Why electric planes are almost impossible

Source: Business Insider

Electric cars took decades to go mainstream — electric planes might take even longer. We flew in Beta Technologies' Alia CX300, one of the most promising electric aircraft in the world, to find out why battery-powered flight has stayed almost impossible for more than 50 years. The aviation industry has burned through more than $20 billion with barely a working commercial product to show for it.

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