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yakko@feddit.uk 22 hours agoBattery electric aeroplanes aren’t as far off as you might think, but you’re technically correct that they don’t currently exist.
tyler@programming.dev 12 hours ago
No they do exist! But most scientists agree that we are unlikely to ever see commercial airliners using it, nor will freight liners use it. We would have to see ENORMOUS scientific improvements and many many many things that seem incredibly far fetched invented to get to that point.
yakko@feddit.uk 12 hours ago
You overstate your case, several firms are already at various stages. Wright Electric is working on a >500km range passenger craft for easyJet right now. That won’t be able to fill every role, but a worthwhile number of them to be sure.