Taste the rainbow.
CleanTechnica: Ford Revises Dealer Requirements To Sell Electric Cars
According to Business Insider, Ford has walked back its requirements for its dealers. Now, instead of DC fast chargers, Level 2 chargers will be required. Instead of several tiers of dealerships with different access to electric cars, now all Ford dealers will be welcome to sell EVs, according to a statement from Ford’s chief operating officer Marin Gjaja last week. Ford dealers will no longer be required to invest in certification to get EVs on their lot, which will open the sales of electric cars to the entire dealership network. Gjaja said the change in plans is designed to grow EV sales for the company.
Wikipedia: Malcolm Bricklin
At the meeting, Bricklin saw Fuji’s Subaru 360 mini-car, which got up to 60 miles to a gallon of gas and did not require federalizing in the United States because it weighed under 1,000 pounds. He was able to secure an exclusive contract with Fuji Heavy Industries to import Subaru cars and trucks into the United States, forming Subaru of America. Despite the car’s ill fit for American roads and traffic, Bricklin was described as “one of the first auto industry mavericks to recognize that thrifty, inexpensive Japanese cars could be big in the United States.”
The first Subarus to enter the US were the 1968-1969 Subaru 360 and the 1970 Subaru FF-1 Star.
Less than six months after the company formed, it became a public company and has been from 1968. Subaru of America became the only import car company that was publicly traded, making small fortunes for Bricklin and COO Harvey Lamm.
Yeah, that Bricklin.
NewsNation: Kansas may consider tax incentives to lure the Royals and Chiefs out of Missouri
- Kansas legislature may consider stadium deals during special session
- Missouri voters rejected stadium-linked tax hike in April
Daring Fireball: DetailsPro (sponsor)
DetailsPro brings SwiftUI to designers working on Apple platforms. (What a perfect week for a developer/designer tool to sponsor DF.) Without writing a line of code, you can bring your next idea to life in SwiftUI right from your iPhone. Design apps for the iPhone, on your iPhone. Or use it on your iPad or Mac.
DetailsPro has an easy, approachable interface, built-in templates, and a community of designers who share files. It is very easily to get started — you’ll be up and running in minutes. Designs in DetailsPro are 1:1 SwiftUI, so you can export to Xcode at any time. Intuitive features like side-by-side Dark Mode preview and Repeating Elements — a huge timesaver — use the smarts of SwiftUI to make the process enjoyable.
DetailsPro is available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro. DetailsPro is so good and so fun it makes me want to come up with ideas for new apps just to have an excuse to use it. Download it now and give it a try — it’s free forever up to five files, and very reasonably priced for a professional tool.
ScienceAlert: Scientists Create The Thinnest Lens on Earth Using Quantum Physics
A quantum phenomenon has allowed scientists to develop a lens just three atoms thick, qualifying as the thinnest ever made.
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The technology, known as a Fresnel lensor zone plate lens, has been used for centuries in the manufacture of thin, light-weight lenses, like those used in lighthouses.
To give the technique a quantum boost, the research team etched concentric rings into a thin layer of a semiconductor called tungsten disulfide (WS2). When WS2 absorbs light, its electrons move in a precise manner that leaves a gap that can be considered as a kind of particle in its own right.
Together, the electron and its ‘hole’ isform what’s known as an exciton, which has properties that assist in the focussing efficiency of very specific wavelengths of light while letting other wavelengths pass through unaltered.
Los Angeles Times: Elon Musk, SpaceX sued by engineers who cite juvenile, crude X posts
SpaceX and its billionaire owner, Elon Musk, are being sued by eight former employees who allege they were fired after asking the company to address a toxic work culture they say is rife with sexual harassment and discrimination.
The former employees say Musk encouraged an inappropriate work environment in the spacecraft company with his social media posts, where he often announced important company news including launch dates and accomplishments, but mixed in memes and jokes filled with sexual innuendo.
Last Updated: 16.Jun.2024 22:12 EDT
