Environmental Discussion Are you a 'tree hugger'? Discuss the environmental aspects of the hybrid Prius, cars in general, & other environmental issues. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:40:28 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:40:28 +0000 PriusChat https://priuschat.com/forum/environmental-discussion.27/ Green news and more V17.16 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:32:16 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-16.259764/ https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-16.259764/ invalid@example.com (eaglesight333) eaglesight333
The oldest reptile skin prints ever seen have been discovered in Germany, and what is most surprising is that they are almost 300 million years...

Green news and more V17.16]]> 9 Indiana Student caught with pathogen mailed from China Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:22:54 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/indiana-student-caught-with-pathogen-mailed-from-china.259741/ https://priuschat.com/threads/indiana-student-caught-with-pathogen-mailed-from-china.259741/ invalid@example.com (vvillovv) vvillovv


No surprise, not after finding out about NIH funding dual American/Chinese Gain-of-Function research at Wuhan labs.

NIH director admits taxpayers funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan — four years after COVID pandemic began
Even though NIH...

Indiana Student caught with pathogen mailed from China]]> 1 Canola fields Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:57:31 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/canola-fields.259698/ https://priuschat.com/threads/canola-fields.259698/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web
Affordable farm labor scarce, diesel high, and a different crop … I don’t envy North Alabama farmers this year.

Bob Wilson]]> 5 Green news and more V17.15 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:46:15 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-15.259668/ https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-15.259668/ invalid@example.com (eaglesight333) eaglesight333
Backup power is the LEAST interesting home battery application

Workhorse slashes prices by $60,000 as Purolater buys 100 vans...

Green news and more V17.15]]> 5 Emperor Penguins Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:46:01 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/emperor-penguins.259615/ https://priuschat.com/threads/emperor-penguins.259615/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction | Climate crisis | The Guardian

The mass drowning of emperor penguin chicks as sea ice is melted by the climate crisis has led the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to declare the species officially in danger of extinction.​

Some comfort they won’t...

Emperor Penguins]]> 5 Asia's EVolution: How the Toyota Prius comes to die in Mongolia Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:52:54 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/asias-evolution-how-the-toyota-prius-comes-to-die-in-mongolia.259564/ https://priuschat.com/threads/asias-evolution-how-the-toyota-prius-comes-to-die-in-mongolia.259564/ invalid@example.com (cwerdna) cwerdna
was posted a few hours ago by CNA, a Singaporean public broadcast service. It's got under 9 minutes of content. Their description is "Mongolia has been flooded with cheap, end-of-life hybrid vehicles from Japan, whose batteries fail quickly in the country’s brutal climate and rugged terrain."

Before COVID, I remember seeing videos about how Priuses were everywhere in Mongolia.

It seems they apparently do have a end of life NiMH battery recycling and...

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Oil! A Primer on Petroleum Exploration & Production]]> 107 Green news and more V17.14 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:07:31 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-14.259563/ https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-14.259563/ invalid@example.com (eaglesight333) eaglesight333
Port of LA turns to electric terminal trucks to to slash dwell times

Biggest ever Komatsu PC9000-12 electric excavator goes global...

Green news and more V17.14]]> 4 Environmental News Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:26:32 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/environmental-news.158976/ https://priuschat.com/threads/environmental-news.158976/ invalid@example.com (tochatihu) tochatihu
Ocean heat content, previously used to understand hurricane dynamics better, can also reveal where to go deep-sea fishing
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151021170825.htm

Apparently we don't understand ocean-surface evaporation very well...

Environmental News]]> 3069 Green news and more V17.13 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:23:35 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-13.259485/ https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-13.259485/ invalid@example.com (eaglesight333) eaglesight333
Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles and more. Happy Spring. Hope everyone is continuing to stay safe and well.

Which early EV will become the first classic car of the electric era?

This friendly...

Green news and more V17.13]]> 4 Green news and more V17.12 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:33:30 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-12.259409/ https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-12.259409/ invalid@example.com (eaglesight333) eaglesight333
EVQ: I drive for work, but charge at home – how do I track costs?

Fast flop: stupid fast Audi RS e-tron GT gets $50,000 price...

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Generac home battery system wins 2025 GOOD DESIGN award

E-quipment highlight: Trova E-Spotter electric terminal truck [video]...

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E-quipment highlight: Toro GreensPro e1700 electric greens roller

Tesla opens its first Megacharger station to Semi customers in California |...

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5 Cost-Effective Ways to Make Your Car More Eco-Friendly

I tested the weird, tiny, low-cost electric car soon coming to the US | Electrek...

Green news and more V17.09]]> 4 SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:07:27 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/sars-cov-2-coronavirus-covid-19.213459/ https://priuschat.com/threads/sars-cov-2-coronavirus-covid-19.213459/ invalid@example.com (tochatihu) tochatihu
Coronavirus is a large group including 'common colds' with many residing in other animals. This one jumped to humans in 2019 December in Wuhan China. Likely in a 'wet market' (common here but readers may not have had the experience). Possibly from snakes or bats.

It is being compared to 2003 SARS virus (another corona) which in total infected ~8000 and killed ~80 before human-transmission chain was ended in 2004....

SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19)]]> 7360 Impressive NE storm Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:53:17 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/impressive-ne-storm.259131/ https://priuschat.com/threads/impressive-ne-storm.259131/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web
GOOD LUCK!

Bob Wilson]]> 17 Green news and more V17.08 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:35:30 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-08.259133/ https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-08.259133/ invalid@example.com (eaglesight333) eaglesight333
World's first: US Air Force deploys portable nuclear power station

Xos approaches diesel price parity with MD EV for just $99,000...

Green news and more V17.08]]> 5 Solar technical articles Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:55:42 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/solar-technical-articles.259047/ https://priuschat.com/threads/solar-technical-articles.259047/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web Fundamentals of Power


Bob Wilson]]> 1 Green news and more V17.07 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:38:01 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-07.259031/ https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-07.259031/ invalid@example.com (eaglesight333) eaglesight333
How Disposal Weight Limits Influence Project Budgeting and Material Choices

MAN Trucks shows off megawatt charging in freezing cold...

Green news and more V17.07]]> 6 Excellent progress for our species Sun, 15 Feb 2026 01:25:59 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/excellent-progress-for-our-species.258995/ https://priuschat.com/threads/excellent-progress-for-our-species.258995/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web


There are Chinese Chauvinist who mistakenly never paid attention to what the Chinese are actually doing versus long abandoned, past practices. This is a clever launch retrieval system and capitalizes on carrier aircraft recovery systems. Very impressive.

I look forward to a Chinese version of StarLink. A recoverable rocket with cheap launches of large payloads is key. This rocket approaches StarShip scale.

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