$0.50 per mile for electricity for a semi truck? wow, lower than I would imagine. (and it can be as low as $0.12 where rates are lower.). "During testing, the truck averaged 1.72 kWh per mile while hauling a gross combined weight of 75,000 pounds (34 metric tons) over a 390-mile (625 km) long-haul route." a tesla model 3 is ~0.3 kWh per mile.

Truck News

DHL Supply Chain takes delivery of first Tesla Semi - Truck News

DHL Supply Chain has taken delivery of its first all-electric Tesla Semi. The addition expands its fleet of Class 8 electric vehicles in North Amer...

"a public health imperative to quickly expand the adoption of autonomous vehicles." "Waymo recently released data covering nearly 100 million driverless miles ... When compared to human drivers on the same roads, Waymo’s self-driving cars were involved in 91 percent fewer serious-injury-or-worse crashes and 80 percent fewer crashes causing any injury. It showed a 96 percent lower rate of injury-causing crashes at intersections...deadliest I encounter in the trauma bay."

Opinion | The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.

Compared to human drivers, Waymo cars were involved in 91 percent fewer crashes that resulted in serious injuries.

Sharing the benefits of grid-scale batteries and solar/wind by trading in western US. The current 15 minute market in California Now going to day ahead market. (I think made possible with recent massive grid-scale batteries allows evening out of renewables) California now runs 5pm-8pm electricity use on batteries. Turn off more plants cuz can plan for a full day. Thoughtful article on wholesale electricity grid coordination markets. Sounds dry, but cool: https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/california-solving-solar-power-problems-21207873.php

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Why SUV when you can LSV? (Low Speed Vehicles) 25mph max car! street legal in San Francisco. Can drive on almost all roads in the city. This one is not that great, imho (but try it at gocar). I want to see more LSVs. Amsterdam has many, and many types. all roads w/ 35mph limits or less are ok, almost all roads in SF. Here are all limits on all roads in SF:

Google Docs

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from: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/speed-limits-per-street-segment/resource/d6034e92-4836-40e5-8e93-52bad2dfaf3d (go sf!)

Minor good news for libraries: "A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency" IMLS is the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which funds leadership training and R&D in libraries in the US. A small % of library funding but important. but I believe everyone is gone and grants cancelled so not sure what happens if funding returns-- who gets employed?

Library Journal

A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency

In a summary judgment on November 21 in Rhode Island v. Trump, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to shut ...