Larry Dighera wrote:
BOEING CO. has tested an electric motor that could allow
commercial jets to taxi around airports without using their
engines or ground-based towing vehicles, the company said.

Other pluses for this is increased worker safety (running jet engines can be
a tad dangerous and noisy), and improved passenger comfort as the terminal
would no longer smell like a leaky tank of kerosene.

I like it. Or something like it anyway.