Aeronaut wrote: Here’s the direct link, Rezwan. http://www.legion.org/magazine/2529/power-power-domestic-dilemma . Only problem is that it’s a tease to get subscribers. Here’s the Google search results for Jay Stuller, the author. We can learn a lot from him and maybe get mentioned in the reprint of the book he wrote the article to promote. http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=jay+stuller&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=jay+stuller&fp=Li-R6mbKWrc

the author is mixing his terms. he writes,
“any attempt to phase out fossil fuels runs smack into a dilemma: electric motor technology simply can’t produce enough energy to move heavy trucks and aircraft, which need diesel and jet fuel.”

it is not the electric motor technology, but the battery energy density that is the problem.