This article is very negative, but electric plane makers are saying they have 250 miles of range now. 80% or more of all flights are “short haul” and if electric planes can replace that, it’d be a big step in the right direction. One airline in Alaska has already committed to go electric which makes sense because they…

Isn’t all flight an uphill struggle thanks to physics? That is literally the description of powered flight, struggling upwards.

Were y’all even alive in the 90s? Man, we are at a place where Mazda has a turbocharged sedan pushing 310 lb ft of torque and 250+ horsepower... and it’s super affordable.... and you’re complaining about it not being sporty enough? I had to drive a 1993 Camry in high school. Did it have a dent in the bumper? Of course…

If an asteroid were on a collision course with Earth in 2040, we’d presumably drop everything to avoid our fate and save ourselves.