Why hasn’t commercial passenger planes utilized a form of electric engine yet?

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And if EV planes become a reality, how much faster can it fly?

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Current airliners fly a bit under the speed of sound because flying at or above the speed of sound requires different aerodynamic design and much more energy, and neither of those things would change with electric engines. 

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