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Why couldn't this apply any to a non profit or public service? What makes it inheritingly capitalist?

Or are you presuming the model is owned by a for profit corporation?

I thought I was careful not to claim any stats. The only thing we know is that EV fires are less frequent but more intense.

Probably not much data out there because it's so infrequent. You are much more likely to die from collisions I imagine.

I think Teslas cast a dark halo in this area as well. Newer vehicles, but it wouldn't surprise me of their drivers carelessness mirrored their largest shareholder.

Its worth knowing and researching to reduce fire incidence, but combustion engines have bigger problems.

I think Teslas shouldn't speak for all EVs.

the company has demonstrated a very high tolerance for risk. In execution, but also they don't seem to care about reputational risk. Other manufacturers with a larger business at stake, I would expect to handle recalls, safety in a different manner (one of the reasons they are lagging in the EV space)

So.. EVs have significantly less fires than combustion engines

But EVs fires are more severe

Tesla is a mess.

EV chemistry is getting better and safer over time.

Combustion engines are largely at their limit.

https://firerover.com/resources/how-often-do-ev-batteries-catch-fire/#%3A%7E%3Atext=Here%27s+what+current+studies+say%2Cper+100%2C000+for+gasoline+cars

ICE vehicles have far more fires. EVs are more intense, but significantly less frequent

I do wonder, how would llms make a game more fun? I can see more realistic, and realism could help immersion I suppose.

But what about actual game elements? One challenge would be that they would need either heavy guardrails, or be a specifically trained model that makes sense in the context of the game.

One interesting game element could be if an NPC interacts with the world and "reasons" and "remembers" events.

Proper charging infrastructure is important but there are far more electrical outlets out there than gas stations.

It getting worse over time I would think is partially a function of customer mix changing.

You start with early adopters who are more eco conscious and then now entering mainstream, and also people choosing plug-ins for performance purposes.

Manufacturers typically market the vehicles as energy efficient.

Because they are more energy efficient...

Until now it has been claimed by manufacturers that the vehicles used only a little or almost no fuel when in the electric mode. The studies showed that this was not in fact the case.

Because when in pure electric mode they do use little or no fuel (different cars have different architectures but this is generally so)

But, yes there is a good point buried in there. Europe needs to update rules on efficiency claims. l/100km in gas mode, and electric range gets you pretty far.

Yes From the data tables in the research paper, company cars were seeing roughly 25% electric drive share, private 50% - quick back of the napkin math.

Misleading article. Someone reading this may think that a PHEV will have higher fuel consumption than claimed. When it reality it should be clarified that fuel efficiency is based on roughly 75% electric drive share.

I see the point where they should adjust that down based on real.world usage.

But... if you are expected to drive 75% electric based on battery range and your usage, you will hit the manufacturers claims, give or take

It's not just a government run store, the products sold are being subsidized. Which is quite unfair to any small businesses/independents who have invested in the blast radius. Will they be compensated? (I'm not concerned about the large corps).

It wouldn't surprise me if NYC saw a net reduction in grocery stores as a result.

So public money to subsidize costs of goods, and public money to subsidize costs of less efficient operations.

Is this the most effective use of public dollars?

I see NYC has incentives to open up grocery stores, good idea. Starting footprint is 5k sq feet.. why so large? That would require something like an a million dollar build out... who is that incentive for?

Because of things like this:

Round tables and town halls for apple varieties, 8 years to get a shop underway... absolutely ridiculous.

There is obviously an issue, and government has a role, but this isn't it

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/25/mamdani-nyc-public-grocery-stores

"According to Overstreet, the councilmember from Atlanta, community buy-in is key. In her district, Overstreet sought feedback about what kinds of products community members wanted access to, down to the preferred variety of apple. Overstreet and her team did this through roundtables, pop-up meetings, and both paper and online questionnaires to try to reach the widest array of people"

"Lastly, noted Christine Caruso, Myer’s co-author on the grocery store research, it is worth reminding community members that such an initiative will take time to realize. Overstreet noted that it took her eight years of work to get the new grocery store in her district under way."