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How Far Batteries Will Carry Us
Electrification of flight has been disappointingly slow, compared to private road vehicles. The impediment continues…
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Battery Technical
Reinventing the Electric Machine for Flight
We need a step change, if we are to do for passenger flight what electric…
Climate Change
Positive Outcome Bias Versus Global Warming
We hold the future of our species in our hands. We know our emissions are…
Climate Change
“Flight Shame” Used To Deter Emissions
I like to fly as much as the next person, given that I have a…
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Electric Airplanes Finally Coming of Age
London and Paris are moving towards banning gasoline automobiles within their inner city limits. Therefore…
Battery Basics
DOT Bans Lithium Batteries in Baggage Holds
The US Department of Transport (DOT) banned lithium-ion batteries from passenger holds on commercial flights…
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Norway’s Ambitious Plan for Electric Airplanes
Norway is a large country, with thousands of islands, and deep fjords carving far into…
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Will the Skies Over Norway Be a Little Clearer Soon?
Norwegians have arguably the clearest vision where environmental sensibility should be heading. Some say this…
Battery Basics
KLM Incident Was a Timely Reminder of Lithium’s Risk
On Tuesday, May 8th 2018, a mobile phone overheated on KLM Flight 809 from Amsterdam…
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What Price is a Battery Powered Airplane
While Solar Impulse flew around the world on batteries, it was super light. And it…