Are Electric Airplanes Doomed? | Answers With Joe

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We’ve heard a lot about electric cars lately, but what about electric airplanes? The air transportation industry is a huge contributor to greenhouse gasses. Could we electrify our air fleet as well?
Turns out… it might be next to impossible.

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Written by Joe Scott