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jmward01 2 hours ago

But at the same time you had to design an aircraft to be able to shed that much weight and handle a load that sloshes around. That has cost. Again though, the core point is you can't compare directly. It is more about the final design and final purpose. eVTOL to NYC shows this. We may see quieter, less polluting cheap taxi service, basically a superior ability to function, because of being electric. If you only look for reasons it is worse, you will find them and not progress.

nDRDY 12 minutes ago | parent [-]

Given the current state of battery technology, this is probably the only possible commercial use case. Even then, you have serious limitations like low passenger capacity, takeoff/landing still requires a helipad, recharge time, and the questionable safety in the event of motor or hinge malfunction.