John Hansen
@johnhansenca.bsky.social
Eco-pragmatist, engineer, politically a centrist, gardner & cook. Love technology from trains to computers. Resident of Kanata(Ottawa) for 40+ yrs.
Just one minor caveat, they're not dispatchable.
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Just one minor caveat, they're not dispatchable.
Might be easier to see this as a chart. app.electricitymaps.com/zone/GB/live...
December 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Might be easier to see this as a chart. app.electricitymaps.com/zone/GB/live...
Linguists find a way to be relevant.
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Linguists find a way to be relevant.
Your simple cost analysis excludes the cost of storage, cooling and water.
December 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Your simple cost analysis excludes the cost of storage, cooling and water.
Trump desperately needs a win as he continues to bleed support, lose control over Congress and watch an economy head slowly into a recession. Dont be surprised if he TACOs to Canada.
December 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trump desperately needs a win as he continues to bleed support, lose control over Congress and watch an economy head slowly into a recession. Dont be surprised if he TACOs to Canada.
Yes, Canadians are concerned; however, not concerned enough to buy an EV, heat homes with electricity, stop jetting around the world for vacations or stop buying greenhouse produce in the dead of winter.
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Yes, Canadians are concerned; however, not concerned enough to buy an EV, heat homes with electricity, stop jetting around the world for vacations or stop buying greenhouse produce in the dead of winter.
Extended range EVs still use an all electric drive train. This is the obvious direction for large SUVs and pickup trucks until batteries and charging infrastructure improve. Think of it as an EV with a built-in generator.
December 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Extended range EVs still use an all electric drive train. This is the obvious direction for large SUVs and pickup trucks until batteries and charging infrastructure improve. Think of it as an EV with a built-in generator.
You should ask your husband about which country in WWII liberated Holland?
December 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
You should ask your husband about which country in WWII liberated Holland?
Canadians are determined to burn carbon in their cars and trucks, to heat homes, run factories, grow food and to take high carbon vacations.
December 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Canadians are determined to burn carbon in their cars and trucks, to heat homes, run factories, grow food and to take high carbon vacations.
Color me skeptical. Via Rail can't provide boarding without climbing stairs today, which is exceedingly simply to solve. Yet, without being able to solve simple problems today we expect them to build high speed rail that will be perfect. Sure.
December 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Color me skeptical. Via Rail can't provide boarding without climbing stairs today, which is exceedingly simply to solve. Yet, without being able to solve simple problems today we expect them to build high speed rail that will be perfect. Sure.
Color me skeptical. High speed rail has been promised for over 60 years. Remember the turbo in 1960s. I'll be impressed when I can just get on a Via Train without climbing steps.
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Color me skeptical. High speed rail has been promised for over 60 years. Remember the turbo in 1960s. I'll be impressed when I can just get on a Via Train without climbing steps.
Hardly vandalism. The Citizen sounds more like American media defending Trump. Shame.
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Hardly vandalism. The Citizen sounds more like American media defending Trump. Shame.
Waymo has expensive custom hardware(Lidar), but has experience with a high number of passenger miles. Tesla leads in cost, manufacturability and complete ecosystem. Tesla can also leverage its complete fleet via ghost mode. It's still a horse race till it isn't.
December 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Waymo has expensive custom hardware(Lidar), but has experience with a high number of passenger miles. Tesla leads in cost, manufacturability and complete ecosystem. Tesla can also leverage its complete fleet via ghost mode. It's still a horse race till it isn't.
Thales Canada is a foreign owned subsidiary. So as long as they get Canadian government funding they'll remain here in Canada. So not exactly 100% Canadian, but probably the best we can do.
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Thales Canada is a foreign owned subsidiary. So as long as they get Canadian government funding they'll remain here in Canada. So not exactly 100% Canadian, but probably the best we can do.
The German report is an apples to oranges comparison. It's a mandatory inspection after 3 years. Teslas had the highest mileage by a lot indicating many of these vehicles were fleet cars. The best was low mileage sports cars suggesting they were pampered garage queens.
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The German report is an apples to oranges comparison. It's a mandatory inspection after 3 years. Teslas had the highest mileage by a lot indicating many of these vehicles were fleet cars. The best was low mileage sports cars suggesting they were pampered garage queens.
Doesn't matter what he believes, only that his base believes what he says. If they don't, a big if, then he'll TACO.
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Doesn't matter what he believes, only that his base believes what he says. If they don't, a big if, then he'll TACO.
The health of a battery is everything to an EV. The little amount of money you can make from electricity arbitrage is insignificant to the depreciation caused by a decrease in battery health.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The health of a battery is everything to an EV. The little amount of money you can make from electricity arbitrage is insignificant to the depreciation caused by a decrease in battery health.
The only people who think this is a good idea are people who don't own an EV.
December 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The only people who think this is a good idea are people who don't own an EV.
Probably, but the current supervised FSD works surprisingly well.
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Probably, but the current supervised FSD works surprisingly well.
We still have carbon taxes. So not the same at all.
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
We still have carbon taxes. So not the same at all.
I believe that Tesla expects the approval of FSD in Europe in 2026 will reverse that trend. We'll see.
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I believe that Tesla expects the approval of FSD in Europe in 2026 will reverse that trend. We'll see.
Easy to say, but the realities are different. Wind, for example, in Ontario is out of phase with demand. Pumped hydro sites result in really expensive electricity. Oh, btw, most grid heavily invested in solar and wind have emissions greater than 200gCO2e/kWhr.
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Easy to say, but the realities are different. Wind, for example, in Ontario is out of phase with demand. Pumped hydro sites result in really expensive electricity. Oh, btw, most grid heavily invested in solar and wind have emissions greater than 200gCO2e/kWhr.
Reposted by John Hansen
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I'm a big fan of housing co-ops. A little seed money will go a long way to getting effective, well managed, affordable housing.
December 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm a big fan of housing co-ops. A little seed money will go a long way to getting effective, well managed, affordable housing.
Canadians are generally hypocrites. They say they want to reduce GHG emissions but for the most part buy ICE cars, heat with natural gas and take high carbon holidays.
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Canadians are generally hypocrites. They say they want to reduce GHG emissions but for the most part buy ICE cars, heat with natural gas and take high carbon holidays.