Things I learned lately 20 May

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  In a Google Trends comparison, America is more interested in Johnny Depp than abortion.
• One year ago, the national average price for regular gasoline in Canada was $1.291/L. Now it is $2.00/L. The highest average prices for regular gas are $2.254/L in Newfoundland, $2.205/L in BC and $2.145/L in Quebec. There are 3.78541 litres in a US gallon, so $2.205/L equals CAD$8.346 per US gallon or USD$6.55 per US gallon.
• A research team have figured out how to generate 'solar' electricity at night. Using infrared. That's hot. [snort]
• On the mild Sunday afternoon of May 8th, 2022, California set a historic milestone in the quest for clean energy. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing and the state produced enough renewable electricity to meet 103% of consumer demand. That broke a record set a week earlier of 99.9%.
• There are over 100 high rises under construction in Toronto, with 300 more planned. There are over 220 construction cranes doing their thing in Toronto, more than any North American city.
• A retired Indian couple is suing their son and daughter-in-law, demanding that they produce a grandchild within a year or pay them 50 million rupees ($675,000). His son, a pilot, was married six years ago. The 61 year-old wannabe grandfather said he wants a grandchild within a year or compensation, because he spent his life's earnings ($47,000) on his son's pilot training. his son's pilot training in the United States. 
• Tesla cars are in such great demand right now that delivery is likely more than a year away if you were to order right now. The wait time is so long and Tesla makes improvements to their cars so often, that the car you end up getting quite likely will have features and improvements that did not exist when you put in your order.
• There's a difference between cars that require high octane gas and cars that are recommended to use high octane gas.
• Also, using high octane gas in a car designed for regular fuel is a waste of money. Any benefit you seem to notice is purely circumstantial.
• China manufactures more cars than the US, Japan, Korea and India combined.