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Which portion of the transport sector do you think is the most difficult to electrify aviation or maritime? (lemmy.ca)
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Now that we have electric semi-trucks propping up all over, which is the next area for clean transport to expand into?

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[โ€“] Telemachus93@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I disagree with the "the technology is already there" statement. Source: I was part of an aviation electrification research project.

Small regional planes are technologically possible, yes, but transatlantic or transpacific flights? We're nowhere close to that.

[โ€“] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The battery density needed to make electric flight possible is ~400wh/KG, which we are well past. There's no technological limitations blocking transatlantic flight.

Also, the question wasn't if we were close, it was if it's easier in ships or planes.