Bye Aerospace Unveils 8-Seat All-Electric EFlyer 800

Re:Bye Aerospace Unveils 8-Seat All-Electric EFlyer 800 by chroem- on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:23PM (#26916319)

I wonder how swapping the battery packs works. Or do you throw away the entire aircraft after 500 flights? If it's anything like model-scale aircraft, air travel is more taxing on battery packs than automotive, since you have to more deeply cycle the battery during each flight.

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Re:Bye Aerospace Unveils 8-Seat All-Electric EFlyer 800 by api on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:25PM (#26916345)

The lack of battery replicability in consumer EVs is something that needs to be fixed with regulation.

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Re:Bye Aerospace Unveils 8-Seat All-Electric EFlyer 800 by bdamm on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:54PM (#26916670)

All EVs on the market can have their packs replaced. For old Nissan Leafs, the price of a refurbished pack has gone down to the point where it even makes sense to extend their lives with a pack refurbishment.

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