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F.A.A. Says Initial Round of 737 Max Inspections Has Been Finished

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announced that it was requiring the 40 inspections before it would approve new inspection and maintenance instructions developed by Boeing. The agency grounded 171 Max 9 planes this month after a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight while it was ascending after taking off from Portland, Ore., On Friday, the F.A.A.

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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

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6 after a body panel detached from an Alaska Airlines Max 9 minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., On Wednesday, the agency approved a set of inspection and maintenance procedures and said airlines could resume flying the jets once the checks were complete. leaving a gaping hole in the side of the jet.

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SCPPA signs letter of intent for 500 Workhorse W-15 4WD range-extended electric pickup trucks

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WKHS), an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of battery-electric vehicles, received a Letter of Intent from Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for 500 W-15 Plug-In Electric Pickup trucks. WKHS has already received Letters of Intent from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, and the City of Orlando and others.

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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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The questions also include whether Alaska Airlines, which operated the flight from Portland, Ore., I think investigators are going to be focused on the manufacturing process of this particular airplane,” said Jeff Guzzetti, a former investigator for the N.T.S.B. Their work is expected to carry on for weeks. 27 and Dec.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Cold Spray Manufacturing of High-Performance Magnets and Energy-Harvesting Materials, $300,000 TTEC LLC, Berryville, Va. Amesbury, Mass. Louisville, Colo. Louis , Mo. Tempe, Ariz.

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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

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The Reddit user writes in their post that, when faced with buying a new vehicle , they came across a shop in Portland Oregon called EV Rides that would take older Nissan Leafs and retrofit them with batteries from newer models. The silver 2013 Nissan Leaf posted by user sctbke is a sleeper for sure, but an affordable one.

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Utilize The ODOT Community Charging Rebate To Fund Your Oregon EV Charging Project

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Community Charging Rebate Technical Assistance Technical assistance is available through Forth , a Portland-based non-profit with a mission “to electrify transportation by bringing people together to create solutions that reduce pollution and barriers to access.”

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