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Megawatt Electrical Motor Designed By MIT Engineers Could Help Electrify Aviation

June 14, 2023 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, electric motors, Electric vehicles, ev motors, massachusetts institute of technology (mit), mit

Credit 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 […]

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Electric Aviation Is Arriving, & Cybersecurity Is High Priority

February 5, 2023 admin airports, Aviation, clean transport, cyber security, electric aircraft, nrel

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

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The Wait For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Aircraft Just Got Shorter

January 5, 2023 admin #neom, aenu, alaska air group, amazon's climate pledge fund, and shell ventures as well as horizons ventures, Aviation, barclays sustainable impact capital, beta technologies, breakthrough energy ventures, carbon emissions, clean tech, clean transport, electric aircraft, Energy, evtol, fuel cell aircraft, fuel cells, international airlines group, policy & politics, renewable energy, summa equity, uk, United Airlines, United States, us air force, US Army, zeroavia

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.

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Electric Helicopter Makes Historic Flight

November 21, 2022 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric helicopters, Electric vehicles

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 […]

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Archer Partners With Molicel To Supply Battery Cells For Archer Midnight Aircraft

November 20, 2022 admin archer midnight aircraft, Aviation, batteries, clean transport, electric aircraft, evtol, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, molicel, vertical aircraft

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 […]

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1st Self-Flying, 4-Seat, All-Electric, Vertical Takeoff & Landing Air Taxi

November 9, 2022 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, Electric vehicles, evtol, kitty hawk, robotaxis, the boeing company, wisk aero

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 […]

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Orders For Eviation Alice Electric Plane Pass $2 Billion

November 8, 2022 admin Aviation, cape air, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, eviation, eviation alice, magnix

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 […]

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Eviation Elbows Into Crowded Electric Aircraft Field With New “Alice” Zero Emission Airplane

October 1, 2022 admin aerotec, air tindi, Aviation, cape air, clean tech, clean transport, dhl, electric aircraft, eviation, eviation alice, global crossing airlines, magnix, nasa, usa

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.

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Electric Airplane Flights Coming to Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean — in 2027

September 26, 2022 admin Aviation, Bahamas, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, eviation, eviation aircraft, eviation aircraft alice, Florida, globalx

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 […]

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United Airlines Puts $15 Million Bet On Electric Aircraft Startup Eve Air Mobility

September 10, 2022 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric aviation, Electric vehicles, embraer, eve air mobility, United Airlines

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2022 03:10:06 +0000

There are various views on electric aircraft. Some think electric aircraft are clearly the future, while others think it’s all fluff. Then, of course, there’s the middle ground. What really inspires confidence, though, is when big shots in the aviation industry start putting money behind the technology. On that topic, United Airlines has invested $15 […]

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