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Old Posted Feb 6, 2019, 12:35 AM
milomilo milomilo is offline
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The energy density of batteries is far lower than jet fuel, and even worse you don't lose that weight during the flight - the first problem might be solvable but the second isn't (if using batteries at least). The added weight for a car doesn't matter so much (Teslas are surprisingly heavy), but for passenger aircraft it definitely will so I will stand by the comment that our current reliance on air travel requires hydrocarbon fuels. The best we might be able to do is use biofuels or just offset with sequestration sequestering.
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