Getting more done

Scott Hanselman, a program manager at Microsoft has an interesting take on how to get more done: "Dropping the ball is sometimes the right answer. Let a ball drop. Tell people, 'I'm just not going to do that.'"

https://zapier.com/blog/scale-yourself-scott-hanselman/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits / don't worry drop the ball counterintuitive advice productivity practices author blogger speaker right answer encourage discourage burning the midnight oil day job balance blog record podcast engage Twitter and attend speak speaker speaks conferences author co-author books productive productivity I must dance can't stop little boy excitement excited the less that you do the more of it that you can do standard law of scale scale yourself South by Southwest Interactive productivity practices one email rule reasoning for reading Robert Scoble's blog tips immediately actionable productivity practices share shares /

VW e-Golf review — updated 06 April 2014

Robert Llewellyn reviews the soon-to-be released VW e-Golf.

Something for the future: brief mention of the 204 hp (152 kW) Golf GTE plug-in hybrid at the 8:30 mark. Likely to put an end to the, "slow & boring", tag on hybrids.

Update 06 April — John Voelcker of Green Car Reports takes a look too:

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1090855_2015-volkswagen-e-golf-drive-report-first-u-s-sale-details / Volkswagen electric vehicle EV LiIon lithium ion charge range anxiety recharge Fully Charged quick-charging stations chemical processes rapid rapidly charging cell battery charges range recharge mileage electric cars Level 2 recharging DC quick charge 80 percent capacity fast charging fast charged winter high summer temperatures driving /

Nissan Leaf second generation

Robert Llewellyn reviews the second generation Nissan Leaf in Norway.

A couple of things to note:

At the 0:30 mark, Robert is parking the test Leaf. Count the number of other parked Leafs & iMieves in that shot.

Norway has 98% renewable electricity!¹ Big news for the renewable energy doubters.
__________

¹ Some authorities claim 98.5 or 99%: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Norway / Nissan Leaf electric vehicle EV LiIon lithium ion charge range anxiety recharge Fully Charged quick-charging stations chemical processes rapid rapidly charging cell battery charges range recharge mileage electric cars Level 2 recharging DC quick charge 80 percent capacity fast charging fast charged winter high summer temperatures driving /