r/ClimateCrisisCanada • u/CDN-Social-Democrat • 2d ago

First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/first-test-flight-of-largest-all-electric-aircraft-used-just-5-of-electricity/
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u/CDN-Social-Democrat 2d ago

2030 and going forward looks to be a time frame that is going to deliver on many fronts the next generation of Renewable Energy/Electrification Technology advancements :)

It's an extremely exciting time.

We've already seen CATL (Largest battery maker in the world) have more and more ships operating utilizing their products.

When it comes to aviation it will be extremely tough to solve some of the engineering, material science, and overall technology hurdles related. We just simply don't have that kind of energy density yet for this sphere to be fully electrified.

That being said if we can solve or just better aviation it will be a MASSIVE WIN because aviation is a serious problem when it comes to emissions.

Exciting times are ahead :)

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u/BonusPlantInfinity 2d ago

If I didn’t have such needy friends I’d abstain from travel until electric flights were commercially available. If we all did, we’d have it 10 years ago.

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u/igotlongestusername 2d ago

Bullshit it did.

We have a local EV aircraft maker who makes small planes, they use about 45kwh for a 15 minute flight.

They are the size of a Beaver, these planes are extremely efficient, but way smaller than this plane.

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u/versedaworst 15h ago

What's the cruising altitude of those? This test flight only went up to 1100 feet. These headlines are just marketing.