Did You Know? 1-6-2021

DID YOU KNOW? In an effort to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, Massachusetts last week announced a mandate that all new cars sold in the state must be electric by 2035. The Commonwealth joins California in prohibiting new gas and diesel vehicle sales—becoming only the second state to implement such sanctions. Dozens of new electric car and truck options will emerge this year......imagine super-quiet roads and highways with zero emissions.....(PC MAG)

DID YOU KNOW? In the world’s least affordable housing market, one in eight homes sold is a nano apartment, a term widely used to describe tiny homes in Hong Kong. A record 13% of apartments sold in 2019 were less than 260 square feet (24 square meters), or smaller than two car-parking spaces, according to a report by Liber Research Community released Monday. These tiny units accounted for just 0.2% of total sales in 2010. Hong Kong’s sky-high property prices have made it difficult for the younger generation to get on the housing ladder. The city’s property affordability is the worst in the world, topping other housing hot spots like Vancouver, Sydney, and Los Angeles.