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the duck curve is a real problem, but that’s why i pointed out the graph is GENERATION not capacity. massive amounts of energy don’t just go away, they get used. the generation capacity is far more than the actual amount generated because as you note it can’t all be used all the time. it...

two pounds ! sweet. i may get one for the sidelines of my little ones’ soccer games!

of note, this is actual generation, not capacity. 40% plus of new vehicle registrations in some bay area counties are now electric. the most shocking thing about this chart is the amount of change in just 10 years, despite a hostile federal government for much of it, despite high costs...

that’s a big-ass mid-drive! looks like it’s been around for a long time - 10+ years? it’s not for me but i kind of like the cylindrical design for a mid drive.

the infrastructure no doubt varies from place to place. I don‘t charge all that often but I’ve used DC fast chargers that just needed a credit card tap, same as a gas station. also use an app for Tesla or Electrify America, and it takes about 30 seconds to start a charge. the only real...

not sure about android, but there are iOS apps that tell you the tempo of every song in your library !

hmmmmmm!! how about “i’m still standing” (elton john) or “im so excited” (aretha franklin?)

you’re not keeping it ?!?!?

in the current model that’s what high income places do - e.g. cities, counties, and the state of california when it comes to seismic resilience. but then the federal tax dollars from those high income states gets spent on “local” improvements in low tax income states, all the while the residents...

there are tons of 180s! I’d think that given that each foot is either up or down at 180, that would work really well. it’s a cool feeling when you’re in sync with the music. some 180s (or close to it) that I’d probably ride to free falling - tom petty ⁠ mary jane’s last dance - tom petty...

honestly, it's barely a bike. a very useful transportation device, to be sure, and a great value but the purpose of the pedals is mostly to turn the motor on. at 70 gear inches, 65lb, loaded with cargo the average rider isn't doing much of the work to get this thing going. the gearing is...

why would he bother reading it? the current administration and their stooges already told him what to think.

the per capita numbers for some states are shocking. i do wonder how much of this is just the nature of the income tax as it relates to low income and high income states, and how much is actually pork, biased policy, etc. prolly impossible to figure out.

even a broken clock is wrong twice a day (unless it’s a 24 hour clock, then once) ((unless its still moving just slightly slow in which case it might only be right every few weeks, which is more likely our current situation)

i've taken plenty of wheels off and cassettes off and i've never done so to remove a dork disk. two snips with cutting shears or strong scissors and into the bin.

that'll be sweet!! in the photo it doesn't look like it gets quite dark enough towards the pivot, but the gloss looks great and i'd totally ride it. impressive for home sprayed.

dude, painting is SUCH a (*%$#*_(%@#%*@$. it looks easy and never is, no matter how much you prep and get set up, it just never works out quite the way it would for a pro. i used some metallic automotive paint, did lots of sanding and many thin coats of primer, then more sanding, and tons of...

they have not yet - although they do (again) say coming soon. i never liked their seat-tube battery design, otherwise they seem like nice bikes!

i think someday the b-school case study of vanmoof will be pretty much directly laid at the feet of whoever designed this thing and the logic by which it operates, or the production line/process that made it : it's purpose is to rotate the gear selection ring of a totally standard sturmey...

i'll just reiterate. i see a dozen or more vanmoofs every day, and have ridden mine nearly every day for five years or so, and i've never met or heard of anyone whose bike just "stopped working" because of some issue with the bankruptcy, van moof's servers, the app, anything. it's just a bike...