When I drive around town, I never fail to see some kind of hybrid car, say a Toyota Prius or maybe a Ford Fusion and the occasional Nissan Leaf. This tells me that hybrids and electric vehicles are now dominating the automotive market and airplanes are soon to follow. And here, let me welcome you to Paulie's Moment of Magical Thinking. The reality is electric vehicles—both hybrids and pure electrics—command less than 2 percent of total market share in the U.S., although it's greater in other countries. Even in the U.S., electric vehicle sales are on the upswing. Still, tap the brakes here and pitch the nose up for application to airplanes.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/ownership/what-are-hybrid-electric-airplanes-good-for