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Really the next vehicle I'd like is a powered paraglider. My question is, should I go petrol, or electric?
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Electric is much quieter soaring in the air which means you're enjoying much more. Gas means you can take longer trips and do more sight seeing but that engine can be pretty loud.
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07-06-2022, 06:54 PM
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Electric is much quieter soaring in the air which means you're enjoying much more. Gas means you can take longer trips and do more sight seeing but that engine can be pretty loud.
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Soaring generally indicates power off mode utilizing thermal energy. The longest flights so far are in excess of 1000 km, but it is a time thing not a result of anything else except lack of daylight. I believe Maj. Payne did 1500 km@160 kts in the mountain wave couple years back.
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07-07-2022, 01:03 PM
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The golden age was June 11 2019 at exactly 8:42 am.
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That took me a couple of minutes to figure out! 
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07-07-2022, 02:45 PM
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When was the Golden Age of Ecomodding?
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New answer "Before yesterday...."
www.zerohedge.com: From Today, All New Vehicles In The EU Will Have Surveillance Black Boxes
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From today, all new vehicles sold in the EU will have mandatory black boxes fitted that record technical data and will be accessible by authorities, greasing the skids for surveillance-powered speed limiting technology.
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Anything manufactured in EU for export will have this technology at least stubbed in.
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07-08-2022, 12:41 AM
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No worries, mods will utilize those features for advanced usage.
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redpoint5 -- My thought was Tesla's GigaBerlin plant. It sounds like what Teslas already do anyway.
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