Battery powered flights from Washington DC to LA. No longer a pipe dream?

Battery technology is developing at breath-taking speed all over the world, but China still leads the way. Now they've created batteries with such high energy density that they're using them to develop a commercial aircraft with a range of 2,000 miles - enough for most commuter flights in the US or Europe. So, has battery chemistry reached yet another previously impossible milestone?

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[ruchirjadav]

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[zeiar]

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[billsugden]

Thanks for the great work on informing us all.

[jonashertz]

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[DrakeN-owim]

This, and many of your other videos, reminds me of the adage: "Those who declare that something cannot be done should get out of the way of people already doing it."
Remember that heavier than air machines cannot fly anyway ;)

[igavinwood]

Not a comment about the technical, rather a thank you for keeping the hope alive.

[ksairman]

I really love your battery information, great research and summary.

[mickeypower]

Incredibly informative, the part about electric commercial planes reaching 3000km, especially in light of the constant stories about short haul electric aviation.

[huthutchinson]

a big Thank You for providing perfect Closed Captions. I really appreciate the extra effort.

[scottdvorak]

Excellent video. You do a quality job conveying this type of info. Keep up the good work!

[patrickdegenaar]

In Europe about 17% of flights are internal and 36% intra EU. So if that new CATL battery could even do 2000km, about 50% of EU flights could be replaced. That is huge!

[martincotterill]

Dave, once again you give me hope! Keep up the good work

[chrismorris]

I have been looking for this video all morning and figured I missed it. Thankfully, now I can begin my day with my coffee and some education.

[supermikeb]

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[lancerbiker]

Great info, extremely well researched and presented as always.

[HermannKerr]

Harbour Air here in British Columbia has been messing around with Electric Aircraft. It looks like they are still at it. The distances they are covering isn't that large as Atlanta to Los Angeles but with better battery tech should make there conversions easier. I really love your YouTube content and how you present it.

[seamon]

The rate of progress in the battery industry is quite frankly incredible.
Meanwhile some people think nothing has changed in the last 20 years.
Misinformed or uneducated?

[fje]

As a retired Airline Pilot (Airbus 340) I consider this to be excellent news. Unfortunately by the time this technology becomes commercially available, I shall be 6 feet under. Thank you for this video!

[brianbailey]

Nice concise update on battery development, great report.

[ChemCrafter]

China cut down on domestic flight with far more efficient high speed rail. That seems like the sensible solution to me.