Search results for: “electric plane”
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“This thing is amazing:” Flying school uses electric plane for pilot training
Korum Ellis is on a mission to put “bums in seats” of electric planes so pilots can experience how much better they are than fossil fuelled aircraft.
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Electric planes have a noise problem, and more propellor blades may be the answer
University researchers find potential solution to propellor noise problem for electric planes.
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Australian company awarded $3 million grant to fast-track electric planes
Sydney aircraft company gets $3 million grant to fast-track electric flight in regional areas.
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Eviation notches up more than $US2 billion in electric plane orders after first flight
Seattle-based electric aircraft manufacturer reveals that orders for its Alice 9-seater electric airplane have surpassed $US2 billion.
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US uni student uses Ford electric utes to charge his electric plane in “world first”
A US engineering student is planning the first ever electric flight to be charged from an EV, and has already successfully completed a test run.
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All-electric plane completes “historic” maiden flight, carriers start signing up
US aviation manufacturer Eviation says its zero-emissions Alice aircraft has successfully completed an 8-minute trip, reaching an altitude of 3,500 feet.
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Electric planes are coming: Short-hop flights could be running on batteries in a few years
Electric planes might seem futuristic, but they aren’t that far off, at least for short hops.
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Eviation inks deal for 50 electric planes for Caribbean
Island-hopping by plane in the Caribbean is set to get a whole lot more eco-friendly.
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Electric planes will be limited to short range flights in near future. Here’s why
Despite big improvements in technology, batteries remain inadequate to the task of electrifying most of passenger aviation.
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NASA edges closer to take-off for first electric plane prototype
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all-electric experimental aircraft could hit the skies later this year as ground tests wind up and batteries are installed.
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Jet zero: Rolls-Royce smashes record for world’s fastest all-electric plane
Rolls-Royce’s all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft sets what it hopes will be a new speed record, making it the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft.
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“Jet zero:” Rolls-Royce completes maiden flight of all-electric plane
British luxury automaker and engineering company Rolls-Royce says it has completed the maiden flight of its all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft.