EasyJet To Test 9-Passenger Electric Airplane In 2019
EasyJet and Wright Electric intend to begin testing a 9-passenger electric airplane in 2019 and to have 150-seat aircraft in commercial service within ten years.
EasyJet and Wright Electric intend to begin testing a 9-passenger electric airplane in 2019 and to have 150-seat aircraft in commercial service within ten years.
Urban electric air mobility has taken to the skies with fury, so more airports are taking a closer look at the future of electric air mobility. What was once thought of as something that could only happen in 20 years has already been making great strides the past two years. The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) believes in the future of electric aviation so much and is so eager to contribute to the cause that it opened its research facility in Marknesse, Netherlands, to help develop the future of electric mobility.
True electric airplanes are far and few between, but last year saw an explosion of two- to four-seat electric airplanes (e-planes) taking off. And they are getting bigger and adding more range, thanks in part to two key airline industry players.
EasyJet and Wright Electric are planning to begin commercial service using electric airplanes within 10 years
The electric airplane industry truly is the final frontier. Hauling a battery pack in a car for propulsion is fairly easy compared to dragging one in the air. Below is the state and promise of the electric airplane — the new wild frontier.
A new electric aircraft startup by the name of Wright Electric (a lot of nostalgia amongst electric vehicle startups, huh?) has made the claim that it will begin offering all-electric commercial flight services from London to Paris within a decade. But what do other experts think?