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Which portion of the transport sector do you think is the most difficult to electrify aviation or maritime? (self.electricvehicles)

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Now that we have electric semi-trucks propping up all over, which is the next area for clean transport to expand into?

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[–] Nomecks 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Aviation, simply because the regulations are so intense. The technology is there for both already, but it will be far easier to cram a freighter with batteries than a plane because of the engineering and safety requirements. Ships need a minimum of fault tolerance compared to planes, for example.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I disagree with the "the technology is already there" statement. Source: I was part of an aviation electrification research project.

Small regional planes are technologically possible, yes, but transatlantic or transpacific flights? We're nowhere close to that.

[–] Nomecks 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

The battery density needed to make electric flight possible is ~400wh/KG, which we are well past. There's no technological limitations blocking transatlantic flight.

Also, the question wasn't if we were close, it was if it's easier in ships or planes.