An Apple Air Tag uses a lithium cell to power it. Small few mA rechargeable type lithium cells can be charged by a 3.3V regulator, low reverse current blocking diode, and a resistor to limit the charge current. The wires for the switch in the handle for triggering opening the charge port door could provide the power for the 3.3V regulator. ...
... This is a circuit the lithium cell maker showed how to make in an application note. I use it for charging backup batteries for the digital clock chips in my art pieces.
Doing this would allow the air tag circuit to be built into the charger handle, and it would work for the life of the cord, not just the life of the Air Tag battery.
Those Air Tags could be computer monitored for location. When one moves it can be automatically flagged and investigated.
@dannotdaniel the rust thing fascinates me. it’s the most commonly known fact about the truck and yet you literally only get mockups when you google image search.
@ai6yr So I wonder. I know a few people that work there (They have a test/research center in Palo Alto). The PowerWall's batteries from my understanding are the ones that did not make the cut for the cars.
if the battery is still good, I wonder if you could simply have it towed and use it as a battery for your home system? Not a cute as. a powerwall but...
I drive an EV. I do not suggest that others drive an EV. It's the car for me, it might not be the car for you. Despite this, I have a friend that constantly engages in discussion with me on why I won't be able to convince her to get an EV.
I have never tried to convince anyone to get one! I'm not sure why she does this.
She does this concerning religious discussions too!
I'm not religious. Whether someone else is religious is their business. I don't care beyond what ever they try to compell me to do becuase of it. Same friend both tells me I won't convince her to become non religious while trying to convert me.
I grew up in a Christian Family! I had the owner of Chick Fil-A as a Sunday school teacher. I am familiar with Christianity, but not convinced. I'm not trying to deconvince anyone else.
BREAKING - Proving his reputation as a great entrepreneur and innovator, #Elon#Musk today announced he will be bringing porn to #X and again rebranding the former #Twitter social media platform by changing the name from X to XXX #billionaires#ElonMusk
@bud_t
My wife and I saw one in the wild a couple weeks ago. The driver had it set to the highest driving level with custom wheels, and truck nuts. Looked absolutely ridiculous.
And to think, I had such high hopes for it at one time.
@nikatjef@bud_t I saw one at LAX the other day, and it was SO dirty I wanted to write "WASH ME" into the stainless steel... however, given that would permanently mar the steel thought probably not advisable (plus, it was moving).
The head of six companies, including a major U.S. military communications contractor and a company that puts wires in peoples' brains, wants you to know that he considers filing fraudulent business records to be a trivial matter.
@nafnlaus funny that even when he doesn't seem to see the hypocrisy: believing that someone's stature as former President or the triviality of the crime has somehow result in a crime not having to be convicted. They all do actually believe this shit!
Sure, let's assume the trial was politically motivated. So what? The crime was still committed!
#TFG's pro-corruption supporters believe they can convince Independents & mod. Republicans that America should become a banana republic, w/o a justice system that holds a white collar criminal to the same standards as everyone else & rules & regs aren't needed for a country to prosper. Most Americans like the status-quo where ppl who commit crimes, are held accountable. A jury of TFG's peers was just.
Donald #Trump is considering tapping billionaire #Elon#Musk as a policy adviser if the Republican presidential candidate reclaims the White House in November's election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
The WSJ also said Musk informed Trump about his ongoing influence campaign aimed at convincing powerful #US business leaders not to support Democratic President Joe #Biden, who beat Trump in the 2020 election and is seeking a second term.
🤦🏻♀️😳#Trump & #Musk have discussed a possible advisory role for the Tesla leader should TFG reclaim WH, the latest sign that the once-frosty relationship between the 2 has thawed.
The role hasn’t been fully hammered out and might not happen, but they discussed ways to give Musk formal input & influence over policies related to border security and the economy, both issues on which Musk has grown more vocal. https://apple.news/A12U7FLPbQbm6Nfj7Y1_glQ
@GottaLaff The two most dangerous mentally aberrant untreated Americans are dating. At least only one has money and doesn't care if he's dated only for money.
2 Fehler in 2 Moma-Minuten, @ZDF Pipelines für #CCS verlaufen nicht tief im Gestein, sondern am Meeresboden zu sogenannten Injektionsanlagen. Und Meeresschutzgebiete sind nicht generell ausgenommen, sondern nur bestehende Schutzgebiete, keine neuen. Pipelines dürfen auch durch bestehende Schutzgebiete gebaut werden. Die Mitarbeiterin des BUND stellte auch Vieles schief dar - CCS geht auch ohne Öl-/Gasförderung, Speicherkapazitäten sind deutlich größer als von ihr angegeben (…). 🤨
@christianschwaegerl@ZDF Ich bin bei dem Thema auch skeptisch. Da es im Kapitalismus systembedingt immer um Profitmaximierung geht, bleibt meistens die Sicherheit auf der Strecke. Bei Greenpeace gibt es zu dem Thema #CCS einige Infos. Vielleicht, wenn auch natürlich von der "grünen" Betrachtungsweise aus, wirken diese erhellender. Aber sehr wahrscheinlich kennst Du die Argumente bereits.
@OurParadise@ZDF Ja, allerdings auch bezeichnend, wenn ein Argument die lange Bauzeit ist, die Umweltverbände selbst durch Klagen herbeiführen. Es gibt wichtige kritische Argumente, aber die Betrachtung der Alternative, dass Millionen Tonnen CO2 sonst trotz aller Anstrengungen in der Atmosphäre und im Meer landen werden, kommt bei diesen Listen immer zu kurz oder fehlt.
100% US tariff on Chinese EVs makes it a $26K car.
The $13,000 model is Corolla-sized. Corollas sell in the US, but we're a land of SUVs, pickup trucks and CUVs, not compacts (largely because "light truck" CAFE loopholes exist).
It hasn't undergone NHTSA evaluation, which would likely force significant engineering changes and cost increases.
BYD has zero retail sales/ service footprint in the US. That will take BILLIONS to build out.
@davemark - Every company on Earth markets idealized versions of their products, which often pale under real-world scrutiny. BYD (and even Apple) is no exception.
As with Apple, I see a lot of the mainstream press (especially) regurgitating BYD's marketing spin with no critical analysis.
BYD is touting decent EV range combined with remarkable fuel range to acheive that 1300 mile range. But they haven't indicated how they tested. Is that city driving? highway? a combo? Top speed? (1/2)
"Backed by billions of dollars in venture capital and established aerospace giants that include Boeing and Airbus, startups across the world such as Joby, Archer, Wisk and Lilium are spearheading this technological revolution, developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that could transform the way we travel."
Just because it's what we're used to, there's no reason passenger air travel has to look like a train with wings and jet engines, whether it runs on kerosene, electric batteries, or something else. It's been fascinating hearing a bit about new, natively-electric passenger vehicle ideas like Seagliders (Wing-in-Ground effect vehicles) and eVTOL (electric Vertical TakeOff and Landing).
We had brief power outage and I was weirdly excited because I got to test out the V2L feature from our Ioniq5 EV 😎
💡 V2L: vehicle-to-load, it lets you draw electricity from the EV's battery, without needing to start the vehicle.
I bought the adapter a year ago but didn't have any reason to use it. Now that I know it works, I'm gonna keep it in the frunk for whatever emergency reasons.
@hornblower@slab_bulkhead Technically possible! (And I've seen other people's post saying they did it) I just didn't have long enough extension cord from the garage to where the fridge / freezer is located.
