Electric Planes Are Coming Sooner Than You Think

I had no idea electric planes are within reach. Not the flying taxi type of thing, but actual airplanes that will carry dozens or hundreds of passengers. For now, only short-distance routes can be electrified — but those are especially carbon-intensive, and they make up about half of all routes operated worldwide (Good to keep in mind, though, that for a lot of short-distance flights, there already is an electric alternative. It’s called trains.)