Electric Flight
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.
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