Rolls Royce is building world’s fastest electric plane to fly in 2020
Rolls Royce races into 2019 with plans to set a new world record for the fastest electric plane ever, taking it to the skies as soon as next year.
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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.
High altitude solar aircraft find testing site in outback Western Australia
A remote WA outback airport will host test flights and form a gateway to the stratosphere for Airbus's solar high-altitude pseudo-satellite, the Zephyr HAPS.
MIT researchers develop totally silent electric plane with no moving parts
Researchers conduct first successful flight of a totally silent electric plane that has no moving parts and flies using "ionic wind".
Easyjet one step closer to European electric “flyways”
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This cheap, clean, electric airplane could reshape regional air travel
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NZ one step closer to autonomous, flying air taxis
Autonomous, electric flying air taxis could soon be a thing in New Zealand, thanks to Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company started by Google's co-founder Larry Page, and Air New Zealand.
First passengers all aboard NSW all-electric driverless shuttle trial
An electric and autonomous shuttle has taken on board its first passengers at Sydney's Olympic Park, part of a trial before services officially start in coming weeks.
Coming sooner than you think: On-demand, electric air taxis
Not so long ago it was just a flight of fancy, but today electric planes are about to become a reality, with the promise to make air transport quieter and…
EV leader Norway looks to the skies
Norway, the world leader in electric vehicle adoption, is now looking to make Norwegian skies as green as their roads.