Toshi Clark
@shikataganai.bsky.social
@toshi.clark on threads, was @maximumcharacte over on the old site before deactivating. Diagnostic radiologist, occasional polymath. Cyclist, skier, and musician among many other things.
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Toshi Clark
@shikataganai.bsky.social
· Nov 16
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com
if you get an EV then you'll still be traffic. only you'll be electric traffic now.
what you _really_ want but just probably haven't come to terms with yet is less time in your life of being traffic, less being in a car.
this requires good, safe biking infrastructure as well as an e-bike for many.
what you _really_ want but just probably haven't come to terms with yet is less time in your life of being traffic, less being in a car.
this requires good, safe biking infrastructure as well as an e-bike for many.
I'm glad to read that the dotard's attempt to axe the BEV variant of the NGDV has failed. 30:70 split between ICE and BEV.
www.thedrive.com/news/your-ho...
www.thedrive.com/news/your-ho...
Your Holiday Packages Might Be Delivered by USPS's New Electric Mail Trucks
About 24,000 new vans are being used on USPS routes for the holiday rush, and many are all-electric.
www.thedrive.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'm glad to read that the dotard's attempt to axe the BEV variant of the NGDV has failed. 30:70 split between ICE and BEV.
www.thedrive.com/news/your-ho...
www.thedrive.com/news/your-ho...
so reputedly the EV6's upgrade-from-base Meridian sound system came with the subwoofer wired such that it was out of phase. swapping the pins on its connector would reverse the phase, and is easy enough to do, so I did it.
first step is to clear out one's under-floor junks and pop off a panel.
first step is to clear out one's under-floor junks and pop off a panel.
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
so reputedly the EV6's upgrade-from-base Meridian sound system came with the subwoofer wired such that it was out of phase. swapping the pins on its connector would reverse the phase, and is easy enough to do, so I did it.
first step is to clear out one's under-floor junks and pop off a panel.
first step is to clear out one's under-floor junks and pop off a panel.
Black Friday is useful in that it flushes out the companies whose marketing people are overeager
send me more than one email (or have crap discounts that require you to click through to see) ==> unsubscribe pls kthxbye
send me more than one email (or have crap discounts that require you to click through to see) ==> unsubscribe pls kthxbye
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Black Friday is useful in that it flushes out the companies whose marketing people are overeager
send me more than one email (or have crap discounts that require you to click through to see) ==> unsubscribe pls kthxbye
send me more than one email (or have crap discounts that require you to click through to see) ==> unsubscribe pls kthxbye
radical assertion: the Cayenne EV's face is hideous
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
radical assertion: the Cayenne EV's face is hideous
Another set of data from two significantly colder days. Even yesterday, with the low of 14 and high of 27F, it didn’t use its higher heat setting (which has a darker red color on this depiction) afaik. 7h 21m of heating time in those conditions.
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Another set of data from two significantly colder days. Even yesterday, with the low of 14 and high of 27F, it didn’t use its higher heat setting (which has a darker red color on this depiction) afaik. 7h 21m of heating time in those conditions.
Tokyo Tiger T-shirts are apparently very cheap in construction. My ramen-eating cat is rapidly disappearing
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Tokyo Tiger T-shirts are apparently very cheap in construction. My ramen-eating cat is rapidly disappearing
until April (or a bit earlier if I max out the 24,000 miles on the lease's term somehow) we'll have 3 BEVs, with the Busy Forks living on the driveway.
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
until April (or a bit earlier if I max out the 24,000 miles on the lease's term somehow) we'll have 3 BEVs, with the Busy Forks living on the driveway.
went to Activate
too much media to post in terribly limited bsky format though:
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too much media to post in terribly limited bsky format though:
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Toshi Clark (@toshi.clark) on Threads
Fun times and a good workout for all at Activate
www.threads.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
went to Activate
too much media to post in terribly limited bsky format though:
www.threads.com/@toshi.clark...
too much media to post in terribly limited bsky format though:
www.threads.com/@toshi.clark...
let no one doubt my dedication to quality beef
(and that’s a solid price. Costco on Park Meadows/County Line.)
(and that’s a solid price. Costco on Park Meadows/County Line.)
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
let no one doubt my dedication to quality beef
(and that’s a solid price. Costco on Park Meadows/County Line.)
(and that’s a solid price. Costco on Park Meadows/County Line.)
let no one doubt my dedication to quality beef
(and that’s a solid price. Costco on Park Meadows/County Line.)
(and that’s a solid price. Costco on Park Meadows/County Line.)
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
let no one doubt my dedication to quality beef
(and that’s a solid price. Costco on Park Meadows/County Line.)
(and that’s a solid price. Costco on Park Meadows/County Line.)
just in case you were wondering, the Winix Tower XQ is a far better air purifier than the GermGuardian AC5109W, provided you have the space for the former.
13.25 x 13.25 x 31" vs 11.5 x 11 x 23" per my tape measure.
13.25 x 13.25 x 31" vs 11.5 x 11 x 23" per my tape measure.
November 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
just in case you were wondering, the Winix Tower XQ is a far better air purifier than the GermGuardian AC5109W, provided you have the space for the former.
13.25 x 13.25 x 31" vs 11.5 x 11 x 23" per my tape measure.
13.25 x 13.25 x 31" vs 11.5 x 11 x 23" per my tape measure.
It comes in Monarch Orange for 2026. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It comes in Monarch Orange for 2026. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton
Patriot Games was another fun read. Ending was lame, though: too low visibility, if you will, and chaotic with moving pieces everywhere to really gel.
Onwards per the Goodreads Jack Ryan reading order.
Onwards per the Goodreads Jack Ryan reading order.
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Patriot Games was another fun read. Ending was lame, though: too low visibility, if you will, and chaotic with moving pieces everywhere to really gel.
Onwards per the Goodreads Jack Ryan reading order.
Onwards per the Goodreads Jack Ryan reading order.
it's great that our president is both an innumerate idiot and a pathological liar
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
it's great that our president is both an innumerate idiot and a pathological liar
there comes a time
to donate some blood
to donate some blood
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
there comes a time
to donate some blood
to donate some blood
Winter tire swapover day for the ID.Buzz
and a chance to try out my new goofy shoes, for we finally got our first snow of the season in Denver
and a chance to try out my new goofy shoes, for we finally got our first snow of the season in Denver
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Winter tire swapover day for the ID.Buzz
and a chance to try out my new goofy shoes, for we finally got our first snow of the season in Denver
and a chance to try out my new goofy shoes, for we finally got our first snow of the season in Denver
another useful phrase learned
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 AM
another useful phrase learned
The Busy Forks had a software bug such that I had unlimited speed backup camera action tonight on my jaunt to the local car wash
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The Busy Forks had a software bug such that I had unlimited speed backup camera action tonight on my jaunt to the local car wash
today I saw the face of a 2025 EV6 in my rearview mirror while on my way to the trailhead in Golden. when it passed me I thought I saw a GT badge!
but it also had a white inside of steering wheel, smol brake rotors (and bare metal calipers), and no 21" wheels.
so a GT-Line poseur. hmph.
but it also had a white inside of steering wheel, smol brake rotors (and bare metal calipers), and no 21" wheels.
so a GT-Line poseur. hmph.
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
today I saw the face of a 2025 EV6 in my rearview mirror while on my way to the trailhead in Golden. when it passed me I thought I saw a GT badge!
but it also had a white inside of steering wheel, smol brake rotors (and bare metal calipers), and no 21" wheels.
so a GT-Line poseur. hmph.
but it also had a white inside of steering wheel, smol brake rotors (and bare metal calipers), and no 21" wheels.
so a GT-Line poseur. hmph.
of course, right after I put down a (small) deposit on a Powerwall setup... which I'm still going to move forward with because
a) my white Kia's on a 36 month lease and I'm not planning on buying it out at term end
a) my white Kia's on a 36 month lease and I'm not planning on buying it out at term end
The Kia EV6 And Hyundai Ioniq 9 Will Be Able To Power Your Home Soon
The two electric crossovers will join the Kia EV9, which is already compatible with V2H in the United States.
insideevs.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
of course, right after I put down a (small) deposit on a Powerwall setup... which I'm still going to move forward with because
a) my white Kia's on a 36 month lease and I'm not planning on buying it out at term end
a) my white Kia's on a 36 month lease and I'm not planning on buying it out at term end
random factoid about the rare odd bird 2025 EV6 GT:
apparently Korean market floormats are affixed to the car's carpet with button type fasteners, as opposed to hooks used for USDM vehicles.
apparently Korean market floormats are affixed to the car's carpet with button type fasteners, as opposed to hooks used for USDM vehicles.
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
random factoid about the rare odd bird 2025 EV6 GT:
apparently Korean market floormats are affixed to the car's carpet with button type fasteners, as opposed to hooks used for USDM vehicles.
apparently Korean market floormats are affixed to the car's carpet with button type fasteners, as opposed to hooks used for USDM vehicles.
Thanksgiving and peri-Thanksgiving photos
November 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Thanksgiving and peri-Thanksgiving photos
I baby-step-jogged at 3.3 mph for 20 min
and then when I stepped off, my Watch was all "do you want to log an Indoor Walk activity?"
it is shaming me
:-D
and then when I stepped off, my Watch was all "do you want to log an Indoor Walk activity?"
it is shaming me
:-D
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I baby-step-jogged at 3.3 mph for 20 min
and then when I stepped off, my Watch was all "do you want to log an Indoor Walk activity?"
it is shaming me
:-D
and then when I stepped off, my Watch was all "do you want to log an Indoor Walk activity?"
it is shaming me
:-D
I installed the pivoting NACS holster, and it is indeed just the ticket to get it out of the way of my gut
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I installed the pivoting NACS holster, and it is indeed just the ticket to get it out of the way of my gut
been shaving mah face so looking for something that'll irritate it less than my current electric razor
so giving this a spin. it's got a charging case a la AirPods!
so giving this a spin. it's got a charging case a la AirPods!
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
been shaving mah face so looking for something that'll irritate it less than my current electric razor
so giving this a spin. it's got a charging case a la AirPods!
so giving this a spin. it's got a charging case a la AirPods!