battery-electric aircraft
2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 18, 2022 by Jayant Mukhopadhyay · across every show →
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Aug 18, 2022 neutral
Mukhopadhyay: Electric Aircraft Need 500 Wh/kg Batteries Near Theoretical Limit
“Whether you're talking about nine, 19, or a hundred seat aircraft, you require at least a doubling of current battery technology, and that's really a significant increase, especially when you're thinking about just lithium ion batteries. That is close to sort …”
Aug 18, 2022 bearish
Mukhopadhyay: 9-seat electric planes only get 150km range with current batteries
“With current battery technology, and including sort of the standard reserves that are required for flights, you would, you probably get about a 150 kilometers out of the nine seater aircraft, which is a lot less that's close to a hundred miles”