• Electric Planes Take Off

  • Nov 24 2023
  • Length: 36 mins
  • Podcast

Electric Planes Take Off

  • Summary

  • Planes contribute 9% of the world’s carbon pollution, but electrifying them has always seemed impossible; batteries have never been powerful or light enough to carry themselves. But in 2023, batteries reached a tipping point in power and weight. Beta Technologies, based in Vermont, is flying its six-passenger vertical-takeoff airplanes every day. David Pogue was there at takeoff.

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