Things I learned lately 26 Jan

• 82% of all vehicles sold in Norway in 2023 were electric. Norway aims to become the first nation to end the sale of gasoline and diesel cars by 2025. Norway has 8,000 DC fast charging stations, or 1 station per 100 EVs. In 2022, Canada had 1,200.
• The journalistic fiasco that resulted from the Chicago electric vehicle deep freeze proved something for me. Too many EV owners don’t actually know how their vehicles work. And because of that, any EV naysayer is going to jump all over that crap when things go wrong.
• The news is trying to tell us that EV sales are falling. Not true. EV sales by certain brands in very specific places are dropping, yes. But the share of EV new sales continues to grow, even while many models of ICE cars and trucks languish on lots. In BC, more than one in four new registrations are EVs. In Quebec, that number is over one in five. Nationally, we’re at 13% of all new registrations.
• The Breakfast Club. Their ages today: Judd Nelson - 64; Molly Ringwald - 55; Emilio Estevez - 61; Anthony Michael Hall - 55; Ally Sheedy - 61
• As of 2023, there are approximately 400 billion LEGO bricks on Earth.
• Your local vet probably won't tell you to stop getting breeds like pugs and bulldogs, but deep inside, they likely want to urge dog lovers to think twice about buying these pure breeds. The reason is that the features people love about them so much, their cute faces, squished noses, and double-curled tails, are genetic defects. Having these anatomical features actually causes them pain and suffering such as difficulty breathing and eating which could lead to more serious conditions like overheating or cardiovascular stress. The British Veterinary Association has issued several statements expressing their concern over the popularity of these breeds, and they urge people to reconsider a different breed or a crossbreed instead.