Since Mexico hasn't been forthcoming with those checks for the Wall, some of the trumpets have rallied around the brilliant idea of pooling their own money via a GoFundMe page. Turns out the GoFundMe page is a con, and they're funding a con artist's yacht. Least. Surprising. News. Ever. https://thesternfacts.com/source-build-the-wall-gofundme-just-paid-for-a-nearly-1-million-yacht-not-a-wall-72958836bd0c In the photo above, the con artist in question -- Brian Kolfage -- is on the left. I don't know if that's the yacht in question behind him. His friend wearing the necktie is Kris Kobach, a Kansan politician of some renown.
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Adler Yacht, a Switzerland based company with its construction sites in Italy, recently unveiled the Suprema 76 foot motor yacht, a landmark move of the hybrid technology into yachting. The Suprema’s propulsion system consists of two Caterpillar C18 1,150 hp diesel engines, a 170 kWh lithium polymer battery, and two ATE 100 kW e-Units used to control operations and the transitions between the electric motor and the combustion engine. Those are specs I've lifted from ad copy. It sounds like an impressive piece of work. There have always been electric boats afloat [well, "always' here means since Edison's day]. It's one classic way of keeping a propeller turning. But the so-called "battery on board" systems have generally been limited to rivers and harbors. Battery tech historically hasn't generated the oomph necessary to take a vessel out into the open sea. That is changing, as the Suprema's hybrid system shows. The Suprema can t...