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Argonne white paper outlines battery and R&D requirements for electric aviation

Green Car Congress

A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

Cars That Think

Our air corridor is one of several such test facilities; similar ranges are operating in or planned for New York, Ohio, and North Carolina. These computers will receive command-and-control data from ground-control stations and from optical, infrared, and light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors on the aircraft. government agencies.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

She outlines the variety of choices available in a white paper. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car.

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