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I think the caveat here is "battery powered electric aircraft." Fuel cells have much higher energy density IIRC. It's not inconceivable that fuel cell electric
by topkai22 5y ago
I think the caveat here is "battery powered electric aircraft." Fuel cells have much higher energy density IIRC.
It's not inconceivable that fuel cell electric planes could become a thing as well, especially if these early BEV show other benefits around maintainability, noise reduction, etc. I think its a long shot though, as jet fuel + carbon capture will probably be price competitive before fuel cell airliners become a thing.
- benhurmarcel 5y agoFuel cell aircraft are very much a thing, and are being researched by the biggest companies in the industry. But they’d be called hydrogen aircraft rather than electric by most people.