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Shot on a DJI Mavic Mini and edited in Lightroom.

I have come to the realization that I don't get nearly enough emails throughout the day (sarcasm), and so I've just subscribed to Overview's daily post .

Overview is a company that uses satellite and aerial imagery to show how humans and natural forces are shaping the earth. In addition to a daily post, their work includes stories, books, prints, and various other projects and collaborations. It's pretty cool stuff.

One example of a partnership is this one here with ArchDaily , where they look at urban block patterns around the world. Everywhere from Barcelona to Belo Horizonte. I think many of you will enjoy flipping through these aerials.

And if you're interested in this topic (you know, urban morphology), you may also enjoy this book by Ildefons Cerdà called, The General Theory of Urbanization 1867 . Cerdà, and his work, were instrumental in shaping Barcelona at a time when the word "urbanization" didn't even really exist.

Photo by Kaspars Upmanis on Unsplash

Porsche released its first electric car back in 2019. It was the 2020 Porsche Taycan, which was fairly similar to the Porsche Panamera sedan in terms of price, performance, and styling, except that it was fully electric. So if you were in the market for a very expensive sedan, it was more about whether or not you wanted an electric vehicle or a vehicle with an internal combustion engine (ICE).

In the quarter in which it launched (Q4 2019), the Taycan ended up only representing about 7% of Porsche North America's overall sedan sales. But by the second quarter of the following year it was nearly 50%. And in the first quarter of this year (2021), it was over 80% of their sedan sales. That was fast. Pretty soon, I would imagine there will be no point in even making the Panamera.

Now, the Panamera and Taycan aren't exactly mainstream vehicles. But I found the above chart (which is from Bloomberg Green ) interesting in that it feels like an all-things-being-equal kind of question. If you happen to be in the market for a six-figure Porsche sedan -- and all things are kind of equal -- would you rather an electric model or one that runs on gas? Already most people are choosing the former.