Airline-backed venture aims to develop a hybrid-electric commercial aircraft.
  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    The first flight of the largest battery-electric aircraft to take to the skies lasted nearly half an hour while costing just $5 of electricity.

    Translation: We glided our electric plane for 30 minutes. I really doubt they took off and reached altitude on $5 worth of electricity. No way.

    • 0x0@infosec.pubEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      1mw according to the article, closer to 500usd than 5, but not impossible

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        There is no mention of power used in the article. The power output was 1 mW, but that’s motor output power, not energy used. $5 is 30kW. 30 minutes of 1kW/min., no way, that’s a toaster.

        The max range on electric is 125 miles. Why bother to take a plane when you can drive an EV there in 2 hrs.

        • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          5·
          2 months ago

          Maybe they charged it for free on some friends solar panels and the 5USD were for the necessary morning coffee?

      • fake@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Very occasionally wholesale pricing can be as low as $5/MWh. But normal wholesale price for 1MW is $50-100USD according to EIA historical data. Then you’d have all the distribution costs on top of that before it gets to the plane.

        $5/MWh is a total misrepresentation.