Remember my ramble about how to extend the range of electric freight-hauling semi-trucks?  Incorporate battery packs in each trailer, enough to cover the extra power required to pull the trailer.

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Well, it seems I might have accidentally stumbled onto a real idea back then, and it has come to fruition.  I just saw this article:

Einride Trailer Comes With 350kWh Battery To Add 400 Miles Of Range

Dan Mihalascu – 6h ago

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1The electric semi-trailer will be compatible with both Einride’s electric autonomous trucks and conventional electric semi-trucks.

Swedish freight technology company Einride has unveiled the all-new Einride Trailer design concept, an electric road semi-trailer powered by the firm’s Saga operating system.

Showcased at its first user conference called Einride Mesh, the new product is described as the first-of-its-kind electric semi-trailer and a solution to optimize fleet utilization and the total cost of operations. Einride says the Trailer is designed for seamless integration with its electric and autonomous vehicles, namely the Pod and the BYD-sourced Truck.

The big news is that the Einride Trailer will also be compatible with conventional electric semi-trucks, which should unlock a far greater market for the product. The Einride Trailer is said to extend the range of the aforementioned tractor units by up to 650 kilometers (404 miles) on a single charge thanks to integrated 320 kWh batteries.

And you’re likely to see a sailplane getting towed overhead.

As I recall, the standard tow is 3,000 feet, then the sailplane drops the line and peels off on its own to search for thermals, or a standing wave off the foothills, to see how long it can stay up.  Fun times, getting glider rides from John B all those years ago.

And goslings.  At this time of year, there are goslings.

Really, we were there.  We saw the eclipse; we just didn’t get to the pictures until now.

I like how, as the moon got darker, the stars came out.

It was pretty cool.

When you’re a Swainson’s Hawk.

You need to be on constant lookout.

One never knows which direction the next magpie will come from.

They could be anywhere.

Even right next to you!

You just never know.

That’s what they said about grandson Conner’s High School outdoor graduation ceremony.  Well, here is what “rain or shine” looked like today.

They took pity and moved the celebration to an indoor arena in Broomfield.  The stage was set.

Then filled.

Conner graduated Cum Laude with Engineering recognition.

Congratulations, Conner!

Next up, University of Arizona in Tucson.