We had rain this week, thank the Lord! Lubbock was drying up and desperately needed the moisture, but it came with high winds and even a few tornadoes in the area. Lots of damage. Many people will be cutting and hauling branches, repairing fences, and figuring out how to fix things or who to call. But the rain was sure nice.
Yesterday I saw a Model 3 and a Chevy Volt, but...
...the most exciting green car I saw was...
...an older Prius with a DIY solar panel setup. Intriguing. Was it charging the traction pack? The 12 volt accessory battery? Something else? DIY green ingenuity always gets the juices flowing.
No progress on the Huffy klunker this week, but lots of dreaming.
The most exciting cargo bike news this week was the arrival (in my awareness) of the new Mongoose Envoy cargo bike. It comes in at half the price (or less) of a base model Yuba Mundo. Is this the birth of the accessible cargo bike for the masses or just a serious threat to the small manufacturers who've been carrying the torch so long?
In regional news, I was very excited to see an Electrek post about our neighbors to the west:
You go, New Mexico! (Click here for article) Woohoo!
Here in Lubbock, the steadily increasing stream of pedestrian and bullet-based deaths continues. More painful statistics and meaningless death.
At our house, on the other hand, our household grew by one and we are thrilled!
May you be blessed and encouraged, and may we find better paths!
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