yes some batteries will inevitably burn, especially if damaged in an accident. However, I think traditional ICE cars are way more flamey. Every electric vehicle that burns makes it on to X. Regular cars burning are part of the noise.
Decades ago my mom was the Treasurer of Brown County for two terms, followed by two (I think) terms on the county council. She was a fanatic for knowing and following the laws and regulations. She tracked down every applicable statute, rule, and letter, made sure her office was on the...
The SBOA report mildly understated several times “lack of internal controls,” but are there no “external controls” that would have flagged this? Guess not.
Got away with it for eight years, I guess.
How did this come to light? Did the new sheriff come in the door look around and go holy $#!+ or what?
He should have had an exit plan to the People’s Republic of NoExtraditionStan.
Houston Texas
Pizza delivery driver goes to address, says he was confronted by two men, at least one with a gun, trying to rob him. Pizza driver shoots one with gun several times killing him. Other runs away. Pizza driver is cooperating with police who say this will go to grand jury. Harris...
NTSB preliminary report is out.
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Documents/DCA24MM031_PreliminaryReport%203.pdf
Fuel contamination not an issue.
Circuit breakers tripped for as yet unknown reasons. Main engine lubrication and cooling pumps controlled by electricity so when electric power...
The Boeing Model 367–80, called the Dash 80 for short, was rolled out for the first time on this day 14 May, in 1954.
This was the prototype for both the KC-135 aerial refueler and the 707 airliner. (I think we’ve covered it before on INGO, but the KC-135 and 707 are brothers, but not identical...
Alabama, year ago but don’t think we covered it
Woman tries to break into homeowners house during early hours. Homeowner shot and killed her. No charges for homeowner from cops or DA.
That’s about all the info there is, except that the dead woman’s name is Nicole Linton. I found that...
And tanks. Don’t forget tanks.
The underlying purpose of the autobahns were to provide military transportation, first for the Wehrmacht, and then for NATO.
When I was there, some lady blasting along in a BMW hit a US M1 Abrams that was in convoy with other tanks and vehicles on the Autobahn...
And don’t forget the airplane.
Amazing. The report mentioned several times that basically everybody around him thought that the New Chapel EMS was owned by Noel as a personal business, instead of being a nonprofit I guess. How does that work? Apparently, even some of the people working in the...