Canadian airline plans first all-electric fleet, using Australian technology
Australian-based MagniX technology to be used to create world's first all-electric seaplane fleet, starting with a 6-seater, DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver.
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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.
Eviation plans to request approval for regional electric flight in Australia
Electric aircraft maker Eviation plans to seek approval to fly in Australia, after first taking flight in the US.
California startup converts Cessna plane to electric
Electric plane startup Ampaire wants to speed up the path to electric flight by retrofitting Cessna aircraft.
Watch Boeing’s successful test flight of all-electric passenger taxi
Urban air mobility division Boeing NeXt puts first all-electric air taxi up in air, and says, "this is what revolution looks like".
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.
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”
Discount British airline company Easyjet appears to be one step closer to launching electric aircraft routes to Europe, having submitted a new patent for a groundbreaking electric motor last week.
This cheap, clean, electric airplane could reshape regional air travel
An all-electric passenger airplane called Alice could reshape regional air travel in Australia.
Australia testing ground for innovative materials in world’s “toughest solar race”
German solar racing team wants to win the 2019 biennial 3,000km World Solar Challenge – a grueling race from Darwin to Adelaide – and has a new weapon to get it there.