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title: Is Elon Musk Eyeing a Possible Electric “Tesla” Airplane?
description: Everything is in place for electrically powered aircraft—except a practical battery.  A battery that can power a full-sized aircraft on operational missions is the current “Holy Grail” of the aerospace industry. 
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# [Is Elon Musk Eyeing a Possible Electric “Tesla” Airplane?](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/industrials/is-elon-musk-eyeing-a-possible-electric-tesla-airplane)

 Written by [Jeffrey Richmond](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/industrials/author/jeffrey-richmond) | Jul 19, 2019 1:30:57 AM

Everything is in place for electrically powered aircraft—except a practical battery. 

A battery that can [power a full-sized aircraft](https://electrek.co/2019/07/01/tesla-electric-airplane-elon-musk/) on operational missions is the current “Holy Grail” of the aerospace industry. 

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, is not a stranger to improved battery power, explained that Li-ion (lithium ion) batteries would need to achieve a 400 Wh/kg* energy density to power his electric aircraft. Currently, small two-seat aircrafts are flying for an hour at a time with only 300 Wh/kg batteries. 

Meanwhile, Eviation Aircraft of Israel showed off an eight-seat electrically powered commuter aircraft at this year’s Paris Air Show.  They expect to have sufficiently powerful batteries by 2020-2021 to begin testing the aircraft.  

The fact is, significant investments in electrical power are being made across the aviation industry. 

* Watts per hour per kilogram of battery weight

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