The CEO of KLM predicts that the first commercial electric airplane will arrive in 15 to 20 years

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  • “I think a realistic projection for an electric plane is somewhere between 15 and 20 years.” Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images
  • Today, the sight of an electric vehicle is pretty unremarkable, which shows how much the sector has progressed.

CEO of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Pieter Elbers thinks we should see electric airplanes on commercial flights within the next 15 to 20 years.

When the first electric cars came on the scene, people scoffed. Today, no one would bat an eyelid at the sight of an electric vehicle.

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