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Yes. And small electric planes are in fact beginning to show up. It is my understanding that going electric enables more efficient designs, and with those one
by olau 7y ago
Yes.
And small electric planes are in fact beginning to show up. It is my understanding that going electric enables more efficient designs, and with those one or two decades of further battery tech development might actually get us large planes too.
- Gibbon1 7y agoThat Israeli company Eviation is claiming their yet to fly electric plane will have a range of 500 miles. I'm reserving judgement till I see it. If they pull that off it's a line in the sand.
- doctor_eval 7y agoThis electric aircraft gets 60 minutes endurance and is flying today (apparently): https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-04/first-electric-plane-passenger-flights-in-australia-to-rottnest/9304424 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-04/first-electric-plane-...
- Gibbon1 7y agoBe interesting to talk to someone that has real experience with those.