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Cars, ships, and trains may be electrified, but I don't think planes will ever be electrified. A huge advantage of fossil fuels over batteries is energy density
by tedsanders 13y ago
Cars, ships, and trains may be electrified, but I don't think planes will ever be electrified. A huge advantage of fossil fuels over batteries is energy density, and energy density is very important for planes.
- justin66 13y ago> Cars, ships, and trains may be electrified, but I don't think planes will ever be electrified. Since we've already flown electric planes that statement is, in a weird way, actually true. They've already been "electrified."
- namlem 13y agoPlanes can absolutely be electrified. We just need to find a more dense energy storage medium than Li-ion/Li-poly batteries. Lithium-air batteries have energy density comparable to gasoline, so they might work if we can figure out how to make them rechargeable. A fuel cell could potentially work as well.