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[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (17 children)

I can understand a hybrid train because of certain sections of track electrification issues and the fact that diesel electric is how even trains that run entirely on diesel operate so you're essentially just toting around a generator to operate your already electric engine. I understand hybrid cars with regenerative braking and range extension. I don't really understand hybrid planes.

Like I can imagine electric is more efficient for takeoff because electric engines produce more initial power generally than what fossil can match per engine size(a big part of both hybrid trains and cars both using batteries for initial acceleration) and then you cruise with jet fuel. I'm just having a hard time imagining it is worth it from a defossil fuel perspective or from a straight efficiency perspective.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good and as battery technology improves, EV aircraft would be ideal for short commuter hops.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Dude, I'd take short hop flights all the time if they end up being that environmentally friendly.

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