Originally Posted by
TransWorld
How long will it take to recharge a set of batteries? Are they going to be competitive with 30 minute to 1 hour turns with liquid fuels?
For the short ranges for which they are practical, yes.
Or just swap batteries.
There are also "liquid" batteries in the development. For those you could simply swap the liquid, drain and refill, and then charge the used liquid at your leisure for later re-use.
I'm confident that charge time won't be an issue (for small planes). Worst case if you're hell bent on electric, use H2 and fuel cells. Still no emissions in the air, other than water. H2 has it's own issues, but would actually provide longer range than batteries of any sort. Although the fuel cells aren't particularly light.