I bought these guys a long time ago from Paul Cook at ‘Blind Beggar Miniatures’, now sadly defunct. They are simple sculpts, and it took me while to get to them, but again recently tried to make them work. The latest two are on the right, others are much old paint job. Have now dug out the rest and will try to make more progress with the set #miniatures#minipainter#minipainting#paintingminis#cthulhu#deepones#Hybrids#blindbeggar#paulcook
It’s an unpopular opinion among EV purists, but I think hybrids will reduce a lot more carbon emissions than BEVs, for the simple reason that way more people can switch. Even without access to charging outlets, hybrids are far more efficient thanks to their regenerative braking. With access to outlets, they are as good as EVs within their electric range, which will account for most of the daily commutes of their owners, and all with far smaller batteries and better costs of ownership than BEVs.
The way to eliminate emissions due to personal transportation is not to put people in BEVs. It’s to eliminate commutes and massively invest in (electrified) public transportation.
"The #EPA said that under its final rule, the industry could meet the limits if 56% of new vehicle sales are electric by 2032, along with at least 13% plug-in #hybrids
The EPA rule applies to model years 2027 to 2032 and will significantly reduce #emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases, as well as other #AirPollution such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from new passenger cars, light trucks and pickups."
🚨Elon Musk just lost $28bn as Tesla took a beating🚨
Toyota’s chairman Akio Toyoda, tells the EV market "I told you so", as sales slow dramatically.
Toyoda has long advised the industry to hedge its bets on EVs by continuing to invest in hybrids, hydrogen-powered cars, & other alternative eco-friendly vehicles.
UK insurers have hiked premiums to unaffordable levels because of the high cost of EV repairs.
Remember that #Mystery#Plant I've been watching for the last several months?
I didn't plant it; I don't know where it came from; but I've long suspected it sprouted from the seed of a grocery store #cantaloupe, probably carried here by a bird who found it in the trash.
Here is the fully ripened fruit. Taste test confirms it is a cantaloupe.
Small and mostly seeds. A waste of #garden space. That's why you don't plant seeds from #hybrids.
OPEN ACCESS | L’humanisation des hybrides mi‑hommes, mi‑bêtes en question(s). À propos de quelques monstres d’origine antique et de leur postérité au Moyen Âge
Jacqueline Leclercq-Marx