Servicing EVs-Requires Specialized Equipment and Training. Service Revenues May Fall 30%.
EVs are mechanically simple so service costs are expected to fall by 30%. To stay in the game service centers must invest and train staff.
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Oct 20, 20211 min read
Sunday Drive-Another View of the Sailboat Google Building Coming Up on Block 185
Around Austin-Another view of the sailboat-looking Google building coming up on Block 185 on Cesear Chavez next to Shoal Creek and The...
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Oct 13, 20212 min read
Kentucky and Tennessee Land $11.4 Billion in EV and Battery Manufacturing
As a general theme companies are moving to lower cost-of-production states with TN and KY being awarded $11.4 billion for EV/Battery plants.
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Oct 6, 20211 min read
New Farming Methods and Foods to Feed The Population while Protecting the Environment
Producing more plant-based foods will help feed a growing world & reduce the pressure on the environment but will consumers eat these foods?
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Oct 5, 20211 min read
A Generation In Time & Doubling of Power Generation for an American Transition to Electric Vehicles
As America converts to EV, changes power generation and grid requirements will follow in a timely way without blackouts.
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Sep 29, 20212 min read
Help Wanted-Vehicle Makers Need Better Satellite & 5G Technology to Support Autonomous Trucks & Cars
Fully autonomous cars and trucks await improved data streams from technology extensions of CubeSats and 5G land-based capabilities.
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Sep 15, 20212 min read
EVs Need Precious Metals-Cobalt from the Congo or from the CCZ, Or Use Alternatives?
EVs are on the fast track to replace internal combustion but precious minerals that are needed for batteries aren't easily mined in volume.
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Sep 2, 20213 min read
Stopping Natural Gas Leakage-A Major Opportunity To Reduce Global Warming
Methane from natural gas leaks during oil and gas production are a major preventable cause of global warming.
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Aug 30, 20211 min read
Space X Boca Chica
Around Texas-"The crew of the upcoming Inspiration 4 mission overfly the Boca Chica, Texas, Space X launch facility" by Dan Wilkins
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Aug 18, 20212 min read
Biotech Investing is Hot Yet Only One In Six Were Profitable in 2020
Investment in Biotech has outpaced the broader market and the success of Moderna has fueled another surge yet 5 of 6 firms lost $33B in 2020
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Aug 16, 20213 min read
OSINT-Open Source Intelligence Shifting the Paradigm
Readily available satellite images & data from other common sources is enabling modern day sleuthing inside and outside of government.
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Aug 15, 20211 min read
Water Works and Elevated Walkway
Around Austin-Pond in Waterloo Park on Waller Creek is the entrance to a 1.5 mile underground tunnel that diverts floodwaters to Lady...
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Aug 13, 20212 min read
U.S. Infrastructure Woes
Lagging investment for infrastructure is choking American Industry. The $550B bill in Congress will set spending to meet critical needs.
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Aug 3, 20212 min read
Carbon Tax-Damned If You Do & If You Don't
China and the EU lead the way in taxing environmentally unfriendly manufacturing and logistics as a step in creating a carbon neutral future
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Jul 20, 20212 min read
AI-Powered Software Is Allowing Non-Programmers to Develop Applications Using Plain English
Artificial Intelligence is now beginning to help humans that aren't coders to create software and scan for inadvertent or malicious bugs.
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Jul 16, 20212 min read
By Design-Ways to Beat the Heat-Lessons from Abu Dhabi
As American summers get hotter cooling designs used in Abu Dhabi and elsewhere need be increasingly incorporated in our urban microclimates.
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Jul 1, 20212 min read
Power Shortage in China-Grinch to Come?
China's has an energy crunch that likely will further interrupt global supply chains and shipping. Weather & Chinese policy are root causes.
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Jun 18, 20213 min read
The Pandemic. Want Cleaner Indoor Air?Increase Air from Outside and Install HEPA Filters
Don't use what you don't understand to purify indoor air. Best solutions are increase flow of air from outside and install HEPA filters.
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Jun 4, 20212 min read
Taking on the Today's Challenge of Providing More Housing in America
The lack of affordable housing has been decades in the making and is now worse due to COVID. Solutions are doable but complex.
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May 24, 20212 min read
Recycling of EVs an Emerging Competency
EVs will alter the recycling industry and many are poised to fill the emerging need aimed at recovering valuable materials as a resource.
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