LA Times: No flying Tesla? That's because electric planes are a steeper challenge than electric cars

Six Years Later.... Six years ago, I wrote about my annual visit to EAA’s Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin where the theme that year was electrically powered aircraft. Much has occurred towards measurable progress since 2010. George Bye’s pursuit turned from a deal with mighty Cessna to his own design, the Sun Flyer. In true developing aircraft fashion, he already sold some too. The Los Angeles Times wrote an article on September 13, 2016 about the rise of Tesla like airplanes. I find it odd that six years ago, when I wrote that blog post, Tesla was a fledgling 7 year old car company putting their batteries & electric motors into Lotus sports cars. Today, they are the benchmark for all vehicles electrically powered. In any regard, here is the LA Times article that ties back to my original findings on electrically powered airplanes and my thoughts about that space. It is still a fascinating pursuit, yet it is no closer to being more commercialized than in 2010.