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		ericbarrett on April 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CATL has announced a new “condensed” battery with ... > 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.

almostnormal on April 21, 2023 [–]

That's probably less of an efficiency concern, but more likely to avoid future legal cost for supplying contaminated air to the cabin.

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