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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

Baua Electric

5, a door plug — a door-sized panel on the side of an aircraft — blew off the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines jet as it made its ascent, depressurizing the cabin and exposing passengers to open air thousands of feet above ground. But then a disembodied voice wafted soothingly over the public-address system. The plane is fine.”

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BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

The Truth About Cars

BMW has announced it is expanding its ChargeForward incentive program to drivers of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles living in the contiguous United States. & While the program was already available in select states, BMW is now offering enrollment in the lower 48 states on any plug-in model from the 2018 model year and onward. .&

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Elon Musk wants Tesla Service to fix two-thirds of cars in the same day

Teslarati

According to Autoblog , of the top 5 most common car repairs – oxygen sensor replacement, inspection of loose fuel cap causing engine light, catalytic converter replacement, mass airflow sensor replacement, and spark plug replacement – none of them are even possible on an electric vehicle. Working on Tesla North American service.

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