Imagine high speed rail between KC, Columbia, Jeff City and STL. You could get between the two biggest cities in the state in 90 minutes vs. 210 minutes today.
NYC has more people living in it than 39 individual US states.
8.3 million in 302 square miles.
If NYC were its own state, it'd be the 11th largest.
And we all share one airport road that's perpetually broken.
Spain and Portugal both get over 40% of their electricity from solar and wind—
On the Iberian Peninsula, Spain and Portugal have scaled up solar and wind power almost in step.
In the chart, you can see the share of electricity coming from solar and wind. Both countries generated over 40% of their electricity from these sources in 2025. That was higher than the European Union average of 30%.
The two countries have very similar geographies and share an electricity market. They also have weak connections to the rest of the European electricity grid, forcing them to generate clean power at home rather than rely on imports.
Wind power is more prevalent in Portugal, while solar is ahead in Spain.
(This Data Insight was written by @_HannahRitchie and @parriagadap.)
FWIW I’ve dramatically increased my yellow cab share. Uber has become equally expensive and the cars are often disgusting. Yellow cabs often have better drivers and cleaner cars.
The # of monthly 🚕 NYC taxi trips is ⬇️ 20% over 12 months.
The price of ⛽️ is ⬆️ 40% from this time last year.
Now comes the ⚽️ World Cup ⚽️ w/ Midtown gridlock and street closures likely on match days. Tough times in the taxi trade.
NEW in @THECITYNY https://t.co/LGsVbWADtw
Well over 50m+ people live in countries that are majority BEV markets⚡️
- Norway 🇳🇴
- Denmark 🇩🇰
- Nepal 🇳🇵
- Singapore 🇸🇬
Another 1.42 BILLION are on deck to hit this milestone in the next 12-months:
- Finland 🇫🇮
- Iceland 🇮🇸
- Uruguay 🇺🇾
- China 🇨🇳
Singapore reported 360 Tesla sales and 8% market share in May. BEV penetration is 65.4% and Tesla has 12.3% of this segment. 🇸🇬
• Tesla 3rd best-selling brand
• 82% Model Y and 18% Model 3
• -13% vs. May last year and -26% compared to February the second month of the previous quarter
• Second best May ever
• 5th best second month of the quarter ever and -26% vs. the previous one
• Last three months -5.1% vs. December - February
• Year-to-date +116% over same period last year
• Year-to-date is 59% or 7.1/12 of last year's total
Jersey City just approved a 47-story tower with 1,049 apartments near Journal Square. The project will preserve a historic Newark Avenue facade while transforming Lott Street into a new pedestrian plaza: https://t.co/OJHTF8SP1H #NewJersey#RealEstate
No fanfare but, at some point in the last 4 years, California stopped being a grid that occasionally beat fossil fuels and became one that does it on a daily basis.
Stock of passenger cars on Danish roads in May 2026:
🔸 Total 2.95 million
🔸 21,6% (636.473), or 1 in 5, is a #BEV
🔸 Up 51,9% (217.300) since May/25
🔸 6,7% (157.600) #ICE cars off the roads since May/25
Article by Statistics #Denmark (in 🇩🇰) 🔗 https://t.co/v3Q4zMyBvg
We are expanding our @Walmart drone delivery network to seven new metro areas, from San Diego to Philadelphia. Residents will soon get eligible items delivered to their yard in as fast as 30 minutes. Visit https://t.co/ahRO7j7zwK to learn more. 📦🪽
For years, duplexes, townhomes, and other “missing middle” homes were almost absent from Spokane’s housing pipeline.
After zoning reforms expanded options, missing middle housing rose from just 3–4% of permits (2020–2022) to nearly 20% of all residential permitting in 2025.