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Electric Aircraft Demand Seen Growing for Deliveries

An e JD.com Inc. drone during a package delivery demonstration at a launch pad in Xi'an, China.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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By Robert Fenner

February 14, 2021 at 1:01 PM UTC

Corrected

February 15, 2021 at 10:15 AM UTC

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Electric aircraft such as drones could account for 30% of same-day package deliveries by 2040 as network scale dramatically brings down costs, according to L.E.K. Consulting.