The basis for this is the view that electrical energy storage technology is not currently developed sufficiently to provide economically viable grid-scale storage. However, recent advances in grid-scale energy storage technology provide encouraging evidence that in the near future we will be able to store power for widespread use economically. Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]
Blog: With Mattis out, the U.S. enters a very dangerous phase of the Trump presidency
To the editor: Unfortunately for our nation, we have a president who is not only unwilling to take the advice of individuals who are more knowledgeable on many topics than he is, but also one who recklessly wields his unilateral authority. The resignation of Defense Secretary James N. Mattis is… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]
Blog: He links China and U.S. on robot cars and electric vehicles
After a 25-year career in Asia, Michael Dunne returned to the U.S. and founded ZoZo Go, a consulting company focused on electric and autonomous vehicles that advises American companies entering the China market and Chinese companies entering the U.S. The company maintains operations in San Diego,… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: Camp fire survivors trickle back into Paradise and surrounding communities. Some never left
For more than a month after the wildfire, Matt Miller and his wife slept on an air mattress at a friend’s house in the small town of Durham, west of Paradise. The evacuees shared the home with their displaced elderly neighbors, who also fled the Camp fire’s flames on Nov. 8. As the days dragged […]
Blog: One auto-pay misstep and her credit score falls off a cliff
The mortgage company notified me several months ago that my impound account would go up $51 a month due to higher homeowners insurance premiums. I believed my auto-pay would adjust automatically as it used to, but that didn’t happen. About 10 days after it was “past due,” I received a letter saying I owed the […]
Blog: Does Uber have a San Luis Obispo glitch?
To the editor: I read David Lazarus’ column on the Uber user who was billed $236 for a trip to San Luis Obispo that he neither took nor requested, and I was stunned. The exact same issue happened to me recently when requesting an Uber from my work downtown to my partner’s holiday party (also […]