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Essays by Karen Anderson: Olives
My mother’s refrigerator was jam-packed—with jam and every other foodstuff that could be crammed onto its shelves. “Please find me some black olives,” she’d say, and I would dive into the chaos.
KFF: A 3,000-foot view of how states are spending opioid settlement cash
In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. But where is that money going, who is getting it, and is it doing any good?
Tesla Troubles Mount As Musk Goes Full Rogue
Ever since Elon Musk went full rogue in January, Tesla sales in Europe have suffered a steep decline that should be of grave concern.
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PHEV Sales In South Africa Were Up 100% In 2024
South Africa has a decently sized new vehicle sales market. In 2024, just over half a million new vehicles (515,712) were sold in South Africa, a decrease of 3% from the 531,775 units sold in 2023. However, 99% of all the new vehicles sold in South Africa are still internal … [continued]
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Is Tesla Musk’s “Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down”?
For those of us who were kids and watched action movies in the 1990s, things can get pretty weird. When the movies first came out, they were cool, realistic, and a little comical at times. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keanu Reeves, Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock, and a number of other … [continued]
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Electric Mini — Fun Driving
One of my most enjoyable memories of the ’70s was driving my Mini Cooper S around Brisbane, scaring my passengers, and dragging off cars at the lights with its low-to-the-ground, turbocharged power. It was a red brick to be reckoned with. I would have been more of a terror with … [continued]
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The Journey to Electrical Self-Sufficiency within Strata
We have met Robert Nicol and his car Scarlet before. He told me recently about how he convinced his strata block to install solar. I asked him to write me some notes and, wonderfully, he has written the whole article. There are some good lessons in this for those still … [continued]
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Every day is Flag Day: Maple Leaf a hot commodity as trade war looms
Business, and patriotism, is booming for one London flag store ahead of the anniversary of Canada’s red-and-white, but also amid a trade row with the United States.
Lucid CEO Says What I Said A Decade Ago — Give Us Less Range!
Okay, “give us less range!” is not what Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson said. However, as you’ve probably seen by now, he did state that he thinks future electric cars can have just 180 miles of range, which goes against conventional wisdom. I said some quite similar things a decade … [continued]
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Georgian Bluffs man faces charges and has tractor impounded
A 43-year-old man faces charges and will lose their John Deere tractor for at least 45 days after colliding with a vehicle while clearing snow in the city Thursday morning. According to Owen Sound Police, the Georgian Bluffs resident operating the tractor with a snow blower fixed to the rear hit a 2009 Honda Civic […]