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Southwestern Ontario senior loses $6,500 in grandparent scam
Provincial police are warning the public to be vigilant after a Huron County resident was defrauded out of $6,500 in the grandparent scam.
Good Samaritan stabbed by attacker named to London’s 2025 honour list
London’s annual goodwill roll call has an unusual addition this year â a bystander who was stabbed while protecting an elderly grocery store employee in a robbery.
London man charged with setting two fires Sunday: Police
A 43-year-old London man faces arson charges in a pair of fires Sunday in a neighbourhood near Greenway Park. London firefighters extinguished a fire outside a shed on Pinewood Drive at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, London police said. While crews were on scene they saw smoke coming from inside a nearby house and put that […]
The year in news: LFP’s 50 most-read stories of 2024
Here are the most-read stories of 2024 from The London Free Press and lfpress.com:
Tesla Is Secretly Recalling Cybertruck Batteries
Something interesting has been going on with Tesla Cybertrucks. Tesla has been quietly replacing their battery packs, seemingly a lot of them. At least since September, Tesla has been swapping out Cybertruck battery packs for new ones when they are brought in for other maintenance issues. The first report we’re … [continued]
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Highway 401 robbery suspects impersonated police: OPP
Two suspects who impersonated police officers pulled over a driver on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent and stole their vehicle, Elgin OPP say. The driver was stopped at about 9 p.m. on Christmas Day in the eastbound lanes of the 401 near Tilbury by two vehicles, one with flashing red and blue lights in the windshield, […]
2024 Was A Productive Year For My Decarbonization Efforts
It’s the time of year when people publish retrospectives on the year and start thinking about the year ahead. As so much of my work ends up in CleanTechnica, I thought it would be useful to provide my retrospective here. On a purely personal note, I’ve been told over and … [continued]
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Why Maintaining A Gas Car Sucks Compared To An Electric Car
Owning gas cars means dealing with frequent oil changes and various maintenance issues, leading to time, cost, and reliability concerns versus EVs. This rant is going to list some things I’ve found to be annoying about the ~15 gas cars I owned until I went all electric in 2021. At … [continued]
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What Are The Implications Of $66/kWh Battery Packs In China
The Power Construction Corporation of China drew 76 bidders for its tender of 16 GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to reports. Bids averaged $66.3/kWh, with 60 bids under $68.4/kWh. The tender, covering supply, system design, installation guidance, 20-year maintenance, and safety features, targets … [continued]
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Heat Pumps For Electric Buses Blow Another Meme Out Of Water
Every time I publish anything on electric buses — and I’ve published a lot on them recently — hydrogen bus fans point out that in the west, diesel heaters are often included in buses for winter time use. They say that as if the waste heat from fuel cells was … [continued]
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