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But they already push the envelope, they already have pushed the planes into service. They did demand to be allowed to fly the planes again although he analysis of the electrical system showed that they could not replicate the errors and faults causing fires, and they could not say why and what makes it happen, they only encapsuled the batteries more tightly than before. And this although not few planes anymore can be said to have burnt and having had problems with the electrical system, I mean there have been far more incidents by now than the media usually remind of. And the root problem is inept battery technology, it seems to me. We simply still do not have the battery technology needed to allow a plane that huge going electric that much like the 787 does. And it is not even needed. Electronic window darkening is not really needed, to name just one example.

They did as much electric as they thought they could squeeze into it. Whether all that really makes sense and is needed or worth to be called "progress", imo was not thought about too much.

The new electric system and e-philosophy is the very heart and core of the 787, and if there is a fault with that, they can practically scarp the whole plane, because you cannot just rip it out and replace it with another one.

Several car manufacturers have said goodby to e-cars over the past 12 months, btw. Because they see no realistic chance to bypass beyond certain technical limits and problems with batteries for e-cars. Those staying with it, do not do that for solid economic expectations, but because they fear the negative fallout darkening their prestige if they would admit defeat by reality. Car experts say that almost all car makers would love to jump e-cars completely, because it more and more turned into a technical nightmare and economic madness for their development departments. There is some physics involved that you simply just cannot get beyond, it seems.