I’m going to take a wild guess and say this plane only flies in the daytime. Kind of limits any commercial use.
Nope, they’re crossing the Pacific in it. Batteries and gliding in a controlled descent at night. I suspect it’s a long night, I’ve heard about range anxiety among electric car owners. Imagine worrying about that over the middle of the Pacific.
Think really really hard.
this thing has been flying in the dark since sunset in San Francisco, roughly 8pm local time or so. It's still flying. It's magic.
No, the one of a kind aircraft was never intended for commercial use of any kind. Just like the Wright Flyer of 110 years or so ago. It's called pioneering a new technology.