It's almost like you didn't read the comment you're replying to. It makes the absolutely valid point that the power requirements of a small jet airliner are man

It's almost like you didn't read the comment you're replying to. It makes the absolutely valid point that the power requirements of a small jet airliner are many orders of magnitude greater than the power storage capabilities of any current battery technology. I don't really see how you refute that. Nobody's arguing you can't make a small electric plane work (clearly - the article is about one which works). Big ones are another thing altogether.