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So you believe they are lying? https://www.ecoticias.com/en/mobility/

The title is from the article.

https://news.yahoo.com/man-stands-motorcycle-while-driving-154902356.html

Wildland fire danger at that time?

I edited my post..my sister died at 63.

Most of my family died from smoking, my mom at 62 and my sister at 63, many other relatives died young too. Dad & I never smoked, he died at 85. As most here know smoking was promoted years back even on TV, magazines & even some newspapers, it was pretty much considered ok to smoke. As a kid I used to Puke out the car window when my mom smoked in the car, that smoke has an aweful stink to it made me sick.

Should be $700 a pack.

Carmakers say goodbye to EVs: this is the new engine that changes everything by D. García 04/17/2024 in Mobility Credits: hydrogencentral.com This is the new ultrathin hydrogen fuel cell: extremely compact and boasting 175 kW of power The first non-polluting combustion engine: 440 HP of power and only emits water vapor Goodbye to gasoline and diesel: more than 1,000 miles of autonomy with these cars The carmakers have just made an unexpected decision, taking the ecological transition much further than ever imagined. EVs have just been pushed into oblivion by a record-breaking hydrogen engine. The best part? It has solved the perennial problem of zero-emission cars and will now boost sales, but not with the ones you’ve known before. Legendary brand to forget about EVs: a better fuel has been found While hydrogen fuel is the focus for BMW now as opposed to battery electric vehicles, the German company has also been keeping up with the trends. Leading in the green technology, the German manufacturer revealed a project to manufacture limited copies of the iX5 Hydrogen, that is, the hydrogen fuel cell driven SUV. Ultimately, the iX5 Hydrogen will be compatible to the same platform like the all-electric iX5. Nevertheless, the BMW’s prototype hydrogen-powered car will set walnut battery pack aside in favor of the latest fuel-cell electric powertrain technology. As hydrogen gas is kept in tanks, that are located inside the SUV. There is also a reference to the fact that BMW is fifth generation of fuel cells that would give it 400 horsepower or even more of continuous power to work with. The hydrogen gas tanks takes less than half a minute to be full, which result in a range of 300 miles/refill. It is the particular feature that makes hydrogen a leader in the EVs. The iX5 – the official name of the Hydrogen – will start production with limited numbers of the model by the end of 2024. BMW intends to manufacture 100 e-ICVs for testing and demonstration purposes as a first step. The business perceives hydrogen as a zeer realize the word zero-emission alternative to batteries. The new hydrogen engine, in detail: what BMW has achieved Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles call for several major advantages over battery electric vehicles. In addition to this, you will get an opportunity to fuel a hydrogen vehicle only within 3-5 minutes, similar as in case if it concerns the gasoline vehicles. It can’t be compared with an electric vehicle’s charger. Hydrogen cars, in addition, will need one refuel less since their range on the full tank is much longer. BMW Group’s approach is to demonstrate that their i Hydrogen NEXT concept can drive further than most EVs 374 miles compared to 300 miles respectively. Largely, hydrogen is a flammable, propellant gas having greater energy density; therefore, its distribution is similar to the other fuels as chains. Unlike EV chargers, the EV stations don’t need to source their supply from hydrogen generators or hydrolyzers, making the installation process of hydrogen dispensers easier. Speed of refilling, range, and availability for the convenient hydrogen are the major benefits for this fuel because they make themselves the alternative with environmentally friendly. A hydrogen powered cars transfer version comes in smoothly as it needs less time to refill than the cycle needed to charge an EV. BMW must face a challenge: attention to this almost-solved problem The hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are undermined by two common problems which is the high cost of hydrogen generation and the absence of an infrastructure to refuel. The majority of hydrogen is got from natural gas by the process of steam methane reformation mechanism today. This steps is prohibitively costly that makes hydrogen cost $5-$10 in the result. As per comparison, the costs of measuring fossil fuels vary from $3 to $4. The most important factor preventing hydrogen-powered cars from being successful against ICE vehicles is definitely the lack of affordable hydrogen production. It is clear that this hydrogen engine will be a historic milestone in sustainable mobility, not only in the United States but also in the rest of the world. The carmakers have decided to back away from EV development, with brands that are leaving them for good. Will we see Tesla do so as well? Perhaps Elon Musk is too proud to go back on his words.

MC was 19 back in 2013?

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN, as region braces for further escalation Alex Marquardt, Helen Regan, Hamdi Alkhshali, Artemis Moshtaghian and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Fri, April 19, 2024 at 6:31 AM CDT·6 min read 5.7k Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, a potentially dangerous escalation in a fast widening Middle East conflict that Iranian government officials have so far sought to play down. The United States was given advance notification Thursday of an intended Israeli strike in the coming days, but did not endorse the response, a second senior US official said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken later confirmed the US “has not been involved in any offensive operations,” but was focusing on Israel’s defense and de-escalation. Iran’s air defense systems were activated in the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz after three explosions were heard close to a major military airbase near Isfahan, state media reported early Friday morning. Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s army, said the explosions in the sky above Isfahan were related to anti-aircraft systems shooting at what he called a suspicious object, which did not cause any damage, Iranian state news IRNA reported. Other Iranian officials said air defenses intercepted three drones and there were no reports of a missile attack. Iran has not identified the source of the strike. Multiple state-aligned news agencies reported that sites associated with Iran’s nuclear program were secure and the attack appeared to be limited in scope. Iranian media appeared to further minimize the scale of the attack on Friday, broadcasting calm scenes from Isfahan showing residents walking through parks and visiting landmarks. Traffic was reported as normal and the airport was also reported to have reopened after flights were briefly canceled or suspended early Friday. Reports of Friday’s strike came hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if Israel takes any further military action against Iran, its response would be “immediate and at a maximum level.” “If the Israeli regime commits the grave error once again our response will be decisive, definitive and regretful for them,” he added, noting that this warning had been communicated to the White House via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran. Tensions across the Middle East remain on a knife edge, following Iran’s unprecedented direct strike against Israel late Saturday. The attack, during which Iran launched more than 300 drones and cruise missiles toward Israel, came in response to a suspected Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic complex in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on 1 April, which killed a top commander, and several others. Separately, “material losses” were reported in southern Syria after an Israeli strike, targeted “our air defense sites in the southern region,” Syrian state media SANA reported Friday citing a military source. The Israeli military said that it does not comment on reports in foreign media. The Israeli military said it was unable to provide a comment on Friday, when asked by CNN about reports of explosions in Iran. At the end of a three-day meeting in Capri, Italy, the Group of Seven (G7) nations urged all parties in the region to “prevent further escalation.” Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi also warned the strikes risk “dragging the region into further conflict,” adding that the “Israeli-Iranian retaliations must end.” Iran warned of ‘maximum’ response hours earlier Israel’s action in Iran is the latest escalatory move in a region that has been rocked by Israel’s devastating war in Gaza following Hamas’ brutal October 7 attack. That attack killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and saw more than 200 others taken hostage. Israel’s bombardment and siege of Gaza has killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, according to Palestinian officials, caused widespread destruction of the enclave and sparked a humanitarian crisis where more than 1 million people face ‘catastrophic’ levels of hunger. Prior to Friday’s Israeli strike, the US expectation was the country would not target Iran’s civilian or nuclear facilities, the senior US official told CNN. CNN has previously reported that Israel told the US its response to the weekend attacks would be limited in scope. US intelligence had suggested Israel was weighing a narrow and limited strike inside Iran because they feel like they have to respond with a kinetic action of some kind given the unprecedented scale of the Iranian attack The range of targets was “never specified in precise terms but nuclear and civilian locations were clearly not in that category,” the senior official added. Calls for restraint Israel’s Western allies have both rallied to its defense in the wake of Iran’s attack Saturday, while also urging restraint. US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he should consider Iran’s strikes a win, since they had been largely unsuccessful and demonstrated Israel’s ability to defend itself. Biden had already made clear to Netanyahu that the US would not participate in any offensive operations against Iran in response, a senior administration previously told CNN. Benny Gantz, a key member of Israel’s war cabinet, had pushed for a swift response to the attack, two Israeli officials told CNN, arguing that the longer Israeli delayed its response, the harder it would be to garner international support for it. Some hardline officials have gone further. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Israel should “go crazy” in response. Ben Gvir appeared to criticize Israel’s reported strike, publishing a one-word response on X early Friday morning – a slang word meaning “lame” or “weak.” Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid called Ben Gvir’s comment “unforgivable.” “Never before has a minister in the security cabinet done such heavy damage to the country’s security, its image and its international status,” Lapid said. Jasmine El-Gamal, a former Middle East adviser to the US Defense Department, told CNN that Israel and Iran’s tit-for-tat strikes were about “posturing and messaging.” “Neither side, obviously, is willing or ready to escalate into an all-out war. The Israelis in particular cannot get into an all-out war without the full support, both military and political, of the Americans, which President Biden made it clear he was not willing to give,” she said. El-Gamal said Israel’s reported strike was meant to tell Iran, “We can get to your nuclear sites if we want to. We know where they are, and even though we didn’t hit them this time – we can do it.”

NW Wisconsin, 100's of miles of interconnecting trails.

https://www.unilad.com/technology/nasa/nasa-asteroid-16-psyche-earth-billionaire-028883-20240418

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Pics from the trails here.

Biden's the worst Potus in US history.