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Electric Planes Take Off

Nov 24, 202340:00Science & Medicine

Planes contribute 9% of the world’s carbon pollution, but electrifying them has always seemed impossible; batteries have never been powerful or light enough to carry themselves. But in 2023, batteries reached a tipping p...

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Electric Planes Take Off is an episode from Unsung Science by CBS News. Planes contribute 9% of the world’s carbon pollution, but electrifying them has always seemed impossible; batteries have never been powerful or light enough to carry th...

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Published Nov 24, 2023, 40:00 long, audio available.

Electric Planes Take Off

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