preserves Axiom’s options for full payment of its installation work and is not unusual among contractors. But for homeowners who didn’t expect any financial outlay, it came as a shock, especially as the recording notice lists foreclosure in 90 days among the penalties. “You’re helping the environment. You’re not paying high rates to Southern California Edison,” said homeowner Randy Freed, explaining why he signed on to Electriq’s PoweredUp Goleta program. He was pleased with the savings in the solar array and storage batteries, but then he received the mechanics lien in June. The possibility of foreclosure was unanticipated, Freed said, and he’d relied on the cities’ endorsements. “It’s a great program; we’ve checked them out,” he recalled the cities saying on a postcard he received.

Hot Air's Beege Welborne takes an in-depth look at the cascade of warnings that indicate SunPower and the residential solar market are in serious trouble. She also hits on a point that is true for all green energy schemes: Today’s technology cannot keep up with the promises being made about tomorrow.

The technology side still hasn’t ironed itself out and may never with as saturated as the market is. With interest rates as high as they are and home prices through the roof, no one wants to pay a fortune for something that’s not rock solid. …That “sustainable” growth is only possible once all the artificial supports are knocked away and the technology proves viable and worth the cost once and for all.

Of course, the solar industry isn’t helped by the fact that the cost savings for customers aren’t quite as lavish as originally promised.

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The new Model 3 EV will be well-stocked in specification with Performance design, sports seats, adaptive suspension, adaptive damping, ventilated seats, 20” Warp alloys, performance brakes, 15.4” centre touchscreen, 8” second row display in the back, studio sound quality with the 17-sepaker system (including dual subwoofers and amplifiers), phone key integration, wireless phone charging, glass roof, carbon fibre details inside, navigation and Track Mode. The Enhanced Autopilot (at £3,400) adds navigation on Autopilot and auto lane change with the Full Self-driving Capability (at £6,800) adding more autonomous driving including traffic light and stop control.

On colours, select from Pearl White, Deep Blue, Solid Black, Ultra Red and the new Stealth Grey. Only the 20” alloys are available. But you can select your own interior choice with the standard black or the chargeable white available. Other than your dedicated charge point, you are good to go.

But how does the Model 3 Performance perform? This AWD Saloon will have a 75 kWh usable battery which will offer 0 – 62 times of 3.3 seconds, 163 mph top speeds and 461 kW (or 618hp). Expect a combined winter range of 235 miles with warmer weather allowing for 325 miles – a 285 mile combined. On charging, the 11 kW AC max will allow 8 hour and 15 mins 0 – 100% charging times with the 250 kW DC maximum allowing 27 minute 10 – 80% times. A cargo volume of 594L is available with this car. It has a vehicle fuel equivalent of 152 mpg. It also no confirmed Bidirectional capabilities yet. The Heat Pump is standard.

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Chapter Eighteen

It's time for a reunion. What will happen when Fox and Dana see each other again?

December 28th

“You heading somewhere special?” the cab driver asked as they drove from the airport to the train station. 

“Uh… home actually,” Fox said. “But, the people I’m meeting to travel there with are special. Very special.” 

“Your wife?” 

“No. A… a friend,” Fox said. 

“Hmm. A friend. Okay,” the cab driver said with a chuckle as he made a right turn and Fox nodded as he smiled and thought about Dana. 

Their phone call on Christmas Eve had ended only when his phone had beeped menacingly that the battery was about to die and she had yawned for the third time, stating that it was nearly midnight. 

He had hung up and went upstairs in search of his charger, walking quietly through the dark and silent house. 

The fire had been extinguished and the finished bikes set out by the colorfully lit tree, big red bows attached to each of them. The stockings had been filled, cookies and carrots eaten, milk drunk, and other gifts had been added from Santa for Nina and Dave, Greg and Samantha, and even for him. He had smiled, knowing Samantha had been the one to make sure everyone was included. 

“Everything’s okay, I’m assuming,” Samantha had said quietly, yet it still had caused him to jump. 

“Jesus,” he had whispered. “Don’t sneak up on a guy like that.” He had placed a hand on his heart and she had laughed softly. “Where’d you come from?”

“I was in the kitchen getting some water,” she had said, putting her hands into the pockets of her robe. “Everything okay?” 

“Yeah,” he had said, unable to keep the smile off of his face. “More than okay.” 

“Well,” she had said with a slow smile. “Okay then. I’ll hold my many questions until tomorrow and let you simmer in this happiness that’s practically pouring off of you.” She had made a motion with her hand, waving it to encompass his body and he had laughed quietly. 

“Thanks, Sam.” 

“You’re welcome.” She had smiled and then walked toward him, wrapping her arms around him and squeezing tight. “Merry Christmas, brother.” 

“And to you, sister,” he had said, closing his eyes as he returned her hug. Stepping back, she had smiled and nodded as she turned toward the stairs. 

“I told you, she’s good people,” she had said, looking back over her shoulder and smiling at him. “My judge of character is never wrong.” 

“She is at that,” he had agreed. 

“Goodnight, Fox. Don’t stay up too late. Those two boys will be waking all of us up at the butt crack of dawn.” 

“So eloquent. Goodnight, Sam,” he had said and she chuckled, waving over her shoulder as she went down the stairs. 

He had smiled and glanced at the tree and the gifts once more before taking his charger from the wall and going back downstairs. 

After using the bathroom, he had changed and plugged in his phone. A message had caused it to vibrate and he had smiled when he saw it was from Dana. 

Merry Christmas, my friend Fox. 

A gif of Santa flying across the sky in his sleigh had been below it and then another gif of a glowing Christmas tree. 

Merry Christmas to you, my friend Dana. 

He had found a gif of a package being wrapped and then steaming coffee in a Santa mug. 

A reply had come in quickly and he had smiled as he shut off the light, laying down and covering up. 

I love you. ❤️ 

I love you too. ❤️ 

They had liked each other’s messages almost simultaneously and he had laughed as she sent one final message. 

That was spooky. Goodnight. Zzzz. 

Goodnight. And yes, it was.

She had liked his message again and as he had closed the app and set the phone on the nightstand, he had smiled. 

Christmas Day, they had exchanged early morning messages and then she had flooded him with pictures and videos of Ivy opening her gifts. Compared to the stilted messages she had been sending before their phone call, it had felt like she now wanted to share everything with him. 

More than once, as they had opened their own gifts, Samantha had met his eye as his phone buzzed and he had reached for it. She had said nothing, but smiled with a knowing look. 

A picture of Dana’s entire family had been sent and he had asked after each one, wanting to know more about them. 

She had sent back a long message detailing everyone, with numbers written onto the picture so he would not be confused. He had smiled when he saw it, loving the details and effort she had put into it. 

Her parents, William and Margaret, known to all as Will and Maggie, had been married for thirty six years and they owned a hardware store in town, Scully’s Hardware. Her mother was more knowledgeable about everything held within it, a fact which her father never failed to mention, and was incredibly proud of, when customers came in searching for an item. 

“Let me refer to the smarter one of this duo,” he says every time, Dana had written and Fox had laughed. He could easily imagine that was the case when he had looked again at the picture of the beaming, balding man with his arm around his wife. 

Her older brother, Bill, named after their father, and his wife Tara, had been married for ten years. They had three children, with another on the way. Bill owned a very busy construction company, proudly sponsored by Scully’s Hardware. 

Melissa you know, Dana had written. Well, sort of, I suppose. 😊 She and her husband, Artie, have been married for nine years and they have two daughters, whom you’ve already heard about.

And, to round out the Scully clan, there’s Charlie, who just got engaged to Beatrice. 

We’re a large group of redheads who need to buy the highest SPF sunscreen anytime we’re outside, even if it’s only slightly cloudy. 

He had laughed at her messages and looked at their family picture again. As he had, the familiar aching feeling in his chest pained him. Seeing the happiness they shared, the happy family life and obvious love they had for one another, had made him sigh and shake his head. 

A fabulous looking bunch, he had sent back. And it’s a good thing it’s winter, so you don’t have to worry about sunscreen… much anyway. 

Haha, she had sent back and he had smiled. 

Sending back the family picture that had been taken that morning, everyone in their pajamas and in front of the tree, he had told her more about Samantha, Greg, William and Adam, and Nina and Dave. 

We both have a William in the family, she had sent. Or two in my case. 😊

Indeed we do, he had sent back as he smiled. My father’s name was William as well. William Adam actually. When Samantha found out she was having twin boys, their names were decided before they left the doctor’s office, Greg insisting they do it to honor our father. 

That’s… that’s just beautiful. 

Agreed. 

“You know,” Samantha had teased him, two days after Christmas, as they once again stood in the indoor bike park, drinking coffee while they had watched the twins ride their new bikes. “I’m surprised you haven’t torn out of here by now to go see Dana.” 

“You’re hilarious,” he had said, shaking his head. “Believe me, I would love to see her, but she’s with her family right now. I’m not going to disrupt that time and if I went home before she was due to return, I’d be sitting there alone while I waited for her. Being here with you all is definitely the better option.” 

Samantha threaded her arm through his and smiled with a nod. 

“So thoughtful and kind you are, my brother.” 

“Stop,” he had said, bumping her and making her laugh. 

“I’m so glad you found each other, Fox,” she had said, her tone low and serious, laying her head on his shoulder. “When you moved away, I was sad that you’d be so far from us, but now I know the reason for it. Dana had unknowingly been waiting for you and you, likewise, were unknowingly on a quest to find her.” 

“Jesus, Sam,” he had said, clearing his throat and shaking his head again. 

“It’s true though,” she had said with a sigh. “You deserve to be happy and loved. You deserve that so much, Fox.” 

She had ended her sentence on a sob and then they were embracing, words not necessary as they had both cried quietly, their grief near the surface as it always was during the holidays, despite the happiness surrounding them. 

“Mommy, you’re not watching!” William had called out and Samantha had started laughing as she had nodded against Fox’s shoulder. 

“You’re right, my love,” she had said, pulling back and wiping her eyes. “I’m sorry, show me again, please.” 

“Okay! Watch me!” William had turned and ridden down the small hill as Fox had wiped his own eyes and then had taken Samantha’s hand, giving it a squeeze. 

“I love you, Sammy,” he had said, looking at her and smiling. 

“I love you too, Fox,” she had replied, tears shining in her eyes as she had squeezed his hand. 

Coming back that evening, he had made a decision. He would not infringe on Dana’s time with her family, just as he had told Samantha, but he would make a plan to meet her sooner than he had previously planned. 

Calling the airline, he had changed his flight home to arrive at the airport closer to where Dana’s family lived. From there, he would go to the train station to meet her and Ivy and ride home with them. 

And the best part about it, neither of them had any idea that he had done it and that he was now currently en route to said train station to wait for them to arrive for their scheduled departure, in just under an hour. 

It had been a time squeeze and he had been incredibly anxious as the airplane seemed to take its sweet time to arrive at the gate. Thrumming with nervous energy, worried he would be late for the surprise meet up, he had waited impatiently for his bag at baggage claim, grabbing it as soon as he had seen it, and then hurried to the taxi line. 

“Should be there in just a couple of minutes,” the cab driver said, breaking into his thoughts, and Fox nodded with a smile. “Traffic isn’t too bad for a Sunday after a holiday. Sometimes it’s crazy with people who are returning gifts or looking for sales, but it’s good today. Works out well for you to meet up sooner with your uh… friend.” He caught Fox’s eye in the rearview mirror and grinned. 

“Yeah,” Fox said with a smile of his own, looking out the window as he spied the sign for the station on their left. 

Two more lights and he was grabbing his backpack and his bag as he got out of the taxi. 

“Thanks,” he said to the cab driver and he nodded, waving as he drove away. 

Letting out a calming breath, Fox walked into the station and to the ticket booth to buy his ticket. On a whim, he asked if he could pay for a first class upgrade to Dana and Ivy’s tickets, knowing that Dana would most likely not have purchased them herself. 

The woman was very kind and put the order through, handing him three tickets with a smile and wishing him happy holidays. Thanking her, he picked up his bags and walked through the station to platform number eight. 

Finding a spot to wait and watch for them to arrive, he took a deep breath, his stomach nervous and excited all at the same time. His phone beeped and vibrated and he took it from his pocket to find a message from Dana. 

We’re leaving for the station soon and then it’s only a couple of hours until we’ll be home. I can’t wait to see you. ❤️

He grinned and nodded as he typed back quickly. 

I can’t wait to see you either. Both of you. ❤️❤️

😊 Ivy has her backpack stuffed with gifts that she is dying to show you. She’s packed and unpacked it so many times, putting what she feels are the most important ones at the top. 

Aww, I love that. 

Yeah. Okay. I have to get going. Gotta double check we have everything and then get it all in the car. See you soon, my friend Fox. Love you. ❤️💋

“Oh,” he said, his eyebrows raising at the kiss emoji, which she had never used before. He swallowed and released a breath as he typed back, grinning like a complete fool. 

Make sure you don’t forget Pandy. Princesses can’t be left behind. See you soon, my friend Dana. Love you too. ❤️💋 

No, we would never forget the princess, she’s far too precious. 🐼 Bye for now. 💋❤️💋 

“God, I can’t wait to see her,” he breathed as he put his phone away, his heart now racing even faster. Standing up, he paced within the space of the bench and the light post in front of him. 

A train arrived on the odd numbered side of the tracks and there was a flurry of activity for a few minutes before the train left and the crowd of people thinned out. 

Another train arrived on the even numbered side, but did not stop at the station. 

He looked at the large clock above the station doors so many times, but time dragged by, the minutes beginning to feel like hours. 

And then he saw them and his heart stopped for a second. Melissa was with them, pulling his borrowed suitcase behind her and laughing about something. Dana was also laughing and he exhaled deeply at the sound, so happy to see her again. 

Ivy was wearing the panda earmuffs over the panda beanie he had given her and had the panda scarf wrapped around her neck. She was walking and occasionally jumping, her arms out at her sides for balance. She looked up and saw him, then did a double take before she grinned. 

“FOX!” she shouted, running toward him, dodging around anyone in her way. 

“Ivy! Get back here! What are you- oh my God!” Dana said, catching sight of him, a hand going to her chest. 

“Fox! Fox! Fox!” Ivy chanted, flinging her arms around his waist and smiling up at him. “I missed you so much! We made snow ducks! They were so cute! Look at my ear puffs! Aren’t they so cute? You gave me a good present. Thank you for my present.” 

He laughed, his heart feeling full and happy. He bent down to pick her up and her legs dangled as he rocked her from side to side, hugging her tightly. 

“Oh Ivy, I missed you too,” he said, squeezing her one more time before setting her down and smiling at her. 

He raised his head and looked at Dana, who was now a few feet in front of him, her hand still on her chest, staring at him in disbelief. 

“Hi,” he said and she let out a shaky laugh. 

“Hi,” she whispered.

“Fox! I want to show you something!” Ivy said, starting to take off her backpack. “It’s in here and it’s so good.” 

“Ivy,” Melissa said, reaching for Ivy’s hand. “Why don’t you come with me?” 

“No thank you, Auntie Missy, I want to stay here. I want to show Fox something.” 

“I know you do, hon, but I just realized we didn’t bring any fun snacks for you guys to take on the train. Let’s go get some candy or a cookie, if they have them. There’s a coffee shop inside. Let’s go see what they have. Come on.” 

She took Ivy’s hand and started to walk away, despite Ivy’s half hearted protests, glancing back at them with a smile. 

“What are you doing here? I didn’t know you…” Dana shook her head and he smiled, stepping closer to her and wiggling his fingers. 

“Surprise,” he said softly and she choked out a laugh as she launched herself at him and he caught her, breathing in her familiar scent and holding her tightly. 

“I missed you. So much. I can’t believe you’re here,” she whispered and he hummed, his eyes closed. 

“I was thinking about how it would be, waiting for your train to come in and knowing you both were getting closer and closer… I think I would have left a hole in the pavement from my pacing. I thought coming here and surprising you would be better for my nerves.” 

She laughed and he felt her nod against him. Pulling back, she looked at him and smiled. 

“Hi,” she said again. 

“Hello,” he said, smiling as he cupped her cheek, his thumb gently grazing her skin. He looked down at her lips and back into her eyes. 

At the same time that he leaned forward, she did the same, their lips meeting in a soft kiss. She whimpered as she clutched at his coat, his hand moving to her neck as his thumb ran along her jaw and he kissed her again.  

Her mouth opened slightly and he kissed her bottom lip before moving to the top one, her breath entering his mouth in a warm minty exhale. 

Attention on the train platform, the three o’clock southbound train will be arriving shortly. 

“Oh,” Dana breathed as she pulled back, her eyes closed, hands still on his chest. “Hmm, I… that…” She opened her eyes slowly and stared at him. “That was good.” 

“I completely agree,” he whispered, stroking her jaw with his thumb. He kissed her again, soft kisses that caused her to stumble into him, the hold he had on her tightening. 

“You made my knees weak,” she whispered against his lips. “I didn’t think that was something that really happened, but you did it.” She kissed him as he smiled and then she pulled back again. 

“You’re a really good kisser,” she breathed and he laughed. He kissed her lips, the tip of her nose, and then her forehead as she hummed. 

“You are too,” he whispered, kissing her forehead again. 

“My sister will have heard that announcement,” she said quietly. “She and Ivy will be back in a minute.” 

“Hmm,” he hummed, kissing her temple and then her cheekbone. “Makes sense as the train is coming soon.” He smiled and she scrunched her chin, her eyes shining. 

“I seriously can’t believe you’re here. You… you are such an amazingly good man,” she said, shaking her head. He shook his as well and she placed her hand on his face, running her thumb over his lips. “You are, Fox. You truly are.” 

“Thank you,” he whispered, kissing her thumb and smiling. 

“I love you. So very much.” 

“I love you too. And God, have I missed you. I’m so happy to see you.” 

“Me too.” 

He turned his head and kissed her palm, smiling at her and then taking her hands into his own.  

“Your hands are cold.” 

“Are they?” she asked softly and he laughed. 

“Should we make you a doctor's appointment? Seeing as you can’t feel your hands?” he teased and she shook her head. 

“Not sure there’s any medicine that could be given for one who is lovesick,” she said with a smile and he laughed. 

“A kiss would work perhaps?” he asked and she nodded. 

“Yes, please.” 

Squeezing her hands, he leaned closer and kissed her softly twice before pulling back and smiling at her. 

Glancing up, he saw Melissa and Ivy headed their way. Melissa was pointing out something to Ivy, keeping her attention away from looking for him and Dana. Melissa caught his eye and smiled with a nod. 

“They're nearly here,” he said, squeezing Dana’s hands and then letting go. “I think there needs to be a conversation with Ivy before we’re overly affectionate in front of her. So she understands my intentions and how I feel about you… and her.” 

“Fox Mulder,” she said, smoothing down the lapels of his coat. “God, but I love you.” 

“And I love you, Miss Scully.” 

“Mommy!” Ivy yelled and he took two steps back from Dana as he smiled at her. “Auntie Missy got some snacks for us.” 

“Did she?” she asked, still staring at Fox. “That was nice of her.” 

“It was nice of me, wasn’t it, Dane?” Melissa said and Dana turned her head to look at her. She grinned and then handed a small paper bag to Dana. Holding her hand out to Fox, she nodded. “Hello, Fox. It’s nice to meet you properly at last.” 

“And you,” he said, taking her hand and smiling, liking her instantly. “Thank you.” He squeezed her hand and she squeezed back, nodding once again, understanding between them at why he had thanked her. 

“The train will be here soon. You guys should be ready.” 

She let go of Fox’s hand and pulled Dana in for a hug, saying goodbye. Ivy was picked up and then turned upside down as Melissa sang goodbye to her, over and over, and Ivy laughed loudly. Setting her down, Melissa nodded at him and tucked her hair behind her ears. 

“Well, I’m gonna head back home now. I leave you in Fox’s very capable hands. Message me when you get home, so I know you’re okay.” 

“I will, Mel. Thank you for everything,” Dana said, hugging her again and saying something quietly to her that made her laugh. 

“Yeah,” Melissa said, nodding at her as she pulled back. “Goodbye, Ivy Ivy.” 

“Bye, Auntie Auntie. Love you.” 

“Love you too. Goodbye, Fox.” She held his eyes for a beat and then smiled with a nod. Blowing Dana and Ivy a kiss, she turned and walked through the gathering crowd of people. 

Fox looked at the two of them with a smile. Ivy, in the panda items he had bought her, bouncing from foot to foot and humming happily under her breath while Dana smiled at him, her cheeks rosy and eyes shining. 

“Well,” he said, clearing his throat, and starting to gather their bags. “We better get ready for the arrival of the train. Get ready to head home.” 

“Home,” Dana said with a nod. “Yes, we’d better.” 

A bell rang in a soft ding dong fashion and he looked around, his hand on both of his suitcases, his backpack on his back once again. 

“Got everything?” 

“Yup,” they both said, checking with each other and smiling. 

“Good.” 

The train arrived and they hefted everything onto it, double checking one more time. Dana began to head towards coach seating, but he stopped her, gesturing with his head to continue to the first class section. Squeezing his hand as she passed him, she shook her head with a smile. 

Luggage stowed as the train began to move, they found a table to share, Ivy sitting across from them, her backpack beside her. She opened it, telling him about all she was going to show him and he smiled as he waited for the items to be shared. 

The treats Melisa had bought were brought out and eaten as the train traveled down the tracks, the sun setting and lighting the sky with beautiful golds and pinks. 

Ivy looked out the window, Pandy on her lap, and gave a running commentary about all she saw, looking for familiar landmarks. 

Dana took Fox’s hand under the table, interlacing their fingers and laying her head against his shoulder. He rested his head against hers and closed his eyes with a sigh as he gently squeezed her hand, his heart happier than he ever imagined could be possible. 

[asiafundmanagers27]

China's Electric Vehicle Market: Powering the Future with Cleaner Energy

China's EV stocks are revolutionising the automotive industry. With a booming market and strong government support, companies are driving innovation and sustainable mobility. From advanced technologies to expanding charging infrastructure, China is leading the global transition towards electric vehicles.

[brookston]

Holidays 6.12

Holidays

Anne Frank Day

Bedstraw Day (French Republic)

Blue Galaxy Day

Children’s Day (Haiti)

Crowded Nest Syndrome Day

Dia dos Namorados (Brazil)

Flag Day (Brazil; New Zealand)

Ghost in the Machine Day

Grimace Day

Helsinki Day (Finland)

Idol Day

Indiana Jones Day

International Adobo Day

International DDX3X Day

International Dubbing Day

International Shia Day

Interracial Marriage Day

June 12 Commemoration (Lagos State, Nigeria)

Lancaster Day (UK)

Little League Girls Baseball Day

Lover’s Day (Japan)

Loving Day

Magic Day

Man of Steel Day

Mother’s Day (Luxembourg)

National Automotive Service Professionals Day

National Black Men Don’t Cheat Day

National Button Battery Awareness Day

National Cancer Thriver Day

National Chiropractic Health Assistant Day (Canada)

National Control Room Worker’s Day

National Cougar Day

National Dairy Goat Awareness Day

National Dame Day

National Esther Day

National Great Dane Day

National Harm Reduction Day (Canada)

National Hospital at Home Patients Day

National Magic Day

National X Day

Orlando United Day (Florida)

Peace Day (Kosovo)

Perfect Game Day

Portland Trail Blazers Day (Oregon)

Pulse Remembrance Day

Queen’s Birthday (Pitcairn Islands, Tuvalu)

Railway Day (Japan)

Red Rose Day

Rock Around the Clock Day

Russia Day (Russia)

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Premieres

Admission Free (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1932)

All About Dogs (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Andy Warhol’s Blue Movie (a.k.a. Fuck; Adult Film; 1969)

Are You My Mother?, by P.D. Eastman (Children’s Book; 1960)

The Brighter Buccaneer, by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1933) [Saint #12]

Bullet Park, by John Cheever (Novel; 1969)

Can’t Hardly Wait (Film; 1998)

Chesapeake, by James A. Michener (Historical Novel; 1978)

Chuck Berry Is On Top, by Chuck Berry (Album; 1959)

Clash of the Titans (Film; 1981)

Cleopatra (Film; 1963)

Clockwork Angels, by Rush (Album; 2012)

Coming Up for Air, by George Orwell (Novel; 1939)

Deep Throat (Adult Film; 1972)

Donald’s Garden (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Donovan’s Reef (Film; 1963)

Farmer Al Falfa’s Bedtime Story (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Food, Inc. (Documentary Film; 2009)

Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov (Novel; 1952) [Foundation #2]

Go Bo Diddly, by Bo Diddly (Album; 1959)

History of the World: Part 1 (Film; 1981)

The Horse Soldiers (Film; 1959)

I’ll Chase the Blues Away, recorded by Ella Fitzgerald (Song; 1935)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot (Science Book; 2010)

Jurassic World (Film; 2015)

Line of Duty (BBC TV Series; 2012)

Love and Kisses, recorded by Ella Fitzgerald (Song; 1935)

Mariah Carey, by Mariah Carey (Album; 1990)

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Film; 2015)

Moon (Film; 2009)

Palestrina, by Hans Pfitzner (Opera; 1917)

Predator (Film; 1987)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film; 1981)

Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin (Orchestral Jazz; 1924)

The Sailor’s Home (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

She’s Not There, recorded by The Zombies (Song; 1964)

Some Time in New York City, by John Lennon (Album; 1972)

Speedway (Film; 1968)

Superman vs. The Elite (Animated WB Film; 2012)

Surfer Girl, recorded by The Beach Boys (Song; 1963)

Swingers (Film; 1997)

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, by Blink-182 (Album; 2001)

Testimony of Two Men, by Taylor Caldwell (Novel; 1968)

Toreadorable (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1953)

2 Cool 4 Skool, by BTS (Album; 2013)

The Witches of Eastwick (Film; 1987)

Today’s Name Days

Florinda, Guido, Leo (Austria)

Bazilid, Gašpar, Leon (Croatia)

Antonie (Czech Republic)

Balisius (Denmark)

Eskel, Esko (Estonia)

Esko (Finland)

Guy (France)

Florinda, Guido, Leo (Germany)

Onoufrios (Greece)

Villő (Hungary)

Basilide, Guido, Onofrio (Italy)

Ija, Narda, Nora (Latvia)

Anupras, Dovė, Kristijonas, Kristis, Ramūnas (Lithuania)

Sigfrid, Sigrid, Siri (Norway)

Antonina, Bazyli, Jan, Leon, Onufry, Wyszemir (Poland)

Onufrie, Pavel, Petru (România)

Zlatko (Slovakia)

Juan, Onofre (Spain)

Eskil (Sweden)

Onopriy (Ukraine)

Ahmad, Ahmed, Aisha, Asia, Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 164 of 2024; 202 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 24 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 7 (Ding-Wei)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 6 Sivan 5784

Islamic: 5 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445

J Cal: 14 Blue; Sevenday [14 of 30]

Julian: 30 May 2024

Moon: 36%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 23 St. Paul (6th Month) [St. Charles Borromeo]

Runic Half Month: Dag (Day) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 86 of 92)

Week: 2nd Full Week of June)

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 23 of 31)

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Editor's Note: This piece was originally published by The American Prospect.

Thanks to the clean energy revolution, batteries are no longer in the public eye just in the form of that unstoppable bunny in TV ads. Batteries—like computer chips, electric vehicles, solar panels, and other hardware—are having a moment.

Last fall, with funding from 2021’s mammoth bipartisan infrastructure law, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $3 billion in grants to 20 manufacturers of electric vehicle (EV) battery components in 20 states. That’s just a portion of the taxpayer money appropriated to dramatically expand battery production and enlarge the EV supply chain in the U.S., which is, in turn, a small part of the trillion-dollar surge in federal investment.

In February, the Commerce Department announced the terms of competition for $39 billion in federal subsidies for manufacturers to expand domestic production of semiconductors. Among other conditions, the CHIPS Incentives Program limits stock buybacks and requires applicants to provide the child care that’s so crucial to enabling more women to work in manufacturing.

The question now is how these big bets to expand advanced manufacturing and boost research and development in America—taken together, what the Biden administration calls our country’s “new industrial strategy”—will create broadly shared economic gains, including good jobs, for workers and communities across the country.

This “how” is not without controversy, to put it mildly. Beyond the conservative critics who have lambasted the child care requirement and other conditions, influential liberal voices have aired serious skepticism as well. In a recent column (and clever pop culture mash-up), Ezra Klein of The New York Times decried “everything-bagel liberalism” that pursues “everything everywhere all at once.” But he, too, lumps everything together—from permitting requirements confronting nonprofit housing developers to these new, conditional industrial-policy incentives meant to embed meaningful economic opportunity for workers and communities into the DNA of some of the world’s most important and massively subsidized growth industries. Klein—whom we agree with on many things—gets it wrong when it comes to CHIPS and other promising government efforts to chart a new course.

Advocates have worked for decades in many parts of the country on how to make the economy work for all, on a foundation of good jobs and racial and gender equity. From that work, one essential lesson emerges: Attaching clear, consistently enforced expectations to public investment is indispensable. And with the enactment of last year’s landmark legislation, public officials now have a once-in-a-generation set of tools and resources to do this. The “how,” however, remains an open question, especially for jobs outside of construction.

For much of the past half-century, America’s dominant economic paradigm held that free markets and freewheeling capital alone have created the nation’s critical industries and enabled them to flourish. That paradigm denied the important role that government plays in shaping the nation’s economy. Indeed, innovation has long required and received government-backed R&D, contracts, and other investments in discovery and commercialization. Today, that investment is also focused on the making of a lot of stuff: batteries, electric vehicles, charging stations, computer chips that put the brains in all that hardware, and more. So how did we approach that challenge for the past few decades, given that influential economists and political leaders across the political spectrum often questioned whether America needed manufacturing at all?

Consider the evolution of the DOE and how it impacts our economy and communities. Created with a wartime sense of urgency—to address the energy crisis of the 1970s—the DOE quickly found itself in the crosshairs of American politics, especially as high gas prices receded and renewable energy seemed a pipe dream. For years, the DOE was a favorite target for those keen to attack public investment and many of the other tools of entrepreneurial government. By that we mean, as economist Mariana Mazzucato argues in her book “Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism,” a government that is both equipped and directed to help solve national challenges—not just address market failures and economic calamities.

Despite the lack of broader political support, the DOE quietly became a vital source of the R&D dollars that helped develop new technologies. Thanks to the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2008, the agency also became an important supplier of the financing that, in principle, could have helped turn great ideas into great companies that committed to good jobs in addition to great products.

Famously, the DOE bet $465 million in taxpayer dollars, in the form of a direct loan, on the ambitious domestic production plans of Tesla, now the world’s most valuable car company. That was well before the private capital markets were ready to make that bet on a largely unproven company and its first major factory in Fremont, Calif.

The DOE’s investment in Tesla paid off in terms of demonstrating the viability of mass-produced electric vehicles. But in terms of generating good jobs and racial and gender equity in this critically important new industry, the investment proved to be a bust. The company leads all carmakers in the U.S. in workplace safety violations—as Forbes put it, “racking up more infractions and fines in the last three years than all other automakers in the U.S. combined.” CEO Elon Musk has fought workers’ attempts to unionize by spying on them, firing organizers, and refusing to stop anti-union social media attacks. The company is also being sued by the state of California for alleged widespread anti-Black racism, and by several women for alleged sexual harassment.

There’s a moral to this story: Tesla may be the world’s biggest example of how much harder it is for government to push for high-road labor standards after a company has grown with the help of taxpayer financing. If something important is not part of the deal up front, it tends not to happen.

Tesla is not alone. Particularly in the South and many rural areas around the country, even in ostensibly pro-labor states such as California, innovative manufacturers are mass-producing low-quality jobs. The good manufacturing job is mostly gone, outside of the less than 10% that are unionized. There is, therefore, no guarantee that a significant chunk of the publicly supported clean and high-tech production jobs will pay much more than minimum wage or that they will provide opportunity for training and advancement.

That is, unless certain choices are made to incentivize and embed good jobs and equity into the deals.

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EV Range Anxiety for Rural Dwellers doesn't need to be a thing

In December 2022 we picked up our first EV - SUV style, maximum range is 435 kilometres on a single charge. Granted that's not a long period of ownership, but we didn't go into this eyes clamped shut. A bit of plotting was undertaken and a bit of "it won't work / you're mad advice" considered.

We don't "tour" much because we've got stock to be cared for, but we do a fair amount of driving around - to the nearest large rural town (91ks one way) at least monthly, sometimes more frequently as that's where the doctors, hospitals (particularly if transport for somebody local is required), the greengrocers, and the "shops" are.

Other than that there's the regular 42k trip to the nearest minor rural town for vet visits (we really should have priority parking there by now!) and various bits and pieces, the run to the nearby tiny town which is 20ks - post office / library / pub / take the dog's for a stroll along the river in summer when the snake situation in the paddocks is a bit too fraught, and a bit of wandering about the neighbourhood.

So not a lot of driving, and it is often reasonably spaced out (although there's always "those weeks" where you never seem to get out of the car).

We're in central west Victoria, in the middle of nothing much in the way of public infrastructure. Nearest chargers (super or not) are at the end of the 42k trip, with the 91k trip taking us to a supercharger and a heap of other choices if we need them. We have our own solar system and battery on the house, which is grid interactive by choice - long story / lots of reasons. There are very few days in the year when we're not pushing some power back to the grid - so we trickle charge the car at home, using an extension cord at the moment. We've got a solar interactive charging station coming at the end of February.

Mostly the car is fully charged when it heads out the door (takes about 30 hours from dead empty, but if we're doing a couple of runs on consecutive days we can charge it overnight off the battery, otherwise we just trickle it over the day, turning on and off automatically based on the solar collectors efficiency). On the rare occasion we've charged at one of the charging stations, we've found that in the main we're waiting for long enough to grab a coffee or do a bit of browsing in a nearby shop before it's charged and ready to go, and the cost is NOTHING compared to what we were coughing up in diesel for the last car. (Our only complaint there is that it would be very very nice to have some chargers nearer to the aforementioned coffee shops and/or cover from the sun - it's bloody hot out here in summer.)

Anyway, my point is anxiety about range. We just don't get it. We have all the apps and the car points out the location of chargers. We top up if we're near a charger and think it's worth the wait to be 100% sure, or if it's a bit cloudy / overcast at home (ask anyone out here - it doesn't rain / lack of solar is the least of our problems), and we keep an eye on the levels. Just the same as we did with fuel. The number of times we had to top up from the diesel tank on the farm (for the tractor etc) because we'd stuffed up and the warning light came on after the last fuel station I can't begin to remember. The number of times that we just topped up on the road because you don't know a) where the next fuel station is and b) the price of diesel varies like nobody's noticing when you live in the bush. So we used EXACTLY the same behaviour then as we're using now - we keep an eye on things, we do a lot of "topping up" if we're around somewhere convenient. We keep an eye on the options at home and we rarely leave home without 435ks range in the "tank".

So anyway - no more thinking or planning than we needed to do when we were driving a diesel - in the land outside the world of frequent fuel stations (ask us about the people we've had to top up with fuel because distance between fuel stations isn't something taken into account it seems). A lot more convenience in some ways because now we have apps like PlugShare that has brilliant trip planning and Evie, ChargeFox and everything else that we can happily peer at and dream / one day we will "tour".

Interestingly we had a look at the Western Highway over Christmas - there's charging options every 100 or so kilometres, with fast chargers every 200 or so kilometres - all the way to Adelaide. We've joked it would be worth a Costco run there one day, probably an easier drive than battling with Melbourne's interminable roadworks.

[brittababbles]

No seriously. I can prep a patient for surgery all I want but if his sheets aren’t clean or the OR isn’t sterile (also shoutout to the sterile processing folks because I have only the loosest idea how to use an autoclave), any surgical prep is meaningless.

The EVS folks, the maintenance guys (our maintenance guy at the hospital I worked at was one of the coolest people I’ve ever met), the orderlies and patient transport folks, the dietary techs, the unit coordinators and registration specialists and security personnel, the people who stock the supply rooms and change the batteries in the EKG machines, the wonderfully sweet woman who ran the supply department at night and somehow could find a very specific hemostat in a massive warehouse, everyone who doesn’t get to fall under “doctors and nurses hashtag heroes!!!” is amazing and we wouldn’t last a day in medicine without you.

Sincerely, a former ER nurse who never knew where to find a mop.

Housekeepers and Janitors Need Praise As Unsung but Very Much Important

[mightyflamethrower]

Jul122024

Fire Blankets Required at EV Charging Stations

Electric vehicles are such a good idea, they require massive (strategically targeted) subsidies and strongarming from the government to get anyone to buy them. They are so safe that fire blankets are needed at EV charging stations:

The city of Milton [Georgia] will now place fire blankets at its non-residential electric vehicle charging stations. … Deputy Fire Chief and Fire Marshall Alex Fortner told the council the measure was a “proactive attempt” to limit the damage if an electric vehicle catches on fire. According to Fortner, cars with lithium-ion batteries can need up to 30,000 gallons of water if they catch fire. That’s 60 times as many as the average vehicle with a combustion engine.

What a great time to buy stock in whatever company makes fire blankets. The Biden Regime is building 500,000 mostly unwanted charging stations at an estimated cost to us of $400,000,000,000.00.

Some might worry that forcing everyone into EVs will burden a destabilized electrical grid that will be under increasing stress as Democrats incrementally impose inefficient green energy. Actually, the reverse is true; the government can use EVs to take energy out of our cars. Naturally, California has been out front on this.

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Nissan’s Electric Vehicle Bet Backfires, Leading to Layoffs and Giving Toyota the Upper Hand

Nissan, once a leader in the electric vehicle (EV) market, now faces a significant crisis due to a shift in consumer preferences, especially in the U.S., where hybrid vehicles have gained traction. The Japanese automaker, known for pioneering models like the Nissan Leaf, had ambitious plans to bring solid-state batteries to market by 2028. However, recent setbacks have forced the company to scale back, resulting in 9,000 job cuts and a $2.6 billion cost-saving initiative. This restructuring marks one of the most challenging periods in Nissan’s history.

Solid-State Battery Ambitions and Market Realities

Nissan aimed to be among the first to offer solid-state batteries, which promise faster charging times, greater range, and enhanced durability. However, automakers like Toyota have indicated that this technology will remain costly and might not be available in mid-market vehicles for several years. While Nissan projected a launch by 2028, the financial strain of pursuing these advancements has become apparent as quarterly results fall short, revealing an estimated 70% drop in profits by year-end, according to Reuters.

The company’s operating income from April to September fell 90%, landing at $214 million. Nissan’s revised forecast anticipates a steep decline from $3.6 billion in operating profits in 2023 to $975 million by fiscal year-end in March 2025.

Challenges in China and the United States

Nissan’s sales have plummeted in China, where domestic EV makers dominate the market. In the United States, the company has encountered an unexpected obstacle as the market leans heavily towards hybrid vehicles — a segment in which Nissan lacks competitive offerings compared to Toyota, which has seen a boom in hybrid sales.

According to Bloomberg, Nissan’s limited hybrid lineup has led analysts to conclude that the company must act quickly to capture this demand. Competitors like Honda and Toyota, who have embraced hybrids, continue to post solid financial performance, underscoring Nissan’s urgent need to adjust its strategy in this space.

A Cost-Cutting Restructure and Investor Support

Nissan’s restructuring efforts include a 20% reduction in global production and a 7% reduction in its workforce. CEO Makoto Uchida announced that the company would streamline operations, aiming for a more agile and resilient organization. In response, Uchida will cut his own salary by 50%, and other executives have also agreed to voluntary pay reductions, though the exact amount remains undisclosed.

Meanwhile, Suntera Fund has acquired a 2.5% stake in Nissan, providing a slight boost in stock prices. Nonetheless, the company’s long-term stock performance remains concerning, with a 40% decrease over the past five years.

Looking Forward

Nissan’s pivot towards solid-state batteries has proven costly, leaving it vulnerable in a market where hybrids and domestically produced EVs are thriving. To recover, Nissan must reassess its product offerings and remain adaptive to regional market trends, balancing its investment in future technologies with immediate consumer demand.