Electric Plane Flies 27 Minutes for $5, Not $400 in Fuel

The world’s largest all-electric plane just flew for 27 minutes on about $5 worth of electricity. A regional jet burning fuel for that same stretch would cost roughly $400. Why does this matter to you? Airfare on short regional routes has been climbing for years, and jet fuel is a big reason why. A cost gap this wide won’t help you tomorrow. But if it ever scales up to a real passenger plane, it’s…