CATL has successfully test flown a 4-ton civil electric aircraft and expects to release an 8-ton electric aircraft in 2027-2028.
  • stewie3128@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    I’ll believe it when I see it. Batteries are so heavy right now that 80-90% of the available cargo and passenger capacity would be batteries.

    For the moment, batteries are better for cars, and something like hydrogen would be better for planes and semi trucks