Electric Aircraft Will Arrive Sooner Than People Think Written 18 March 2020
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NASA’s first all-electric experimental aircraft, the X-57 “Maxwell” | NASA
A Business Insider analysis reports that “electric aircraft are coming – and they’ll be here sooner than you think.” Lux Research analyst Chloe Holzinger said, “We expect to see that market really start to take off this year.” Holzinger “tracks the battery industry and predicts that demand from the aviation sector is among the most powerful forces fueling the emerging $550 billion market for energy storage.” The Federal Aviation Administration “allows for the certification of some electric versions of winged planes – meaning the agency deems them safe to fly, Holzinger said.”
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