Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could run on batteries soon
Electric planes might seem futuristic, but they aren’t that far off, at least for short hops.
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Electric planes might seem futuristic, but they aren’t that far off, at least for short hops.
MIT engineers have flown the first silent, fuel-free “ion plane.” The light aircraft is the first plane to fly with no propellers, turbine blades, or other moving parts.
Cape Air plans to buy 75 fully electric planes
Aircraft will fly Down Under in the next few years, allowing future owners to take off and land on any flat service in a sleek, sporty vehicle.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation has encouraged greater use of efficient bio-fuel engines and lighter aircraft materials, as well as route optimisation.