Yes, Tin Lizzie Was An Alcoholic - Newly Updated
1911 Model T Touring - photo by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden
Correcting Bad Revisionist History About Ford s Multi-Fuel Model T Automobile
Great essay!
Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History, Rice University; author of Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress
By Marc J. Rauch
Marc Rauch
The most venerated automobile of all time is Henry Ford s Model T. Nicknamed Tin Lizzie, Leapin Lena, and sometimes Flivver, the Model T went into production
in 1908 and the last models rolled off the assembly line in 1927. The vehicle was a success everywhere in the world it was sold because it made owning a car affordable to the masses for the first time.
Will Funding, Politics, and Infrastructure Issues Unplug Electric Aviation?
As start-up companies push forward with ambitious plans for futuristic aircraft, we take a down-to-earth look at the obstacles they may face.
March 2021
Aviation’s electric propulsion revolution is well underway, but when will it be coming to an airport or community near you as part of an advanced air mobility (AAM) system?
While there are predictions aplenty, no one knows for sure, due to the daunting technical and political challenges that remain. However, the consensus is that you’ll see smaller electric fixed-wing and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft service using existing helicopter routes, heliports, vertiports, and airports long before you experience anything resembling an airborne Uber, with ubiquitous rooftop landing pads. The promise of overflying congested ground traffic within, or between, cities with all-electric aircraft still faces major hurdles.
One step forward, two steps back: Vietnam s short-sighted energy vision
By Nguyen Dang Anh Thi April 1, 2021 | 07:50 am GMT+7
Vietnam needs to learn the right lessons from Germany s experience – going from protests against renewable energy to becoming one of the top five nations in clean power.
Nguyen Dang Anh Thi
I choose to talk about Germany because most of the feed-in-tariff policies for Vietnam s renewable energy have been designed using the German model and built with consultation from the Deutshe Gesellschaftür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) or German Corporation for International Cooperation, an agency that provides services in the field of international development cooperation.
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Scientists have developed a new chemical way to turn wet waste into paraffin, a combustible jet fuel ingredient.
Airplanes contribute to 2.5 percent of global greenhouse emissions, while food waste makes 6 percent.
The new fuel blend could reduce airline emissions to zero and beyond.
Scientists have revealed an ambitious experiment demonstrating the ability of “wet” human waste, like rotting food and sewage, to power airplanes. The recycled fuel could vanquish airline emissions and reduce waste, creating a “165 [percent] reduction” overall, according to the scientists. That represents about 4 percent of total greenhouse gases.
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The secret is volatile fatty acids (VFA), converted from a waste product into paraffin, a popular combustible jet fuel ingredient.