I keep hearing about the “slowdown” in EV adoption so much that I was almost starting to believe it. The real story is the growth *rate* is slowing. Fair enough. You can only grow at 25% for three or four years in a fixed size market (for instance). Fact is people are buying more EVs every year and fewer gas powered cars. Peak for gas cars was 2017 or so.

EV sales have not fallen, cooled, slowed or slumped. Stop lying in headlines.

I happen to have two clocks that use the WWVB radio signal to stay in sync. This signal comes from Fort Collins, Colorado as part of NIST and has been running more or less non-stop since 1963. Today I noticed by Le Crosse weather station in the kitchen was off by a few minutes. I checked the old Radio Shack clock my father gave me that I keep in the garage and it was ok. Very unusual. I did a quick Google and found this: WWVB Station Outages

Notice: From approximately April 7, 2024, 0h UTC, WWVB’s south antenna has been disabled as a result of damage from wind gusts in excess of 90 MPH. WWVB continues to operate at reduced overall power using its north antenna only.

Not sure exactly what it means but I moved the unit over to a window (recommended on another web page) and it quickly got back in sync. Not a big deal for me, but I often wonder about these bits of old technology that get taken for granted. I wonder what problems this sort of thing could have led to around the country.

Recently had the opportunity to ride the City Circle Line or M3 in Copenhagen Denmark. I was expecting a generic urban subway, with platforms and trains rushing by. Instead it more resembled an airport people mover. Doors keep people away from the tracks and open when the train arrives. It was fast and quiet and it was all automated. Not even any drivers. About ten miles long with 17 stops finished in 2019 for $3.4b. I can think of a few cities in the US that could use something like this.

City Circle Line

Barry Ritnolz says this might be the most bullish signal he has seen all year.