With Investment, Better Aviation Batteries Possible, Report Says

Graham Warwick January 31, 2022
If they can be made rechargeable, high-energy-density Li/CFx batteries could meet aviation needs.
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Aircraft propulsion batteries with three times the pack-level energy density of today’s automotive technology may be achievable in the next decade if enough investment is targeted at aeronautical applications, a new report published in Nature concludes. While continued progress in electric vehicle...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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