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OK, this is just too cute

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OK, this is just too cute

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Wherein +UPS delivers a karate kick directly to the feels. VIDEO:?

Watch UPS make a 4-year-old’s dream come true
Carson is adorable, UPS is awesome, and you should grab a box of tissues before you watch this. The four-year-old becomes a brown-truck driver for a day.


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A San Francisco-based writer for Wired discovers that today's electric cars are not a silver bullet

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A San Francisco-based writer for Wired discovers that today's electric cars are not a silver bullet

If you can't afford a $100,000 Tesla Model S (and let's face it the vast majority of us cannot) you probably really shouldn't even consider an EV unless you have a dedicated place to plug it in daily.

https://sam.abuelsamid.com/2014/10/08/2014-nissan-leaf-review-its-remarkably-normal/#1

In his article Alex Davies even mentions the people that carry the charging cord with them and plug in surreptitiously to accessible 110-volt outlets when they can't find a 220-volt charger.  This isn't really practical most of the time because the charge rate at 110 is slow that a Nissan Leaf will take 30 hours to fully charge.  For many people an EV is a great option, but it's definitely not for everyone. ?

A Two-Day Battle to Charge My Car Convinced Me We’re Not Ready for EVs | WIRED

Until the public infrastructure improves, people who can’t plug in overnight are in for a very serious headache.

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