One Finite Planet

One Finite Planet

Explorations from all Topics, by Major Update.

Environment: On all paths, disruption is imminent & preparation advisable.

Environment: On all paths, disruption is imminent & preparation advisable.

Paradox Resolved: Educating women didn’t end the Population Explosion.

Paradox Resolved: Educating women didn’t end the Population Explosion.

Population: Our greatest achievement may cause our demise.

Population: Our greatest achievement may cause our demise.

Mr Bean cans EVs: what he gets right.

What really killed the dinosaurs?

What really killed the dinosaurs?

RCS – The SMS successor and blue bubbles vs green culture war.

RCS – The SMS successor and blue bubbles vs green culture war.

Influence: There’s no free lunch and they use your data to make you pay.

Influence: There’s no free lunch and they use your data to make you pay.

Could Trump become responsible for more deaths than Hitler?

2023 may not the year to buy an EV, but it’s definitely too late to buy a new ICEV!

2023 may not the year to buy an EV, but it’s definitely too late to buy a new ICEV!

We can’t run out of fossil fuels.

We can’t run out of fossil fuels.

Software and tips for BYD Atto 3 + other BYD EVs.

Software and tips for BYD Atto 3 + other BYD EVs.

A different perspective: Humans maybe the greatest threat to life on Earth but also the only hope.

A different perspective: Humans maybe the greatest threat to life on Earth but also the only hope.

Righteous environmentalism: an opium for the people concerned about climate.

Righteous environmentalism: an opium for the people concerned about climate.

Big oil ramps up anti-EV stance… but how much?

Optimum population of humans: Ideally, how many people can, or should, the Earth support?

Optimum population of humans: Ideally, how many people can, or should, the Earth support?

Cost of coal power vs renewables: China expanding coal while the suckers go green?

Cost of coal power vs renewables: China expanding coal while the suckers go green?

So Long Mr. Putin, And Thanks. But Meanwhile….?

So Long Mr. Putin, And Thanks. But Meanwhile….?

Ukraine: Putin and China, method or madness?

Ukraine: Putin and China, method or madness?

Salami Tactics Battle In Ukraine: What Can Be Done To Stop Russia, and China, and Potentially, WWIII.

Salami Tactics Battle In Ukraine: What Can Be Done To Stop Russia, and China, and Potentially, WWIII.

WWIII?

WWIII?

Prigozhin lowers WWIII risks?

Toyota: Failure inevitable?

Toyota: Failure inevitable?

Australia as a clean energy superpower? Yeah…nah!

Australia as a clean energy superpower? Yeah…nah!

BYD. Who?

BYD. Who?

Carbon Capture and Storage works for e-Fuels but not for fossil fuels or ‘blue hydrogen’.

Carbon Capture and Storage works for e-Fuels but not for fossil fuels or ‘blue hydrogen’.

One pedal driving and regen brakes explained: reality, myths, hype, fads and Tesla vs the rest.

One pedal driving and regen brakes explained: reality, myths, hype, fads and Tesla vs the rest.

Oliver Zipse, BMW CEO climate denial or failure to read the room?

Why don’t climate scientists tell the truth?

Why don’t climate scientists tell the truth?

EV Battery Reference: Basics, Technologies, Care & Benefits.

EV Battery Reference: Basics, Technologies, Care & Benefits.

Base load Solar and Wind: Renewables alone not a substitute for fossil fuels.

Base load Solar and Wind: Renewables alone not a substitute for fossil fuels.

Australian fuel efficiency standards: A stall tactic?

SpaceX: Should we colonise the solar system?

Lead, Crime and Justice

Lead, Crime and Justice

Race, Racism and Skin Colour: what do ‘race’ and racism mean?

Race, Racism and Skin Colour: what do ‘race’ and racism mean?

Why EV Battery size matters, and the problem with hybrids.

Why EV Battery size matters, and the problem with hybrids.

Humans: the accessorised species.

Humans: the accessorised species.

Farming Humans & Trickle Up Economics: How the wealthy get wealthy.

Farming Humans & Trickle Up Economics: How the wealthy get wealthy.

Crime: A litmus test for inequality?

Crime: A litmus test for inequality?

What the F is 5G? What is new, and what are the risks?

What the F is 5G? What is new, and what are the risks?

COP26: Were The Deck Chairs Sufficiently Shuffled?

COP26: Were The Deck Chairs Sufficiently Shuffled?

Beyond COP26: 1.5°C Now Ensured, Where Next?

Why Car Makers are Lying about the storm.

COP27: Climate change action sabotage?

COP27: Climate change action sabotage?

BYD Atto 3, AKA Yuan Plus: 3rd bestselling EV globally.

BYD Atto 3, AKA Yuan Plus: 3rd bestselling EV globally.

Electric Cars 2025: ‘adding up’ will create a revolution. Who wins, who loses? China? Japan?

Electric Cars: 2021, It Just Doesn’t add up (yet).

Why wait? We should end population growth NOW!

Why wait? We should end population growth NOW!

Population Growth Advocacy: Mislead Immigration Support, or Greed & Tribalism?

Population Growth Advocacy: Mislead Immigration Support, or Greed & Tribalism?

ARMs Race Risc: Episode 1, Apple and Microsoft

ARMs Race Risc: Episode 2, Why Microsoft needs RISC!

EV Price-Parity: It’s here already – sometimes, and EVs are setting sales records in key segments.

EV Price-Parity: It’s here already – sometimes, and EVs are setting sales records in key segments.

EV or Hybrid: Pros & Cons of HEV, PHEV, EREV, Gas/Petrol/Diesel (ICEV) or BEV (Electric)?

EV or Hybrid: Pros & Cons of HEV, PHEV, EREV, Gas/Petrol/Diesel (ICEV) or BEV (Electric)?

EVs are green but there is no quick fix green transition.

EVs are green but there is no quick fix green transition.

5G, Wi-Fi (WiFi), Bluetooth & UWB: Why do we need them, and how do they all fit?

5G, Wi-Fi (WiFi), Bluetooth & UWB: Why do we need them, and how do they all fit?

One Finite Planet: Change is coming.

One Finite Planet: Change is coming.

Tracking Legacy Car Brands Fall as EVs Rise.

Tracking Legacy Car Brands Fall as EVs Rise.

Big Oil, AKA Big Fossil: How real, and what about ‘big climate’?

Big Oil, AKA Big Fossil: How real, and what about ‘big climate’?

The two speed EV transition: Manufactures vs consumers. (part 1)

The two speed EV transition: Manufactures vs consumers. (part 1)

BYD Atto 3 Australian Story.

BYD Atto 3 Australian Story.

EVs 2023: Is Tesla losing its cool as BYD ascends?

EVs 2023: Is Tesla losing its cool as BYD ascends?

Who makes a profit from EVs in 2023? Everyone but Tesla and BYD making a loss?

Who makes a profit from EVs in 2023? Everyone but Tesla and BYD making a loss?

BYD Atto 3 / Yuan Plus: The first 3rd wave EV arrives in Australia, and then the world.

BYD Atto 3 / Yuan Plus: The first 3rd wave EV arrives in Australia, and then the world.

The Electric Vehicle Road Trip Problem: EVs in Australian and USA as Examples.

The Electric Vehicle Road Trip Problem: EVs in Australian and USA as Examples.

Surviving with an EV and no driveway: on street charging.

Surviving with an EV and no driveway: on street charging.

Did Al Gore nail it: Is climate change merely inconvenient, or is it an existential threat?

Did Al Gore nail it: Is climate change merely inconvenient, or is it an existential threat?

EV Charging for Apartment complexes: A problem that can require a battle.

EV Charging for Apartment complexes: A problem that can require a battle.

The Webpaper and the ‘Blook’: An Evolution of non-fiction.

The Webpaper and the ‘Blook’: An Evolution of non-fiction.

Economic Activity: An Obsession With An Illusion Of Prosperity.

Economic Activity: An Obsession With An Illusion Of Prosperity.

Car Wars:  EV rebels vs oil and auto empires.

Car Wars: EV rebels vs oil and auto empires.

EV Charging Reference: Not just the new Refuelling.

EV Charging Reference: Not just the new Refuelling.

The Power struggle in Australia.

The Power struggle in Australia.

EV Literacy: EV tech, AC, DC and Electric Motors and other stuff that’s different.

EV Literacy: EV tech, AC, DC and Electric Motors and other stuff that’s different.

Peak Child: When, and what does it mean?

Peak Child: When, and what does it mean?

Our dying planet: Timeline of Our Solar System.

Our dying planet: Timeline of Our Solar System.

Tesla and BYD: Competitors or Duopoly?

Tesla and BYD: Competitors or Duopoly?

Natural Climate Change: Surprises from Nature!

Natural Climate Change: Surprises from Nature!

Any transition from gas to EVs needs around 30 years.

Any transition from gas to EVs needs around 30 years.

Charge Time Calculator: Configured for Atto 3.

Charge Time Calculator: Configured for Atto 3.

Population Explosion: What happened to get to 8 Billion people?

Population Explosion: What happened to get to 8 Billion people?

The 3rd EV wave: Tesla and the Chinese are coming, and in a hurry!

The 3rd EV wave: Tesla and the Chinese are coming, and in a hurry!

Solar Electric Vehicle Future: What you can, and can’t do with solar power.

Solar Electric Vehicle Future: What you can, and can’t do with solar power.

Fragile Democracy: Was Scott ‘Scomo’ Morrison autocrat of Australia?

Fragile Democracy: Was Scott ‘Scomo’ Morrison autocrat of Australia?

Page Updates: OFP Posts WordPress plugin, why updates matter, and how to find them.

Page Updates: OFP Posts WordPress plugin, why updates matter, and how to find them.

A deeper look how EVs impact the power grid.

A deeper look how EVs impact the power grid.

Why Population growth even before the explosion?

Why Population growth even before the explosion?

Surprise, Shortest day ever recorded: Not just the solstice, but climate change?

Surprise, Shortest day ever recorded: Not just the solstice, but climate change?

Why Hydrogen Cars are not the future, and EVs are here to stay.

Why Hydrogen Cars are not the future, and EVs are here to stay.

Electric Vehicles and Electrification: Another perspective.

Electric Vehicles and Electrification: Another perspective.

Optimum Population Instinct: nature’s birth control.

Optimum Population Instinct: nature’s birth control.

Next steps for mankind don’t include the Sci-Fi dream of a new home planet.

Next steps for mankind don’t include the Sci-Fi dream of a new home planet.

The Challenges of an Earth 2.0. (Kepler 452b?)

The Challenges of an Earth 2.0. (Kepler 452b?)

Wealth & Happiness Vs Population: Farming Humans?

Wealth & Happiness Vs Population: Farming Humans?

EV Battery swapping: Recharge or Refuel?

EV Battery swapping: Recharge or Refuel?

The Population Growth Economy Ponzi schemes.

The Population Growth Economy Ponzi schemes.

Ghost cities and ghost homes: housing finance crisis?

Ghost cities and ghost homes: housing finance crisis?

Can Peter Dutton repair the democracy ‘loyal opposition’.

Can Peter Dutton repair the democracy ‘loyal opposition’.

EV range: Anxieties vs realities & needs.

EV range: Anxieties vs realities & needs.

The innocent child assumption: even Hitler?

The innocent child assumption: even Hitler?

EV Range & Economy: Decoding the Numbers.

EV Range & Economy: Decoding the Numbers.

the surprises hiding in life expectancy numbers.

the surprises hiding in life expectancy numbers.

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Peak Child: When, and what does it mean?

Globally, the when is now. Although locally, experiences differ by location.

Data now clearly confirms that globally, the world has returned to ‘peak child’, a precursor to a likely return to peak population, and the end of three centuries of a population explosion.

Return to peak child means we could either return to the gradual growth levels of prior to the industrial revolution, or become a mature species, and exist in balance with nature and other living things. Perhaps even stop displacing other species?

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Headphones, Earphones Revolution, plus B&O Beoplay H95, H9i, H9, Apple AirPods Max ETC.

Augmented reality was seen as potentially the way of the future when introduced in 2013. So far, augmented reality through sight has never delivered and people wearing augmented reality glasses are not a common sight. In contrast, people wearing headphones and earphones are everywhere. Augmented sound reality is here (or hear?) and if anything, is growing in significance. This page looks at the topic overall but also includes some specific reviews.

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Economic Activity: An Obsession With An Illusion Of Prosperity.

Its the economy stupid. Voters want the best economic outcome, but by measuring the economy using ‘Economic Activity’, governments can effectively cheat the public.

In many western societies, instead of maximum prosperity, governments often pursue maximum economic activity, which benefits big business and governments, but can result in an economy which in theory is going well, while at the same time individuals fall behind. This is the kind of economic policy makes frustrated voters turn to Trump and Brexit.

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Population Explosion: What happened to get to 8 Billion people?

Humanity has just experienced a population explosion. Whether you believe we are overpopulated or not, the facts are that we have just had a population explosion.

Over two centuries of population peaking at 50x higher than the long term population growth, and peaking at 100x higher during the baby boom.

Yet the explosion occurred with women having less babies than ever before, even during the baby boom, and is ending all by itself.

So what caused the boom, why a population explosion when birth rates are falling? Will our population grow until we are living life like battery hens?

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Environmental Damage: The Overpopulation Indicator

Overpopulation is when there when population cannot exist sustainably without damage to the environment.

Warnings of overpopulation often focus on the eventual starvation that could occur following environmental collapse, rather than the time bomb of declining living conditions for multiple species.

Although such a substantial human population existing unsustainably wreaks havoc on the planet, borrowing from the future though unsustainable agriculture can delay any starvation for decades.

However, as those who profit from overpopulation are sufficiently rich that they can improve their living conditions even as average resources per person declines, the wealthy will keep advocating “population growth is the path to prosperity”. But can we risk becoming an Easter Island story by prioritising population growth to please the billionaires over a return to sustainability?

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Base load Solar and Wind: Renewables alone not a substitute for fossil fuels.

At least, not a direct substitute. Solar and Wind have proven to be successful partial cost-effective substitutes for fossil fuels, but fossil fuels are stored energy, and solar and wind are not. Renewables are a disruption, and disruptions are usually not one-for-one substitutions.

There are two strategies for replacing fossil fuels in the grid, and they can be used together:

  • 1: Add energy storage for when renewable energy levels fall below a threshold.
  • 2: Base load “solar and wind”: Design to provide base load at a low threshold of wind and light.

Without such strategies, it is impossible to reach the goal of removing reliance on fossil fuels. With the right strategy, it is possible to realise benefits go far beyond just replacement.

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As opposed to a blog, on this site new information comes mostly as updates  to existing pages, which include a list of what has been. Pages in the  order they were first published is also available.

While I do have ‘timeline’ pages, which do not get updates beyond typo corrections etc as these provide a snapshot of how things were at a point in time, in depth analysis pages are at their best after reflection and improvement.

To see a history of what has changed, click the “Updated” link at the top any page.

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