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> wait for battery technology to catch up battery energy density improvements are very small and incremental. It'll take decades to go from 23 minutes airtime
by beaconstudios 10y ago
> wait for battery technology to catch up
battery energy density improvements are very small and incremental. It'll take decades to go from 23 minutes airtime to something even slightly practical.
- FabHK 10y agoFrom what I gather, battery specific energy has grown by 4% to 8% per annum, so doubling every 18 to 9 years. Applications in aviation (beyond tiny niche markets) would thus seem two to three decades away.
- beaconstudios 10y agobatteries will likely see a similar drop-off to Moore's law as they approach physical or practical limitations on energy density.
- FabHK 10y agoFurthermore, unfortunately, they never approached Moore's-law-speeds anyway!