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Re:Electric seagliders could enable short-haul emissions-fre... by tiahura on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @11:29AM (#32167187)
Think island short haul. E.g. Tahiti to Bora Bora.
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Re:Electric seagliders could enable short-haul emissions-fre... by BizarroLand on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:08PM (#32167813)
I wonder if it would work in remote parts of Alaska? There are many communities that are only accessible via seaplane or boat, and Juno is one of them. Being able to quickly travel 180 miles would open up that territory quite a bit.
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Re:Electric seagliders could enable short-haul emissions-fre... by deepsun on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @10:05PM (#32174944)
Nope, cannot do waves, only calm water.
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