The oil crisis of 70-ies brought in the fuel efficiency standards. This time i guess we also wouldn't let good crisis go waste.

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_moof 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Airlines and aircraft manufacturers are already heavily incentivized to be fuel efficient. It's the most expensive part of a flight. (Sometimes crew salaries are more expensive but not by much.)

	▲	trhway 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		The difference here is between incremental improvements using incremental funding and glacier-speed if any of regulatory framework evolution vs. crisis situation changing calculus and providing option for large funding for the previously perceived far-off alternatives as well as jolts to change regulatory frameworks. And i'm not talking just about airplanes.

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cybercatgurrl 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

anyone coming up with a massive efficiency increase in battery technology right now is going to be high profitable