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ummm… looks like Boeing found a way to make it operable.

Yet was strong enough to completely remove the upper seat back cushion from the seat, as well as the shirt from a nearby child.

Passengers on SilkAir 185, Egypt Air 990, Mozambique 470, Malaysia Air 370, Germanwings 9525, Alaska Airlines 2059 and others meekly raise their hands...

EV owners will need to be incentivized properly for the program to work. If someone want to make a buck off of their vehicle by buying cheap power overnight and selling it back at a profit during the day, why not? The right business models can incentivize adoption People and businesses buy...

Because Starlink and T-Mobile crafted a deal to use a portion of the spectrum licensed exclusively to T-Mobile for this service. Their competitors are not happy. https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/spacex-says-its-ready-test-sat-phone-system-t-mobile AT&T argues that SpaceX should not...

Official Tesla bi-directional is coming next year. https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/19/tesla-plans-to-adopt-bi-directional-charging-by-2025/amp/

Ford F150 EV will also power a heck of a lot more than my little setup will, as mentioned above. https://www.motortrend.com/features/2022-ford-f-150-lightning-home-power/amp/ With the F-150 Lightning EV, Ford's gone a step further. Not only does the Lightning include the 2.4-kW system and...

Yea, it would make sense to not kill the battery if that was the only car I had. Fortunately I have others to choose from and actually thought that through first. Chevy Volt. 14KWH battery / hybrid. Primary goal was hot water for a morning shower before work, heat, and not losing food in 2...

That is one of the best features I didn’t know I needed from an electric car. Hodged an inverter into the 12v DC-DC converter 5 years ago, and haven’t pulled out the big, noisy generator since. Live in a rural area with iffy power reliability, and powering the house with the car is awesome...

Elon claims his thick SpaceX alloy can’t be rounded because it is so strong it will break the stamping press. “Reason Cybertruck is so planar is that you can’t stamp ultra-hard 30X steel, because it breaks the stamping press.” Elon Musk Stamping engineers disagree...

These are my New Year resolutions for 2024:

I can't believe they can make a profit at $7 for a flashlight, big ol' battery, bulb, overhead, and shipping from China to Podunk, Iowa.

Ooof. Just think if they had specified the old 6V Ray-O-Vac battery lanterns instead! But at $6.99, they are cheaper than a Maglite. https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/flashlights-and-lanterns/lanterns/3001419

The process you see might look prescribed, but there are details the FAA will follow regarding the language that is in (or not in) your submittals. This part of the FAA guideline isn't published, is very specific, and may send you down pathways you may not be able to recover from (time and/or...