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We won't be flying in electric planes for at least 15 years, says industry expert

We won't be flying in electric planes for at least 15 years, says industry expert

  • October 13, 2017
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CNBC

We won't be flying in electric planes for at least 15 years, says industry expert

Early investors are pouring tens of millions of dollars into electric, autonomous and vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) concepts like Zunum Aero, Volocopter and Aurora Flight Sciences. But Jim Harris, a partner with Bain & Company, says consumers will have to wait longer than some of those companies say.