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Once of Plymouth UK & Bristol UK, I live with Miss America, Grace and Roz, and Prince Henry, in NJ, the EssX of the USX Uptown in the penthouse or downtown with the mob... #dunplottin #transit #bikewalk #music #hifi #pafc iskrat.blogspot.com 🌹🚲🦋🎼🛤️

Meanwhile in Red Bank NJ, yet more stress on the town's northern gateway and Saxum disaster zone Somehow they've found some Complete Streets money to divert to the area perhaps to install a TL on Bodman Pl? A total misuse of the town's CS grant...

BildSite of proposed eatery opposite the Saxum disaster...

Red Bank NJ's very own Tesla is looking a bit sad these days. It seems to have a bit of a droop Gifted to the town by Cllr Facey-Blackwood, just before her nomination and election to the council a few years ago Even OPRAs can't extract any information about usage or maintenance costs from town hall

Bildredbankgreen.com
BOROUGH MAY GET USED TESLA
December 14th, 2021
A fire-engine red Tesla sedan may become part of the Red Bank municipal fleet this week, pending the acceptance of a proposed donation by a borough couple.

Phil and Nancy Facey Blackwood of Chestnut Street have offered to give the town a 2013 Model S with an estimated value of $15,000. The donation is on the council agenda for its meeting Wednesday evening.

Phil Blackwood called it a “no-strings-attached offer for the purpose of helping Red Bank evaluate the feasibility of adopting electric vehicles in the future.”

His “underlying motivation,” he said, is to “help create momentum toward climate action.”

The model was selected as “Ultimate Car of the Year” out of 70 annual best-ofs by Motor Trend magazine. The Blackwoods have driven theirs 145,000 miles, and kept it current with system updates, including the installation of a new battery pack at 100,000 miles.

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No council members commented on the offer at the session.

Teslas and other EVs are hardly a rarity these days, of course, and municipalities have begun incorporating them into their fleets, including for police use. Ford announced in September that it is “exploring all-electric, purpose-built law enforcement vehicles” as part of its overall $30 billion investment in electrification through 2025, according to Green Car Reports.

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“This is a way for the borough to get some real-life experience” owning an EV, Blackwood said, and the benefits, he said, are more than environmental.

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Nancy Facey Blackwood serves as chairperson for both the Environmental Commission and the newly empaneled Charter Study Commission, which will review the borough’s form of government. The couple’s home is outfitted with solar panels and a heat pump system for heating and cooling.

I first came across these little beasts nearly 40 years ago camping in the Pyrenees. People really do confuse them with humming birds, and they're pretty big (for moths) so it's an easy mistake to make. They'd hover around while we drank our Plymouth G&Ts... Those were the days...

‘Grey lump with orange wings’: hummingbird hawk-moths descend on UK gardens

Boom in hummingbird hawk-moth sightings put down to hot weather, strong winds and food scarcity in Europe

theguardian.com