From China: Geely’s biggest PHEV, the crossover Galaxy M9, bested some of our best big hybrid crossovers, while achieving a full 100 to 130 miles of driving on a 41 kWh battery on full electric power alone followed by 700+ miles on gas when necessary [on long trips]. The M9 sprinted to 60 mph in a very quick 4.2 seconds and in our 60-to-0-mph emergency braking test. It takes just. . . CONTINUE
The Toyota bZ has just now become America’s Favorite Non-Tesla Electric Car On Wednesday, April 1st 2026, Toyota reported selling 10,029 units of the bZ [formerly bZ4X] crossover from January through March, a 79% gain over the same period last year. Despite EV sales in the U.S. as a whole falling 28% in the first quarter, It is, hands-down, a better EV than it was last year, benefiting from a. . . CONTINUE
The Tesla Model S and Model X have been discontinued. The two EVs were the benchmark for modern EVs for the better part of a decade. The Model S, introduced in 2012, set the benchmark for what followed and put Tesla on the map as the biggest and most advanced EV brand. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on X that custom orders for both models have been closed, and that. . . CONTINUE
Luke 17:20-21 Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.” My own dying was a relief … pg.152 certainly I dwell in a psychological heaven by earth’s standards, for everywhere I sense. . . CONTINUE
Factorial Energy, a US-based company making solid-state batteries, provided cells for a Mercedes test vehicle that drove over 745 miles on a single charge in a real-world test in September. The company says it plans to bring its tech to market as soon as 2027. CONTINUE
Some Publicly known facts are these. 1. In 2013, Russia invited the Miss Universe pageant, owned by Donald Trump, to be held in Moscow. 2. according to an email released in July 2017 by Donald Trump Jr., Trump met with a developer, billionaire Aras Agalarov, who offered to pass on “dirt” about Hillary Clinton from Russia’s top prosecutor to help the Trump campaign. (NPR) 3. Trump himself would later boast. . . CONTINUE
MSNBC “The Republicans’ plans: revenge. using the federal government to punish critics and opponents” “iF …I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say ‘Go down and indict them.’ They’d be out of business, they’d be out of the election.” [Trump’s dictatorship will be permanent!] [Trump] “is practically bragging about his intentions — and not just in this week’s interview.” Trump has been planning to lock. . . CONTINUE
1st posted 04-07-2012 – updated 2025-04-08 “Based on talks with actual engineers that work at Ford and GM, these two companies have actively discouraged any improvements in fuel efficiencies. Engineers would be threatened if they were caught tinkering with the computer systems or searching for ways to make the car engines run more efficiently.” … “CAFE standards were implemented in 1978 to force automakers to produce cars that get better. . . CONTINUE
22022-09-22 By Consumer Reports Updated September 9, 2022 dozens of pure electric models are set to debut by the end of 2024. Headlines: Jaguar Goes Fully Electric in 2025 Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030 as emissions mandates tighten Norway wants to prohibit the sale of new petrol and diesel cars as early as 2025. Britain, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands have similar plans for 2030. Japan. . . CONTINUE
2021-11-15 Both Bannon and Meadows are clearly at the center of what is an insurrectionist conspiracy directed by Trump. January 6 appears to be “an inside game and an outside game,” with the former focused on pressuring then-Vice President Mike “Pence steal the election procedurally” and the latter on using the violent mob “to terrorize potentially recalcitrant GOP reps into going along with the theft.” New reporting shows the extent. . . CONTINUE
April 26, 2021 First, note that Tesla has sold over 65,000 electric cars in the first quarter of this year. Mercedes-Benz USA Is to introduce 10 new EV models by 2022. Mercedes says the U.S. market can expect to see the EQS, an electric version of its opulent flagship S-Class sedan, in fall 2021. The EQS, which will be the first Mercedes EV in the U.S. when it goes on. . . CONTINUE
Mar 4, 2020 Maybe by the year 2030: A massive 200.0-kWh battery for its GMC Hummer. – a range of up to 400 miles or more. At an “EV Day” in Detroit, General Motors gave details of several new EVs and the battery technology they’ll use. GM divulged sizes and prices of batteries that would make them some of the most competitive products available in both range and price. The. . . CONTINUE
Apr 30, 2019 Russia sets up confrontations hoping for violence Women’s Health & Reproductive Rights (WHARR), [showed up for] an event they’d seen posted online, co-sponsored by the local Women’s March Alliance and an organization called the Resisters, which touted itself as being dedicated to “feminist activism against fascism.” It seemed like a good opportunity for WHARR at the time: Here was an event to promote women’s reproductive rights, held. . . CONTINUE
