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Saturday links: a generous act of faith

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cnbc.com) Transport An increasing proportion of used car sales now happen online. wsj.com) Blade is an organ transport company in disguise. (electrek.co) Mercedes Benz has unveiled an EV version of the G wagon. engadget.com) Honda ($HMC) is building out its EV capacity in North America.

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Personal finance links: misplaced criticisms

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marknewfield.substack.com) Housing and transport are your two biggest expenses. (financialducksinarow.com) IRS Direct File is expanding to more states in 2025. axios.com) Personal finance Financial success is simple in theory, difficult in implementation. Get that right first.

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Longform links: the chip war

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Books A Q&A with Wes Marshall author of "Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion That Science Underlies Our Transportation System." bloomberg.com) Lessons learned from Zoë Schlanger's “The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth.”

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Personal finance links: retirement preparedness

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wsj.com) Spending High housing and transportation costs will wreck your finances. (crr.bc.edu) The issues that ensue when one spouse goes into a nursing home. nytimes.com) A record number of Americans are going to turn 65 over the next few years. awealthofcommonsense.com) Don't borrow for discretionary purchases.

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Climate Trace: Tracking Emissions

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The 70,000+ individual sites — including specific power plants, steel mills, urban road networks, and oil and gas fields — represent the top known sources of emissions in the power sector, oil and gas production and refining, shipping, aviation, mining, waste, agriculture, road transportation, and the production of steel, cement, and aluminum.”

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10 Thanksgiving Day Reads

The Big Picture

That’s because these forms of transport – collectively known as electric micromobility – are cheaper to buy and run.

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Saturday links: a complicated rule

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fastcompany.com) Energy Clean energy is being transported over even longer distances. Autos How 'electric trees' could allow for charging on city streets. thecooldown.com) Where an EV saves you money, by state. axios.com) Why choose a self-driving taxi? wsj.com) What's the ideal temperature to set your AC?