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Electric cars took decades to go mainstream — electric planes might take even longer. We flew in BETA Technologies' Alia CX300, one of the most promising electric aircraft in the world, to find out why battery-powered flight has stayed almost impossible for more than 50 years. The aviation industry has burned through more than $20 billion with barely a working commercial product to show for it — Zunum Aero, Eviation, and Lilium all collapsed after raising serious money. So how is BETA different, and when will the rest of us actually get to fly electric? 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Batteries 05:45 - Charging 06:20 - Aerodynamics 09:39 - The Flight 12:48 - Certification 14:36 - Routes 16:47 - Financing 20:12 - Conclusion 21:43 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #electricplane #Aviation #BETATechnologies #evtech #TheLimit MORE EPISODES FROM THE LIMIT: Why Fully Self-Driving Cars Are Almost Impossible Why Bringing Back Supersonic Is Almost Impossible Why Living In Space Is Almost Impossible Why Electric Planes Are Almost Impossible | The Limit | Business Insider