Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:08:41 +0000
I just wrote the other day about the first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to fly in Florida … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2023 03:00:51 +0000
Aviation’s huge carbon footprint could shrink significantly with electrification. To date, however, only small all-electric planes have gotten off the ground. Their electric motors generate hundreds of kilowatts of power. To electrify larger, heavier jets, such as commercial airliners, megawatt-scale motors are required. These would be propelled by hybrid or turbo-electric propulsion systems where an […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:25:19 +0000
Industry Will Face Challenge of Networked Infrastructure Among Many Entities
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:35:24 +0000
The US firm ZeroAvia is one step closer to bringing its zero emission electric aircraft to market, powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 01:32:32 +0000
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have been all the rage for a few years, but what about good old helicopters? Naturally, conventional helicopters are powered by fossil fuels, but they can be electric too. One converted electric helicopter is eager to go on an epic journey to show the potential there, and for […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 23:30:34 +0000
Archer Aviation has chosen Molicel to provide the battery cells for its new Archer Midnight aircraft. E-One Moli Energy Corp. (Molicel), an industry-leading supplier of lithium-ion battery cells, will manufacture and supply the battery cells for Archer’s production of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. Archer Aviation has been a leader in eVTOL […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 04:39:38 +0000
California’s Wisk Aero claims that it has developed the first self-flying, fully electric, 4-seat air taxi in the world. This is its 6th generation air taxi and it is reportedly “designed to meet and exceed rigorous commercial safety standards, making it one of the safest systems in aviation,” according to Wisk Aero. But how real […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 03:57:45 +0000
Eviation Aircraft has just announced that the order book for the all-electric Alice airplane has passed a total value of $2 billion. Eviation is developing all-electric aircraft that are built to make flight sustainable, affordable, and a quiet solution to regional travel. On September 27, Eviation’s Alice electric plane conducted its first flight at Moses […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:00:37 +0000
Electric aircraft have been slow to take flight, but a new burst of momentum is brewing as the firm Eviation launches the first flight of its Alice zero emission aircraft.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:13:11 +0000
Electric aircraft are all the rage, and they have been for several years, but when are we going to see actual commercial electric airplane options for normal people? Soon! Well, sort of soon. The electric aircraft “Alice” from Eviation Aircraft has been getting real orders lately, including from a young airline based in Florida. There’s […]