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First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity (arstechnica.com)
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The X1 aircraft is comparable in size to a small regional airliner and can achieve a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 25,000 pounds with the help of four wing-mounted electric motors. The battery-electric propulsion system delivered more than one megawatt of power during the maiden flight.

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[–] 1 point 5 days ago*

Not only "pedantically", also: strictly. Fuel and maintenance are a significant part of operating an aircraft, and that is what relates to this EV forum.

Perhaps you can find friends on a thread discussing airport and pilot costs instead of EVs. Dismissing the usefulness of electrification on an EV forum makes you look out of line.

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