With probably 30-40% better density you could start realistically replacing trainer planes for flight schools for a portion of the fleet. The Pipistrel Velis El

With probably 30-40% better density you could start realistically replacing trainer planes for flight schools for a portion of the fleet. The Pipistrel Velis Electro is going for this market now, but its 50 min range (including 30 min reserve) probably isn't quite enough. Under an hour is still pretty rough, but at say 80 minutes this would cover a good portion of initial lessons. And cost savings would be huge I'd think.