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NYC is So Not Ready for EV.

I was visiting in the New York City metropolitan area this weekend. While I was there Consolidated Edison, the regional electrical power company, was doing a thorough job of contacting pretty much everybody in the area and asking them to use less electricity. The problem? it was hot out, weather in the 90's (32.°C) and humid. They were afraid they couldn't handle the load from people turning on their air conditioners.

Judging from cars on the road they have maybe 1% electric vehicles in that area right now. The state has forbidden the sale of gassers after 2035. If they can't support air conditioners now, how do they expect to handle thousands of EVs a decade from now??

kenmce Sep 8, 2023 Read More Replies: 18

Self-driving car

Source: Self-driving car blocking road ‘delayed patient care’, San Francisco officials say | California | The Guardian

San Francisco authorities and the company Cruise have offered conflicting accounts of an incident in which the fire department said two of the company’s robotaxis delayed an ambulance transporting a patient with critical injuries who later died at a hospital.

The company denied the city’s claims and shared video with the Guardian that shows one of the vehicles quickly leaving the area. Reports of the incident have garnered outrage in San Francisco, which has been battling over the use of robotaxis vehicles in the city.
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In an incident on 14 August, first-responders were treating a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle and had life-threatening injuries with significant bleeding. Two autonomous Cruise vehicles had stopped in nearby lanes...

bwilson4web Sep 5, 2023 Read More Replies: 21

What ever happened to the GR Sport Prius?

I've only found one image of this besides when the car was up on their GR division page. Did Toyota just decide to call it off, with the unveiling of the "23 Prius?

Nelflez Sep 5, 2023 Read More Replies: 8