FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFirst test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricityarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1598arrow-down115 cross-posted to: science@lemmy.worldelectricvehicles@slrpnk.nettechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days ago price in the US of $0.1235/kWh, that’s $11.63 Way cheaper than I’d have guessed. 737 at max takeoff weight is 175k lbs. So that’s around $80 to get airborne. Seems like a steal when you’re charging easily triple that for one seat.
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoTo be clear, this is the theoretical minimum amount of energy to lift a mass straight up. I’d be surprised if an airplane moving sideways would hit even 30% efficiency in comparison.
Way cheaper than I’d have guessed.
737 at max takeoff weight is 175k lbs. So that’s around $80 to get airborne. Seems like a steal when you’re charging easily triple that for one seat.
To be clear, this is the theoretical minimum amount of energy to lift a mass straight up. I’d be surprised if an airplane moving sideways would hit even 30% efficiency in comparison.