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First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

1mw according to the article, closer to 500usd than 5, but not impossible

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    There is no mention of power used in the article. The power output was 1 mW, but that's motor output power, not energy used. $5 is 30kW. 30 minutes of 1kW/min., no way, that's a toaster.

    The max range on electric is 125 miles. Why bother to take a plane when you can drive an EV there in 2 hrs.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Very occasionally wholesale pricing can be as low as $5/MWh. But normal wholesale price for 1MW is $50-100USD according to EIA historical data. Then you'd have all the distribution costs on top of that before it gets to the plane.

    $5/MWh is a total misrepresentation.

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