[aphextron]

Electric will absolutely have a role in commercial air travel. It's going to revolutionize inter-city travel that is currently too far to drive comfortably, yet not quite far enough to warrant dealing with a flight by allowing people to hop on a tiny aircraft with minimal security flying out of small airfields. Think routes like SF-LA. But it's never going to replace jet fuel for long haul flights barring unimaginable breakthroughs in battery tech.