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Old 22nd Dec 2019, 10:29
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Originally Posted by Sallyann1234
I hope that wasn't a serious suggestion.
Me too, but it does point to a real issue. Electric motors are better than ICEs, but batteries aren't viable for aviation now, and quite possibly won't ever be. Is there another way of herding electrons which will be viable?
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