Why Electric Planes Are Almost Impossible | Pushing Limits

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Electric cars took decades to go mainstream — electric planes might take even longer. We flew in BETA Technologies' Alia CX300, one of the most promising electric aircraft in the world, to find out why battery-powered flight has stayed almost impossible for more than 50 years. The aviation industry has burned through more than $20 billion with barely a working commercial product to show for it — Zunum Aero, Eviation, and Lilium all collapsed after raising serious money. So how is BETA different, and when will the rest of us actually get to fly electric? Read "Flying in Beta Technologies' Alia CX300 showed me why electric planes aren't mainstream yet": https://bit.ly/46WMnd2 Watch our complete collection of Pushing Limits videos: https://bit.ly/4AkWoNL 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Batteries 05:45 - Charging 06:20 - Aerodynamics 09:39 - The Flight 12:48 - Certification 14:36 - Routes 16:47 - Financing 20:12 - Conclusion 21:43 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #electricplane #Aviation #BETATechnologies #evtech #TheLimit #pushinglimits MORE EPISODES: Why Fully Self-Driving Cars Are Almost Impossible https://youtu.be/Kcq0tjmvGOs Why Bringing Back Supersonic Is Almost Impossible https://youtu.be/sLm9zbGoli4 Why Living In Space Is Almost Impossible https://youtu.be/tFgC7TwuAHU Business Insider is a global newsroom covering business, technology, innovation, and the economy. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessin

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