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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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
St Baker tips millions into Australian long range electric vertical take off technology
St Baker Energy Innovation Fund joins $23m fundraising for company behind "world’s most efficient" electric vertical take-off and landing technology.
Unmanned solar electric drone obliterates endurance record
An unmanned solar-electric stratospheric drone being tested by the US Army has been aloft for nearly 40 days – smashing previous records.
Regional airline Rex plans to go electric with aircraft conversion
Regional airline Rex announces plans to retrofit its fleet with electric propulsion, cutting costs, emissions and noise.
Rolls-Royce, Hyundai join forces on all-electric and hydrogen flight technology
Rolls-Royce and Hyundai join forces on battery-electric and fuel cell electric solutions for both urban and regional "air mobility" markets.
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.
Hyundai’s world-first flying taxi port opens, charged up by Australian tech
Australia's Tritium makes another splash on global stage, this time at a world-first flying taxi hub.
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.
The flying electric taxi that costs as much as an Uber!
Flying taxis are no longer the stuff of science fiction: We join the Vertical Aerospace team for a close look at the VA - 4 EVTOL.
Solar-powered charging points installed for electric “sky jeep”
First solar-powered electric aircraft charging point installed for light aircraft that service remote communities and are known as "sky jeeps".