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almostnormal on April 21, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: CATL has announced a new “condensed” battery with ...

> Jet fuel gets roughly 28% final efficiency while electric gets roughly 90%

90% likely doesn't include the efficieny of the prop?

fwlr on April 21, 2023 [–]

I believe it does, that paper is comparing like-for-like jet turbines vs electric engines.

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