Factbox-Electric-vehicle batteries: major players and their expansion plans
One AmericaJUL 2021
World’s First All-Electric Passenger Plane Takes Flight
Image copyright: Getty Images [via Daily Mail]
The Spin
Narrative A
This marks the start of the next exciting era of aviation. Eviation has successfully electrified the skies with this unforgettable first flight, showing the world what affordable, clean, and sustainable aviation looks and sounds like. Alice's first flight was a momentous occasion for the aviation industry.
Narrative B
The sky is unlikely to be filled with all-electric planes anytime soon. Scientists still have to push lithium-ion technology to unknown limits or make batteries using other types of chemistry. It's unclear if the FAA will know how to certify electric planes as safe for passenger flights before 2028. Implementing an overhaul to electric planes would be extremely challenging.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 45% chance that by 2050, it will be possible to purchase a zero-emissions flight from New York to London for less than half US weekly household income, according to the Metaculus Prediction Community.
