Why aren’t commercial aircraft using electric engines? Aviation is a huge carbon emission source after all.

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Why aren’t commercial aircraft using electric engines? Aviation is a huge carbon emission source after all.

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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.

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