Are Electric Commercial Airliners Possible?

01 October 2024 by Dr James Jeffs
In this premium article, IDTechEx explains the weight limitations of commercial airliners and calculates how much weight could be left over for batteries. It goes through two examples of existing airliners and shows how they might be converted to electric. It then examines how the electric range of these planes could fit into the existing air travel demands of the US, the largest market for air travel.
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