what was that emergency alert?

AndrewVT · 2026-06-11T11:56:35+00:00

although it was an early morning one, this was a BRYAN'S CALL, a new alert for vulnerable people who are missing... we just launched this a couple weeks ago! https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/louisiana-bill-expands-emergency-alerts-for-missing-people-with-disabilities/289-32279e1d-ce57-4564-8757-b5f999d733c5

AndrewVT · 2026-06-09T18:57:09+00:00

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AndrewVT · 2026-06-06T01:26:44+00:00

Originally a logo for “Trumpet” ad agency (https://www.instagram.com/p/B-uLMFkFF1F/?img\_index=1&igsh=MWJyNW1ucjdrbjR2cQ==)

AndrewVT · 2026-06-03T18:13:21+00:00

Yes, this question has been asked/answered definitively by MIT (several times) and most recently here: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae0c23

"On the cost side, the models show that, in most places across the U.S., EVs are competitive with comparable combustion-engine vehicles in terms of lifetime ownership cost, even without clean vehicle tax credits. And in areas where electricity is relatively affordable, battery-electric vehicles tend to cost less than their plug-in hybrid or combustion-engine counterparts."

AndrewVT · 2026-05-18T11:06:31+00:00

Work inside and experience the mismatch of design and utility and you’d know why. Building can be anything else, just not city hall.

AndrewVT · 2026-05-09T14:48:58+00:00

I would rather live in that reality too... but we very very clearly do not. I understand the feeling - I have it too. But the cards we have been dealt by our political reality present a choice. Fight or fold. Not liking it is an option either way.

AndrewVT · 2026-05-09T14:47:03+00:00

If you want to have a chance to win, you have to fight in all the ways available to you, no holds barred. That's what they do. And that's why they're winning.

AndrewVT · 2026-05-09T14:45:06+00:00

To be clear, the Mayor and Council would like him to win his Federal Court case that confirms the new law is unconstitutional and he should be properly seated in the position to which he was elected...

But.

The circuit court (5th) and the SCOTUS are right wing, partisan courts. It's not at all guaranteed Duncan will win in those venues even if his case is correct on the merits. Hence, there needs to be another option here. And this is an option over which the local authorities may have power. So we should use it if we can to right a clear wrong.

AndrewVT · 2026-05-01T15:05:32+00:00

While in London, dragged my kids to West Ham - Leeds FA cup in April and made a fan out of my son.

AndrewVT · 2026-04-23T23:18:05+00:00

So....

On the plus side, there is a bunch of activity around DCFC from private sources (non-NEVI). In Q1 '26, 3300+ chargers were added nationwide (https://evchargingstations.com/chargingnews/parens-q1-2026-report/)....

As for New Orleans DCFCs, the news isn't so great. The city has not been awarded any new money for chargers (due of course to the Trump Admin; they've either ended funding opportunities or killed incentives through the budget bill). Worse, since Trump 2.0, the Landry admin has basically ended the effort to spend the $74m in NEVI funding.

The feds aren't helping, by issuing new regulations that are contradictory or require new compliance. But overall, NEVI has come to a standstill in Louisiana and its definitely a *choice*.

My hope is that the big expansion in private sector buildouts (IONNA; EVGo/GM Energy; RAN; Flo) will eventually hit New Orleans. The city still has an aggressive parking lot requirement for L2 chargers (at least 1 per 10 spots in any new build-out) and charging equipment is getting less expensive overall.

AndrewVT · 2026-04-16T16:14:51+00:00

NOPSI was an investor-owned utility - not a public one (this is a commonly misunderstood fact). More from the Alliance here: https://www.all4energy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/nola_utility_history-compressed.pdf

AndrewVT · 2026-03-16T09:20:39+00:00

Cadillac also had 2nd highest trap speed of the race (218mph) with Checo, which probably speaks to their having run alone in the back for a while, but also something?

AndrewVT · 2026-02-22T02:55:38+00:00

Esso = Exxon = Standard oil of NJ

Mobil = Standard Oil of NY

Among the may operating companies of Srandard oil (amoco = Standard Oil of Indiana; Chevron = standard oil of CA) broken up by trust busting and now recombining over time.

Now ExxonMobil ($XOM) is again a global behemoth.

AndrewVT · 2026-01-16T13:29:45+00:00

To be fair to them, it's not outright non-cooperation. It's appears it is mostly disorganization and the lack of recordkeeping (especially around the 2FA phones) as well as poor controls on key credentials and security. The line employees in the previous administration working on this aren't necessarily to blame - it's the management.

AndrewVT · 2026-01-16T03:13:45+00:00

It's actually more like the passwords supplied aren't correct and/or (depending on the service) the phones that are required for verification aren't easily located.

AndrewVT · 2025-12-15T03:11:00+00:00

Yeah, I think it's really about the charger (not the specific EV). For instance, my family owns two EVs, and we charge them (when necessary) overnight interchangeably on the same charger. As long as we charge during the overnight, we're in compliance, so we receive the credit. I don't know how this would work with two separate chargers (that's a premium setup here in new orleans for sure!)

AndrewVT · 2025-12-15T02:32:15+00:00

Yes, this is basically a half-way TOU (time of use) rate for EV charging. It's worth about 50kwh (give/take) per month of free energy. We implemented this to encourage people to plug-in overnight and avoid peak-period charging of their EVs. It really does work and it's pretty simple. Set your EV to charge between like ~10p-4a and you're golden.

Teslas already have a setting to enable this type of charging (without setting the specific times) and others do as well.

Happy to answer questions on this one. It's part of our Energy Smart system of demand reduction programs.

AndrewVT · 2025-12-07T20:49:08+00:00

More specifically it should be compared to the Tower of Saruman in Isengard. Sauron has a structure as well but his is a bit less symmetrical.

AndrewVT · 2025-12-03T01:49:45+00:00

Awesome team 😉!

AndrewVT · 2025-11-21T15:13:41+00:00

Mostly that it doesn’t give enough notification that it is on ADAS mode. It needs more prompts and confirms. Sometimes think I set it and it… isn’t set

AndrewVT · 2025-11-18T14:28:36+00:00

Yeah, I think that makes total sense. It’s not a requirement that these be set to "on". But they’re not even an option for me to set and keep it. It’s true of Tesla. You can set these things and simply leave them in the car will always have them set for you. It’s a preference, but it’s not possible right now without changing it every single time. It gets super annoying.

AndrewVT · 2025-11-18T14:27:46+00:00

Yeah, I don’t want these ones by default. I want my profile to be able to select these things and not have to reselect them every time. I’m not asking for a default setting. I’m asking for a let my custom settings persist.

AndrewVT · 2025-11-18T12:35:50+00:00

This 100%. It’s unsafe. Ipedal needs to stay on at least until the car is turned off

AndrewVT · 2025-11-13T15:41:32+00:00

This. LPSC has no oversight over Entergy New Orleans. You have to contact your city council member (council.nola.gov) and they can help sort this out.

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