Better still with an electric motor you have more options for motor placement. You don't have a big fat engine that has to be placed in the front[1]. The batte

Better still with an electric motor you have more options for motor placement. You don't have a big fat engine that has to be placed in the front[1]. The batteries don't have to sit in the wings, they can theoretically sit at the bottom of the plane making weight easier to manage. You also get more options for blade types. Like ducted fans. In short, your plane doesn't have to be designed around a fat gasoline engine and tanks. There's still constraints, but you get much more creative freedom. I expect when we see planes designed around the motor/batteries we'll see aerodynamics get electric planes into GA territory. EDIT: aerodynamic efficiencies. [1] Yes there's that tractor/pusher Cessna, no one liked it.