• markovs_gun@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Is this serious or a joke? Regenerative braking and other energy recovery methods have been standard on electrified vehicles for decades. Electric planes do exist, but the problem is that the mass to thrust ratio for electric motors is worse than jet engines. Most successful ones are pretty small and light.

    • plyth@feddit.org
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      9 hours ago

      I think you don’t fully grasp the genious, magnitude and potential of Aryan Bhambure’s invention. A continuous self-charging loop would essentially eliminate the time wasted on charging batteries. There would be no limit on the range of a car.

      That’s even more interesting for planes, given that a transfer is possible. As others have mentioned, the technology is heavy, which could make it unsuitable for planes. But if those limitations can be overcome, direct flights between all places of earth become possible. I think that’s an advancement to humanity that’s worth our support.