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First electric passenger plane lands at JFK in milestone flight. Travels 110 km costing $8 in fuel. (www.foxnews.com)

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[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm not sure it's the aircraft that garners most peoples' complaints about air travel. Whether electric or jet fueled, you still have to deal with airport security fascists, delays, ancient infrastructure, a-hole passengers, and greedy airlines.

As with electric cars, they're missing the point. Hi-speed trains, trains, and more trains, along with electric busses, busses, and more busses.

[–] TauZero@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't worry, if trains become popular they'll just add airport security to train stations.

[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

The US way to ensure trains remain secure is to not build any.