Originally Posted by
MurphyWasRight
Agreed, unless they plan to recharge the "take off" batteries on the ground the total fuel onboard will be about the same as current technology. Ground recharge would likely not save much.
I would have thought most of the recharging would have to be done by running the generator at full power during descent and diverting the surplus power generated to the battery, otherwise where does power for a go-around come from?