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Map: Wilcox Lake - Willis Lake Trail

Rubber Tires – A dirty business | DW Documentary

The booming global tire market is worth billions - but this comes at a high price, both to humans and the environment. Over 50 million car tires are sold each year in Germany alone. But where does the natural rubber for them come from?

Map: High Falls Reservior
Map: Town of Amherst, NY School Districts and Schools
Thematic Map: Fifty Least Densely Populated Municipalities in NY State

Chevrolet Bolt EV Traction Motor – Deep Dive – YouTube

Stupid automotive question: Why does the Chevy Bolt have a physical shift linkage for PRNDL, that controlled by an actuator, when all that's inside the "transmission" is a parking pawl and a sensor that indicates the position the transmission is located in to tell the computer which way to control the motor? It's not like the physical shift linkage moves any gears. Electric motors don't have gears, they have 100% torque at 1 MPH and reverse by reversing the direction of the electricity.

Government regulation? What GM had in the parts bucket? Unneeded complexity? Doesn't make much sense to me.

Map: Taylor Valley State Forest