NOT TOO BADLY: How Did EVs Handle America’s Arctic Blast?

1. EVs are not ready for frigid road trips. I warned about this in August: Driving an EV on the highway in extreme cold will produce a range loss of 40% or more. EV owners of various brands traveling for the holidays shared numerous stories verifying this annoying (and potentially dangerous) reality. Drivers traveling in temperatures at or around zero with a headwind could go only 100 to 150 miles before needing to stop and recharge, depending upon the car, significantly increasing travel time. When they did charge, they had to deal with another disconcerting problem with EVs and winter…

2. EV fast-chargers operate much more slowly in extreme cold, if they work at all. The colder the EV battery, the slower the rate of charge that it will accept, making “fast-charging” in subzero temperatures a potentially miserable and plodding experience. Think a 45 to 60 minute charge instead of a 25 to 35 minute one. To top it off, users reported that fast-charging equipment, particularly from Electrify America, often just didn’t work in temperatures below -10 °F. Tesla’s proprietary Superchargers didn’t seem to have the same reliability issues.

The upshot is that EVs performed tolerably well for most drivers, although most would probably rather not spend 30 minutes at a charging station in sub-zero weather.

EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED: The troubling hyper-politicization of Washington, DC policing.

MEGAN FOX: Idaho Suspect’s Classmates Accuse Him of ‘Anti-LGBTQ’ Statements but Reporters Don’t Verify. “PJ Media contacted Norton and asked what was said and why other reporters hadn’t asked for details. Norton responded, ‘They asked but I was not comfortable elaborating.’ When I pressed her for the statements she heard Kohberger make, she accused me of harassing her and deleted her public post.”

YEP: ‘They Knew I Did Nothing Wrong’: Jan. 6 Committee Withdraws Subpoena of Trump.

AT AMAZON, Today’s deals. #CommissionEarned

GEORGE FRIEDMAN: The State of Play in Ukraine.

The war in Ukraine seems permanent. Neither side appears capable of destroying the opposing force or articulating what it would take to reach a peace agreement. The Russians are speaking to Belarus, India and anyone else they might find, but no one can help enough on the battlefield or in the munitions factory to turn the tide. The Ukrainians are speaking to the United States, NATO and anyone else who will listen so that they will continue to receive weapons – perhaps even some new ones. But Ukraine hasn’t broken Russia yet, concerned as it is with preventing the collapse of the country, and doing so may prove difficult. On the battlefield, there is movement on both sides, but movement doesn’t carry with it the taste of victory. When, then, do wars end if the leadership will not concede?

History shows there are several answers to that question.

None seems likely in the near future.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Supply chain crisis now threatens Biden’s green-energy plans.

Supply-chain snarls, rising interest rates and inflationary pressures are making projects far more expensive to build. Now, some developers are looking to renegotiate financing agreements to keep their projects under way.

The Biden administration has set a target for the U.S. to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030—enough to supply electricity to roughly 10 million homes. Analysts say that target will be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve if cost and supply issues persist.

Plus: “Put Pete Buttigieg on it! If you can find him, that is. He has a habit of disappearing during supply-chain crises.”

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THE WAR ON NORMALCY: Reuters ‘Youth in Transition’ Report Plots to Prevent Children From ‘Detransition.’

NEW YEAR, NEW BOOK PROMO AND VIGNETTE CHALLENGE!  New Year Book Promo and Vignettes by by Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.

WHEN SWAMPY FINALLY SODS OFF: Extinction Rebellion UK to halt disruptive protests.

Shockingly, tactics that make people hate you are politically ineffective.

(Classical reference in title.)

CHICKENS RETURNING TO THE ROOST:  Karma Comes for James Cameron, ‘Avatar’ Franchise.

The table is always set at the left’s cannibal feast.

2022 WAS CLOWN WORLD:  Overcome.

2023 is putting on the clown nose.

MORE LIKE THE ROAD TO HELL:  The Net Zero Road to Nowhere.

TIPPING SACRED COWS:  Home Insulation Makes Little Difference To Energy Consumption–New Study.

OR EVEN THE NEAR TERM:  Why China will not be admired, trusted, and respected in the long run.

WHAT THEY SAID:  The incredible weirdness of the Ray Epps saga.

PRETTY MUCH:  Government by Gimmick Won’t Last.

At this point they survive because the lie is so crazy we’re having trouble believing someone is telling it.

STATISTS ARE ALWAYS CRAZY AND ANTI TRADITIONAL RELIGION:  Nazi Caroling: The Extremes Hitler Wanted to Go To in Order to Replace Christianity with the “Religion” of National Socialism) .

THE MONKEY FIZZLED:  Monkeypox, We Hardly Knew Ye!

IT WOULD BE A PEACEFUL SOLUTION, OR AT LEAST THE BEGINNING OF ONE:   Eastern Oregon County Sets Vote to Secede, Becoming 12th to Join of “Greater Idaho” Movement.

US OUT OF THE UN, UN OUT OF THE US:  Terror Group Hamas Cheers UN Vote Asking World Court to Probe Israel’s “Occupation”.

I REALLY AM A BAD INFLUENCE:  Trouble.

ITS THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST SONGS:  250 years of Amazing Grace.