Battery-powered air taxis and bigger hybrid planes poised to change aviationTrains, ships and automobiles hold all been swept along in recent years by the electric power revolution – and planes are next.
Passenger jets are poised for an electric makeover that could fundamentally change the economics and environmental outlook of the aviation industry. Up until now the fact that the necessary batteries weigh two tonnes each has limited the switch from fossil fuels to a totally electric-powered future.
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Source: guardian.co.uk