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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

Baua Electric

That announcement came about three weeks after a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 body shortly after takeoff, terrifying passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing at the Portland International Airport in Oregon. Almost immediately, the F.A.A. grounded some Max 9s.

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Legacy Automakers and the Tesla EV Narrative

EV Adoption

Portland-based Chargeway has a beacon display solution designed just for this purpose. Granted I’m spoiled from the “Taste of Lexus” events my family used to attend and even the old Tesla meet-up events. Target the right buyers/Leverage data: Clearly not everyone in America is ready to buy or lease an EV.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

Green Car Congress

By late summer, the Federal Railroad Administration will begin awarding the first round of grants. As examples from other countries, China runs trains on its 114 km Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail line at a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) and is buying 100 350 km/h trains for the upcoming Beijing-Shanghai corridor. Earlier post.)

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