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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by throw0101a on Sunday July 04, 2021 @08:26AM (#27729145)
> Flying on a full or almost-full plane is more carbon efficient than driving solo.

… in a fossil-fuel burning automobile. Do things changes with the rise of EVs?

Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by LargoLasskhyfv on Sunday July 04, 2021 @04:12PM (#27732262)
Depends on where the electricity is coming from, and debatable if you account for all the externalities in producing the batteries, solar cells for photovoltaics, rare earth mining for magnets, and countless other stuff for way more silicon needed to regulate all that stuff to work efficiently together. Be it for in vehicle control, or smart grid.