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Shell Recharge UK is introducing cheaper charging rates for electric cars around midday during the summer months and at night all year round.
Available only via their app – not for roaming users or adhoc users – unfortunately!
https://www.shell.co.uk/electric-vehicle-c

Firefox has added WebSerial support in 151. This is useful for cloudless communication with #embedded devices.
Rather than using the polyfill (https://github.com/kuba2k2/firefox-webserial) …

GitHub - kuba2k2/firefox-webserial: WebSerial API Polyfill for Mozilla Firefox browser
WebSerial API Polyfill for Mozilla Firefox browser - kuba2k2/firefox-webserial

There was another case Friday of a tiny (probably < 1 meter) #asteroid hitting the Earth and getting discovered a few hours before but no detection of its airburst near Papua New Guinea has been reported so far: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K26/K26JE3.html = the circumstances (with the designation 2026 JN4 for the has-been object), https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/119328235 and https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/119328368 = threads and https://bsky.app/profile/tony873004.bsky.social/post/3mlwb7bed3k2p = an animation.

Around the world in 80 charges:
'Elektrotrucker' Tobias Wagner plans to travel around the world in a fully electric truck
https://www.

Around the world in 80 charges with the eActros 600: Content creator Tobias Wagner, aka ‘Elektrotrucker’, plans the first global circumnavigation with a battery-electric truck
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is embarking on an extraordinary project together with content creator and professional truck driver Tobias Wagner. Known across various platforms as the ‘Elektrotrucker’ and followed by more than 160,000 people, Wagner ai…

Tado ergänzt Smart-Home-App um Lademanagement für E-Autos von 15 Marken
Die Elektroauto-Funktionen der Smart-Charging-App von Tado sind nun in der Anwendung für Heizen, Kühlen und Stromtarife verfügbar – aber bald bloß gegen Geld.

Tado ergänzt Smart-Home-App um Lademanagement für E-Autos von 15 Marken
Die Elektroauto-Funktionen der Smart-Charging-App von Tado sind nun in der Anwendung für Heizen, Kühlen und Stromtarife verfügbar – aber bald bloß gegen Geld.

Meta launches a Meta Model API, whose pricing Zuckerberg says will be "aggressive and attractive" at ~25% of the cost of OpenAI and Anthropic models (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026…

This clip is extraordinary - and a perfect example of the gaslighting this Administration does.
McMahon is proposing to cut funding to enforce civil rights by 35%.
IT'S IN HER BUDGET IN BLACK AND WHITE.
And she came before Congress and denied it.
Up is down. Down is up.
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Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social)
This clip is extraordinary - and a perfect example of the gaslighting this Administration does. McMahon is proposing to cut funding to enforce civil rights by 35%. IT'S IN HER BUDGET IN BLACK AND WHITE. And she came before Congress and denied it. Up is down. Down is up.

The evening #planets (with lunar crescent) show is coming to an end tonight: in #Venus #occultation by the Moon.

A charging hub where you can get McDonald's delivered to your EV. Stadtwerke Düsseldorf have teamed up with a local fast food outlet.
I do wonder why someone would use this, though. Isn’t it nicer to stretch your legs and use the toilet during a charging break?
Also, the bins appear to be missing.

Laden, essen, weiterfahren 🍟⚡ Am Ladepark Fährstraße gibt es ab sofort ein neues Angebot in Kooperation mit McDonald's Deutschland. Kundinnen und Kunden können während des Ladevorgangs per App bei… | Stadtwerke Düsseldorf
Laden, essen, weiterfahren 🍟⚡ Am Ladepark Fährstraße gibt es ab sofort ein neues Angebot in Kooperation mit McDonald's Deutschland. Kundinnen und Kunden können während des Ladevorgangs per App bei der benachbarten Filiale Essen bestellen. Jeder Ladepunkt hat eine eigene „Tischnummer”. Die Bestellung wird dann direkt ans Auto geliefert. Ladezeit wird damit zur Bestellzeit und schafft so ein unkompliziertes und alltagsnahes Angebot. 💚

Yesterday, Finnish EV smart charging service Synergi organised a mass 'smart charging' event in Finland, demonstrating 2.5 MW of controllable capacity.
#SmartCharging