Archer and FCA, the parent company of brands like Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, have already teamed up on cockpit design elements. One stumbling block for startups in aviation – electric or otherwise – has always been access to a capital-efficient supply chain, the kind that give established durable goods manufacturers a competitive edge. Building such a supply chain is a decades-long process, and manufacturing composites at scale is difficult under the best circumstances. Through this collaboration, Archer and FCA will work together to significantly decrease the cost of production while leveraging FCA's manufacturing know-how against Archer's startup nimbleness. … [Read more...] about Not so quiet takeoff: A big month for electric aviation
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Three rows, 37mpg, and under $34,000? The 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid
Life isn't quite so sweet in the third row. It's not the 29.6-inch (752mm) legroom so much as the fact that you're sitting only a couple of inches above the floor and your knees nearly at face level. Using the third row as seating also cuts heavily into cargo capacity—just 12.6 cubic feet (357L). The Sorento becomes much more useful at carrying stuff if you fold down one (38.5 cubic feet/1,090L) or both (45 cubic feet/1,274L) seats in the third row, and the vehicle is a downright roomy 75 cubic feet (2,124L) if you fold both rows of seats flat. … [Read more...] about Three rows, 37mpg, and under $34,000? The 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid
The US will rejoin the Paris climate agreement, but that was the easy part
In the future, those cuts need to be intentional — not the result of an unexpected health crisis. With a narrow Democratic majority in Congress, Biden hopes to pass legislation to turn some of his environmental plans into law. Climate policy will likely dovetail with pandemic relief plans. Biden has said that millions of jobs will come with making America’s infrastructure more green — from building charging stations for electric vehicles to making homes and buildings more energy-efficient. The president called for $2 trillion in climate spending while on the campaign trail, but he’ll ultimately need Congress to pass a budget. … [Read more...] about The US will rejoin the Paris climate agreement, but that was the easy part
