First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity
6 days ago by schnurrito to c/avgeeks
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.
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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Translation: We glided our electric plane for 30 minutes. I really doubt they took off and reached altitude on $5 worth of electricity. No way.
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