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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?
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
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#electricplane #Aviation #BETATechnologies #evtech #TheLimit
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