Urban Farming Takes a Hit

I got to spend some quality time with the new Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport.  Riding on the same length platform as the 3-seat Atlas SUV, the Cross Sport offers more sport with the same utility.   I share my driving impressions. 

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Clunky Old Software, better known in the industry as technical debt, promises to undermine most legacy systems of America's largest organizations.  Modifications to legacy software which were designed to be temporary have been absorbed into the foundation of many  legacy computer systems, with outdated code and vulnerabilities galore.  We take a look under the hood. 

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When it comes to EVs, it appears that a niche category called electric Purpose Built EVs or PBVs for short, may be the next hot thing.  Kia recently announced collaboration with Uber to build PBVs to optimize the Uber driver and customer experience. 

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SAF, sustainable aviation fuel, is an important part of the commercial aviation industry's push to decarbonize.  Southwest Airlines alone is investing $30 Million in a company that produces SAF and will become its primary customer when the fuel becomes available.  We take a look at what SAF is and its potential impact. 

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Over 220,000,000 pounds of space debris is circling the Earth right now, in various orbits.  NASA and the European Space Agency is tracking over 35,000 separate items.  Can this mess with your cellphone or internet access?  We take a look. 

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With news of Ford's production cuts of the F-150 Lightning EV, much has been made about consumer sentiment and interest in the purchase of pure EVs.  Was it a fad, or can this puppy hunt?  We discuss. 

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Project Titan is officially dead.  For real this time.  HONEST!  After ten years of on-again, off-again speculation about the development of an Apple EV, the company has finally pulled the plug on the venture.  We discuss. 

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Why would a large Chinese EV manufacturer that is bankrolled by Berkshire Hathaway introduce a six-figure EV performance car?  To get your attention of course!  Introducing the Yangwang U9.  We discuss. 

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A new cybersecurity rule passed by the United Nations and implemented by 53 countries, spells out the protections that automakers must built into their vehicles to shield motorists from cyber attack.  Although the United States is not a party to the new rule, it will impact those American vehicles that are sold in these countries.  Chances are, Americans may benefit from the added protections as Detroit works to adopt the requirements into the vehicles they sell abroad.  

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Believe it or not, birds pose one of the greatest threats to themselves and to the reliability and resiliency to the electrical power grid.  Ironically enough, its the neighborhood distribution lines, not the interstate transmission lines, that pose the most risk.  We discuss. 

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