How about that headline, sports fans?

Well, the Devil is in the details.  The "range" of the airplane in question is stated to be 50 miles.  Bummer!  It is scheduled to be in service in 2033.  Bummer, again!

Elysian is also touting at least the design of an electric plane that has "parametric designs for a feasible battery-electric plane accommodating 40-120 passengers with a cruise range of up to 620 miles (1000 kilometers)."

"Elysian Aircraft plans to revolutionize electric aviation with a 90-passenger, prop-driven electric plane set to enter service in 2033. The aircraft boasts a range of 50 miles (800 kilometers), with a fossil fuel turbogenerator in its tail cone for recharging the batteries and powering the motors in case of diversions or delays."

Well, don't hold your breath.  We all know from years of experience with LAC that targeted goals concerning time on the calendar can be pushed back like a  goal post in a computer generated football game.  LAC has done it many times, so have other companies as they dangle the appearance of a near term goal being achieved only to push it further and further into the future.

Elysian Aircraft redefines electric air travel with 90-passenger plane (msn.com)

It isn't all smoke and mirrors regarding the future and the present status of electric air travel, however.  See these links below:

When will commercial electric aircraft become a reality? : Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders (aviationbenefits.org)

Eviation – Eviation Alice

Alice, the first all-electric passenger airplane, takes flight | CNN Business

A New Era: EAG Unveils World's First 70 Seat+ Hybrid Passenger Plane (simpleflying.com)

Battery-powered airplanes, the next phase of green transportation - ABC News (go.com)

The World’s First All-Electric Jet Just Aced Its Maiden Flight (popularmechanics.com)

And last in my short list is an article that shows a more diversified list of contestants in the race for commercial electrified aviation:

Electric Planes: Are They Possible? | Built In

The "bottom line" regarding the future of commercial electric aviation?  

 "Improving battery technology is the key to electrifying the skies."

Electrified commercial aviation isn't simply an idle dream, it is going to happen and to a very small extent it already has happened.

As electric commercial aviation goes from a nearly nothing existence into occupying a much larger niche in the overall field of commercial aviation years into the future it will do so with the advancements in lithium ion batttery development and simultaneously create a new market for lithium ion batteries in the process.

Onward through the FOG... and the Rain and even through clear skies

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