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- Norway shoots for 100% electric short-haul flights by 2040 Fri, 19 Jan 18, 2:18amMore than 50 percent of new car sales in Norway were electric vehicles in December, according to Electrek. Now the country aims to take the electric revolution to the skies. Norwegian airports public operator Avinor wants...
- Wright Electric unveils revolutionary plan for 150-seat electric passenger plane Thu, 23 Mar 17, 1:15amThe electric car market just keeps growing, but electric planes aren't yet a common sight. Wright Electric plans to change that with a 150-seat commercial passenger airplane powered by batteries. They presented their idea...
- Google co-founder Larry Page secretly invested over $100M in two flying car startups Fri, 10 Jun 16, 12:50amThe future is here—or, at least it could be getting closer. A little company called Zee.Aero has been working for the past several years to develop a small electric plane that can take off and land vertically. In essence,...
- Joby S2 has 12 propellers and 16 electric motors for a clean, long-range flight for two Fri, 4 Dec 15, 3:07amThe California-based aircraft manufacturer has a new kid on the block, and it’s a two-seater plane with 12 tilting electric propellers that give the aircraft it’s VTOL (vertical take off and landing) abilities...
- New electric aircraft motor has an output five times that of its competition Sat, 25 Apr 15, 3:30amIn what could be a breakthrough development for electricity powered aviation, researchers at Siemens have come up with a new kind of electric motor that can delver a continuous output of roughly 260 kilowatts – or about...
- Google & NASA Partner to Host Green Flight Challenge With $1.65 Million Prize Mon, 1 Aug 11, 11:49pmFrom the Elektra One electric airplane to Siemens’ plug-in hybrid aircraft, we’ve been seeing a lot of eco-friendly airplanes lately. While we love any airplane that doesn’t spew massive amounts of carbon...
- Google & NASA Partner to Host the Green Flight Challenge With $1.65M Prize Mon, 1 Aug 11, 11:49pmFrom the Elektra One electric airplane to Siemens’ plug-in hybrid aircraft, we’ve been seeing a lot of eco-friendly airplanes lately. While we love any airplane that doesn’t spew massive amounts of carbon...