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Fuel isn’t. Jet fuel is basically no more expensive than diesel and sometimes cheaper (no road tax). You can consider batteries basically like jet fuel.
by Robotbeat 5y ago
Fuel isn’t. Jet fuel is basically no more expensive than diesel and sometimes cheaper (no road tax). You can consider batteries basically like jet fuel.
- fpoling 5y agoIn Norway jet fuel costs like 3 times less than gasoline due to absence of taxes. For these reason some amateur flight school use small planes with jet engines, like DA40NG, to get much lower operational costs. It can be even cheaper to fly such plane than drive a car.
- throwawayboise 5y agoIt's the same order of magnitude, but aviation fuel is more expensive than motor vehicle fuel (standards are higher for one thing). https://www.globalair.com/airport/region.aspx https://www.globalair.com/airport/region.aspx The chart linked above does not include additives which may be required such as anti-icing/anti-gel.
- redis_mlc 5y agoTo burn jet fuel, 99% of the time you need a jet engine, which usually starts at $1 million.
- saddlerustle 5y agoBatteries are more like fuel tanks