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PSU_Engineer
@mpochet.bsky.social
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Aerospace Engineer, Hater of all things with a gas engine, PSU fan, love to travel, fighter of political extremism.
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EV Chronicles #65 - Polestar 3 Winter Efficiency

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EV Chronicles #65 - Polestar 3 Winter Efficiency
Almost two years ago, I wrote a blog about the Truth and Lies about EVs and Cold Weather (https://marcepochet.wixsite.com/the-ev-chronicles/post/tesla-chronicles-46-truth-and-lies-about-evs-and-cold-weather).  Two years later, and sadly, not much has changed.  In my opinion, that was one of my best, most details blogs about driving an EV in the winter, so I suggest reading it (again if you read it the first time) if you want to know more about all the factors that go into range loss in EVs due t
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December 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
mpochet.bsky.social
Total Chicken. Every member of our Congress (GOP and DEMs) need to call out Trump for his posts today.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17d
Mike Johnson refuses to comment on Trump’s post about Rob Reiner and runs away from reporters.
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
mpochet.bsky.social
Again?
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
mpochet.bsky.social
Yet another reason to dislike this guy.
mollyjongfast.bsky.social Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 29d
“Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Mr. Musk himself.”

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Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
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December 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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EV Chronicles #64 - Polestar 3 Infotainment System and Controls

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EV Chronicles #64 - Polestar 3 Infotainment System and Controls
This analysis of the Polestar 3 SW is based on SW Version 1.4.12 as of late November 2025. I started to write this blog MONTHS ago and could just never get it finished. I almost just decided to dele...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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EV Chronicles #63 - Charging an EV at Walt Disney World

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EV Chronicles #63 - Charging an EV at Walt Disney World
For those of us that travel frequently in our electric vehicles (EVs), you might be able to relate to the following statement:Traveling in an EV (in 2025) from point to point is pretty easy, but livin...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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EV Chronicles #62 - EV Trip to Florida with Thule Cargo Box

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EV Chronicles #62 - First Trip to Florida with Cargo Box (4th Overall Trip)
We just returned from our 4th trip to Florida (to Walt Disney World) via driving one of our EVs. Our first two trips were in our 2021 Model Y and the last two trips in our 2025 Polestar 3. This post...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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LOVE this! New Leadership is here. Democratic party needs more of this sort of positive energy!
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Nov 5
This is what a New Era looks like.
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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EV Chronicles - Does adding a cargo box to the top of an EV really impact your long trip durations?

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EV Chronicles #61 - Efficiency Impacts from a Thule Roof Box
Right after getting back from Florida, and while the Polestar 3 was in the shop for service on the AC charger and the HVAC vent controllers (that all went very well by the way), I decided to order the...
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September 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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September 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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He lost an election and refused to accept the results.

He forced the Smithsonian to lie about American history.

He fired the head statistician bcuz he didn’t like the jobs numbers.

He can’t handle the truth. We elected the biggest pussy/coward/sore loser in all of human history.
August 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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EV Chronicles #60 - PA to FL and back roadtrip

Discussion about our roadtrip in our 2025 Polestar 3 and how family members in a gas vehicle and a 2021 VW ID.4 did in comparison.

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EV Chronicles #60 - PA to FL and Back Roadtrip
Last weekend, we finished our epic trip to Walt Disney World where we spent a week with various members of our family. We had 9 of us in total in Florida with us, all from either Pennsylvania or Northern Virginia (my brother's family). 2 of us flew down and back, and the rest of us drove in 3 different vehicles. My wife and I made the trip in our new 2025 Polestar 3, and my brother's family of 5 traveled in his 2021 VW ID.4 and my niece's 2024 Nissan Rogue.In summary, traveling in a well desi
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August 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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How did he help? Inquiring minds want to know!
muellershewrote.com Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jun 5
Elon should explain to us exactly how he won the election for Trump.
June 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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EV Chronicles #59 - The 500 Mile Polestar 3 Road Trip

Find out what it was like to drive 500 on a 5 day business trip and what a one day 500+ mile trip might look like in a Polestar 3.

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EV Chronicles #59 - The 500 Mile Polestar 3 Road Trip
This has been one of the hardest blogs I have every written. Mostly because I just started typing out all the things I wanted to get off my chest about how simple and easy road tripping in an EV can ...
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June 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
mpochet.bsky.social
No, they voted for this and they need to be reminded of it daily so they don't repeat this mistake again. They were either too stupid to understand this was a highly likely outcome, or they knew it was a highly likely outcome and didn't care.
bubbaprog.xyz Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · May 31
i really, really need people to understand that they *didn't* vote for this, no matter how much you insist they did. insisting "they voted for this" elides the information environment that led them to vote the way they did in the first place, the thing that actually needs fixing.
"no one voted to deport moms" being quote skeeted with "yes you did vote to deport moms"
June 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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📄 NEW: Ed Martin is lying. No one has attempted to "weaponize" the government; the people he's after are those who have patriotically stood up for the Constitution and the rule of law. It's Martin that poses a threat to national security.
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“Weaponization Czar” Ed Martin Threatens U.S. Security
Ed Martin, Trump's so-called "Weaponization Czar" has a long history with foreign disinformation and anti-democratic networks.
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May 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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EV Chronicles #58 - One Month Review of Polestar 3
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EV Chronicles #58 - Polestar 3 One Month Review
After just over one month of ownership (lease) of my 2025 Polestar 3, I have to say that I LOVE this car. It is truly the perfect vehicle for my wife and I. It is a great size for a commuter vehicle...
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May 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
mpochet.bsky.social
Was he even invited? If he shows up, I hope they make him sit in the side room, way in the back, out of sight.
April 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
mpochet.bsky.social
Not sure anyone should have expected anything less after he totally botched COVID
April 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
mpochet.bsky.social
Who fucking "looks forward" to a funeral?
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Apr 21
I always look forward to funerals too. Good times.
April 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Oh how I miss not having an insane, evil idiot for a president.
April 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
mpochet.bsky.social
Way too early Polestar 3 efficiency comparison to my 2021 Model Y LR. #Polestar3

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EV Chronicles #57 - Way Too Early Polestar Efficiency and Range Analysis
My wife and I have made many, many trips from our home near King of Prussia, PA to Mechanicsburg, PA (just west of Harrisburg) in our 2021 Tesla Model Y LR since its purchase in late June of 2021. A ...
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April 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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NO ONE IS SAFE....
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 13
If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him?

No one is safe — not even people legally in the country, possibly not even American citizens.

Fascism is here.
April 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Here is my latest blog about the Polestar phone App (iOS) and my thoughts coming from a Tesla. I actually think the Polestar App is pretty good, not perfect and can improve in some ways, but still, pretty good.

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EV Chronicles #56 - Polestar App Overview (as of 4/13/25)
Before taking delivery of my Polestar 3, I downloaded their App, but without a vehicle to add to my account, I really couldn't explore the features and functions that were going to be available in the...
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April 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM