Who said electric air transportation would never fly?
The electrification of aviation is a subject I follow closely, so my attention was caught by a company called Beta Technologies, who have managed to produce an aircraft, the CX300, which is exclusively battery powered and can carry up to five passengers around 620 kilometers.
In electric aviation, the problem is almost always the same: batteries can power an aircraft’s engines, but their weight severely restricts an aircraft’s range. Which is why most aeronautical engineers who have carried out a static analysis have given up on the subject, ignoring one of the basic rules of technology: that as it evolves it becomes cheaper and more efficient.
In fact, the electric aviation sector is entering what would have seemed science fiction just a few years ago. Beta Technologies’ CX300 is no mere prototype, it is now fully certified to fly and has already received orders from Air New Zealand, while other companies who understand the importance of decarbonizing air transportation. United Airlines and EasyJet have announced their first commercial routes using electric aircraft for 2026, while Denmark and Sweden are committing to decarbonizing all domestic flights.
As battery technology advances, we are seeing interest from more and more companies in a technology that makes more and more sense. For short-haul…
