Originally Posted by
43Inches
Charging rate for batteries is dropping dramatically each passing year, there's talk of 5 minute car chargers in the next few years. Some are already down to 15 minutes. That aircraft they are talking 40 minute full charge.
Battery technology is really advancing at a massive rate, that will be the main driver of everything electric from aircraft to farm vehicles, trucks, cars and ships.
Hybrids just carry too much weight of having the two systems combined, the whole trip you are paying the fuel price of the extra weight of whatever is not being used.
I'm not sure everyone agrees about the use of batteries.
Hydrogen aircraft being developed here
https://www.seattletimes.com/busines...-lake-venture/