FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoFirst test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricityarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square187linkfedilinkarrow-up1604arrow-down117 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgscience@lemmy.worldaviation@lemmy.caaviation@lemmy.worldavgeeks@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squarefizzle@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoYeah that’s it. It’s not a matter of “catching on”, it’s a matter of better battery tech emerging which is more affordable. Personally I think high speed rail is a better bet. All the tech already exists and the weight of the batteries is less problematic.
Yeah that’s it. It’s not a matter of “catching on”, it’s a matter of better battery tech emerging which is more affordable.
Personally I think high speed rail is a better bet. All the tech already exists and the weight of the batteries is less problematic.