Air taxis can't take off as a business until batteries catch up
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Electric air taxis can't yet store enough battery energy to fly profitable city routes — today's best cells fall about 40% short of the required threshold. Silicon-based batteries from Amprius Technologies may close that gap, but even lab-proven cells lose capacity inside real aircraft due to added weight from cooling systems and casing.
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