There are those who deal with things AS THEY REALLY ARE–and those who deal with what they WISH they are. Aviation is for realists–not people that HOPE the weather will get better, or that the runway is long enough, or that their fuel calculations are correct.
There are those that fly what is available, and those that are forever “waiting until their dream airplane comes along.” Those would-be aviators are called “drivers.”
It’s an old aviation axiom to “never buy the first 3 years of any product.” That would include “paper airplanes”–airplanes made up mainly of empty promises.
I’ve got an extensive collection of aviation magazines. When someone asks my thoughts about the “brand-new game-changing latest whiz-bang” in aviation, I invite them to look through a random selection of magazine articles–and see for themselves the number of failed projects hailed in press releases as “the next big thing.”
In addition to the inherent problems in electric airplanes (range, useful load, recharging rate…) an even LARGER problem is that these would-be aircraft are usually electric-powered versions of an IC version that has been in production for years–and the electric Pipistrel is a good example. The combustion engine-powered version has been in production for years–and outperforms the electric counterpart in nearly every aspect of performance. Had the electric version come out FIRST, the combustion engine version would have been a big improvement.
Let the marketplace sort it out–other than bragging rights for being “woke”–there isn’t a rational reason for this model. Most pilots will go for the proven performance and reliability of the IC version.