I agree to a great extent, Jack.
I don’t think that EV’s are a dead end but that the battery is a dead end for aviation applications.
A car can cope with the severe weight penalty of an 1,100 pound battery but an airplane cannot.
If electric aviation is to be pursued I think HFC is a better way to provide energy.
I’d like to not have to deal with the issues and expenses that come from flying behind the Lycoming and Continental that power the Maule and Bonanza I fly, but reality is what it is.
PLUS a Sopwith Camel is 100% cooler than any EV. Not necessarily better but cooler 