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Old Nov 18, 2016 | 11:43 am
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Originally Posted by airsurfer
Will electric planes eventually replace fuel based aircraft ?
Maybe "eventually", but certainly not in 2 decades, or in our lifetimes, I suspect.

Yes, we need battery tech that is 100x better. Just like we need fully functional robots to do all of our work, infinitely clean air and water etc. I don't think battery tech is in any way "behind" - that assumes it "should" be somewhere way far ahead. Our knowledge of chemistry, physics, and the realities of both are what they are. I don't think anyone is slacking off looking for better batteries.
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