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Sure, but planes aren’t going to run on batteries for long haul flights. The nice trick with fuel is the plane gets lighter the farther it goes. Batteries aren
by nr2x 4y ago
Sure, but planes aren’t going to run on batteries for long haul flights. The nice trick with fuel is the plane gets lighter the farther it goes. Batteries aren’t like that. They stay heavy.
We need something for this issue and marketing and lies aside, my admittedly limited understanding of the science is that there are actually ways to make hydrogen without negative externalities.
But yes, this article feels like a totally load of bollocks.
- AtlasBarfed 4y agoLong haul aviation: yeah I agree. Synthfuels or hydrogen. I believe the economics of bev aviation will replace short and maybe medium though.
- _hypx 4y agoI wish people stop fantasizing about battery powered planes completely. All EV planes are ultra-lights without pressurized fuselages and no ability to fly in the tropopause. So they can never be particularly comfortable or safe aircrafts. All commercial airliners will run on some kind of chemical for the foreseeable future. If not hydrogen, it will be synfuels/e-fuels or something similar.