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California's eVTOL Air Taxi Startups Face Daunting Hurdles Ahead of LA28 Olympics Launch

27 May 2025 | Synopsis

eVTOL developer and operator is hoping to provide air taxi service for the Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles, transporting passengers above the city's congestion. However, among the obstacles they need to surmount is, first of all FAA certification of the aircraft themselves, establishing pilot training and licensing standards, and defining operational guidelines.

Additionally, vertiports need to be located and built and air traffic control procedures established.

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Researchers Take A Step Toward Carbon-Capturing Lithium Batteries

26 May 2025 | Synopsis

Li-CO₂ batteries could be a two-in-one solution to the current problems of storing renewable energy and taking carbon emissions out of the air. They absorb carbon dioxide and convert it into a white powder called lithium carbonate while discharging energy.

"...scientists noticed something interesting about this CO₂ contamination: It improved the battery's amount of charge...the technology has a few issues. The batteries don''t last very long."

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India's Car Economy Leaves the Middle Class Fuming

23 May 2025 | Synopsis

To ease an unfair tax burden, policymakers should look to 21st-century China, not 20th-century America.

"At 6 million-plus kilometers (4 million miles), India's road network is now the second largest in the world after the US..For intercity travel, India's template ought to have been 21st-century China, not 20th-century America...A still-small, car-owning middle class (fewer than one in 10 households) is feeling squeezed by the $7 billion it pays in tolls every year."

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10-lb Electric Outboard Works Like A Carbon Fiber Oar With Prop Drive

23 May 2025 | Synopsis

"The Temo 450 Carbon carries like a canoe paddle, but instead of manual muscle power, it tasks an integrated propeller drive with delivering up to 200 watts of propulsive power. At just 10 lb (4.6 kg), it's one of the sleekest, easiest ways of putting motor power to water.

"...after the 80 minutes of cruise time are up, users will have to charge the full drive for roughly 4.5 hours back to full...Temo estimates 60 minutes of runtime when going full power."

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Last Diesel Bus To Be Made In Australian State Leaves Production Line, All Electric From Now

23 May 2025 | Synopsis

"Each electric bus produced at the Volgren facility has the capability to travel up to 300 kilometres on a single charge and saves around 40 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year...8 electric buses have already been built Volgren's Malaga facility and are now servicing Perth CAT routes, while 18 EV chargers have been installed at the Elizabeth Quay Bus Station..The state government has also promised to allocate an additional $61.9 million in the upcoming state budget to shift manufacturing to fully electric."

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