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Re:World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthroug... by ericbarrett on Friday April 21, 2023 @03:08AM (#35650613)
> you now need to heat the cabin manually, rather than reusing the ICE heat.

Interestingly, the Boeing 787 has already dispensed with bleed air. It uses compressors for heat and electric pumps for hydraulics.

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Re:World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthroug... by someweirdperson on Friday April 21, 2023 @03:15AM (#35650662)
That's probably less of an efficiency concern, but more likely to avoid future legal cost for supplying contaminated air to the cabin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerotoxic_syndrome

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