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Religious environmentalism.

There is a real need to protect the environment, and advocacy for the environment is necessary. However, for some, elements from religion and spiritualism can,

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

To make sense of all the often seemingly conflicting information on “regen“, one-pedal-driving, and how to best drive an EV, it really helps to know there are two different systems for how the “STOP pedal”, aka the “brake pedal”, to works in an EV:

  1. 1. Like an ICE vehicle, as with Tesla and perhaps some other EVs.
  2. 2. Using brake-by-wire as with most EVs.

Confusion over the two systems is part of it, but there are so many myths and so much misinformation about regen-braking and one-pedal-driving “regen braking”, and is why a low regen setting can be less efficient in a Tesla, but won’t matter and can help in practically all other EVs, and why “one-pedal-driving” is not necessarily the most efficient way of driving.

Despite the fact there is so many myths leading to so much misinformation making it sound complex, driving an EV for optimum efficiency is usually extremely simple.

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Crime: A litmus test for inequality?

Around the world, many countries have both a battle with equality for some racial groups and minorities and also a battle with crime-rates within and by those same groups.

Should we consider crime rates the real sentinels of problems and a solution require focusing on factors behind crime rates? Or is the correct response to rising crime rates or crime rates within specific groups an adoption of being “tough on crime”, thus increasing rates of incarceration and even deaths in custody for oppressed minorities and racial groups?

This is an exploration of not adjusting the level of penalties and instead focusing on the core issues and inequalities behind crime-rates. It is clear that it is “damaged people” in general rather than specific racial groups that correlate with elevated crime rates, so why not use crime rates to identify who is facing inequality?

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

When you look deeper, battery capacity of an EV matters far more than you might think, as it effects not just range, but also battery life and vehicle power.

If a battery is quite small, as is usually the case with a hybrid (HEV), and even most plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), there will be limited total distance that can be driven “emissions free” before battery degradation, which is why use of fossil fuels is a necessity for most hybrids.

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

It can seem like the human population can grow forever, but analysis makes it clear growth must stop eventually. The question becomes at what level should it stop?

Do we go for the maximum possible people before everything collapses, even if average living standards could be far better with a smaller population? Is it like a chicken farm in an egg farm, where having less chickens is seen as preferable if it means chickens get better living conditions? What population strikes the right balance for humans?

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Why don’t climate scientists tell the truth?

Why don’t climate scientists tell the truth?

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

Religious environmentalism.

Australian fuel efficiency standards: A stall tactic?

SpaceX: Should we colonise the solar system?

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

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

Why Car Makers are Lying about the storm.

COP27: Climate change action sabotage?

COP27: Climate change action sabotage?

Can Peter Dutton repair the democracy ‘loyal opposition’.

Can Peter Dutton repair the democracy ‘loyal opposition’.

The innocent child assumption: even Hitler?

The innocent child assumption: even Hitler?

News & Updates.

News & Updates.

News In Brief.

News In Brief.

Flatten the curve: Misleading?

Long Covid.

Population Growth Change Lag: The Population Pipeline

Population Growth Change Lag: The Population Pipeline

Coronavirus: Facts, Myths and Surprises (March 13th)

Might vs Right and Persuasion

The New Economics of Population Growth in a Finite world

Wuhan Coronavirus: The Real Threat Level

Left vs Right Perception Bias: Idealists vs The Economy?

Left vs Right Perception Bias: Idealists vs The Economy?

“driven too far by issues that he’s suffered”

Solution: A quota system with equity?

Remdesivir: how does it change things?

Covid-19: Vaccines and Cures

Coronavirus: Facts, Myths and Surprises (Q&A and toilet paper Update)

Covid-19 Cases

Covid-19: Tipping point 3?

Covid-19: Tipping point 3?

Andrew Yang: Dangerous? Or just honest?

Highlander Economics: Does it end with only one?

The alliance: Conservative politicians and ‘secondary terrorists’

Tribalism, Racism and Despair: The xenophobia cycle

The ‘perfect’ everyday bag: messenger bag, shoulder bag or backpack?

Population: just how did the ‘engine’ switch off

How the ‘basic income’ proposal could change society

Is our wealth distribution system really broken?

Inferno: How could we limit the population?

The Growth Age is Over

Population: Why more than the current change is required.