The Independent on Saturday

ELECTRIC PLANES … WILL THEY FLY?

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ELECTRIC planes might seem futuristic, but aren’t that far off, for short hops. Biggest problem for electrifyi­ng them is the battery weight. To fully electrify a 737 with today’s batteries, you would have to take out all passengers and cargo and fill that space with batteries just to fly for an hour. See https://bit.ly/ElectricJe­ts

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