Things I learned lately 5 Jan

• The new PWHL (Women’s Pro Hockey) made an interesting rule adjustment. If while killing a penalty your team scores a shorthanded goal, the penalty with the least amount of time remaining will automatically end. Also, teams will be awarded 3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime or shootout win, 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss, and 0 points for a regulation loss.
• Aside from the agreements with many TV and streaming services / networks, all PWHL games will be streamed on the league's YouTube channel and available outside of Canada. Take that NHL…
• You won’t be able to buy physical media at Best Buy anymore. DVD, CD, all gone.
• Tesla delivered 1.8 million electric vehicles globally in 2023. BYD, a competitor from China, delivered 1.6 million EVs and 1.4 million hybrid vehicles. Notably, BYD sells their cheapest EVs (the Seagull) in China for the equivalent of CAD$15,225.
• JAC Motors, a Volkswagen-backed Chinese automaker, is set to launch the first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV) with a sodium-ion battery through its new Yiwei brand. Sodium-ion battery tech has a lower density than lithium-ion, but its lower costs, more abundant source material and superior cold-weather performance could help accelerate EV adoption.
• Sunset in Saskatchewan on the winter solstice varies from as late as 5:00-5:30 pm in the southwest corner to as early as 3:30-4:00 pm in the northeast corner of the province.
• Both Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are two of the oldest fathers on record, fathering children at the ages of 83 and 79 respectively.