Why aren’t commercial aircraft using electric engines? Aviation is a huge carbon emission source after all. 1.64K viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question90.66K June 3, 2019 0 Comments Why aren’t commercial aircraft using electric engines? Aviation is a huge carbon emission source after all. In: Technology 5 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted June 3, 2019 0 Comments Batteries would need to provide 800 watt hours per kilo to achieve flight with enough force. Batteries today are about 200-250. Compare that with jet fuel at about 12,000 watt hours per kilogram. It’ll come, but not for some time. You are viewing 1 out of 5 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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