EVs were 97.7% of Norway's auto sales in June.

The first EV in Norway, a Fiat Panda, had its rear seats removed to create enough space to store the array of batteries it needed to power it. Its range was limited to just 28 miles and it took 48 hours to recharge.

"The world only looks the way it does today because we keep it that way," he said.

"Because the upkeep of how we do things, how we go about things, it can change very fast if we choose to change."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-63375504.amp

OK, big thread time. It will seem a little bit meandery, but I promise it all comes together in the end.

The topic is, as is increasingly usual for my rants, the #disingenuous #western #press and its service of #narrative over information. The seeds of this rant were planted when @architecture posted a link to this story:

https://www.domusweb.it/en/news/2025/07/07/in-china-an-inflatable-dome-reduces-construction-dust-and-noise.html

I urge you to read both the headline and the article before continuing. But I'll be starting with the headline.

Obliquely.

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