Maintenance - no doubt.
Fuel Savings - I doubt it. It takes the same propulsive power to move the plane through the air regardless of the power plant (assuming same drag coefficient). The recent estimates are that it takes gasoline at $17/gallon to equal the cost of powering an EV.
“The recent estimates are that it takes gasoline at $17/gallon to equal the cost of powering an EV.”
That was debunked last week.
“Fuel Savings - I doubt it. It takes the same propulsive power to move the plane through the air regardless of the power plant (assuming same drag coefficient). The recent estimates are that it takes gasoline at $17/gallon to equal the cost of powering an EV.”
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At 30 mpg that is about 10 cents per mile for an ICE.
An EV uses about -.25 kwhr per mile. At 12 cents per kwhr that is 3 cents per mile.