I don't own one
Real world data of battery capacity degradation from Tesla cars through 2017. Electrek.co has a nice write up on the issue. Not as rosy as some would make it out to be. The Denver owner was not alone in his range. I will stick with the low tech for now and let the pioneers figure out how to make the system work. Maybe a propeller/generator on the back of the plane to balance weight and keep the batteries O so fresh!
I drove double that one silly day. 1113 miles straight. Energy for the pickup truck came from gasoline that was easily refilled, and I was refilled by large coffees several times as well. I was driving to marry my wife, so significant motivation. I'd call it young and foolish, now almost 5 years later, it's a 2 day drive.
I have no doubt electric sport aircraft are coming, just not today. Well maybe technology demonstrator aircraft only. Certainty nothing practical or useful..yet. Look how far electric cars have come in the past 10 years, imagine what will happen in another 10 years.
Here's a great electric aircraft technology demonstrator: https://www.skiesmag.com/news/harbour-air-makes-history-with-electric-powered-beaver-flight/. Although it wasn't a Tesla motor.
As for how environmentally friendly electric is, that depends on the local power generation technology. My area is predominately hydro-electric. Much of Ontario is nuclear and hydro-electric. Some wind and solar, but that's not a major contributor and mostly a "feel good" government project. All the coal plants are long decommissioned and being demolished, with the environmental disaster the toxic coal ash causes. One was turned into "bio-fuel" for a few years, ran on basically saw dust and scrap from the lumber industry. Nuclear is by far the best option for many areas. Yes nuclear has it's risks, but looking statically, a coal plant ash pile is significantly more damaging than the extremely rare nuclear accident or the nuclear waste storage/disposal. Hydro-electric is great too, but only works in areas with a steady and consistent water supply. Basically Great Lakes watershed.
Real world data of battery capacity degradation from Tesla cars through 2017. Electrek.co has a nice write up on the issue. Not as rosy as some would make it out to be. The Denver owner was not alone in his range. I will stick with the low tech for now and let the pioneers figure out how to make the system work. Maybe a propeller/generator on the back of the plane to balance weight and keep the batteries O so fresh!