Rolls-Royce Electric Airplane Unveiled & Ready To Race
The Rolls-Royce ACCEL is one slippery and sleek design, ready to duke it out in the soon-to-start Air Race E.
The Rolls-Royce ACCEL is one slippery and sleek design, ready to duke it out in the soon-to-start Air Race E.
Keep your eyes on the ball because electric aviation has taken off with such a steep angle of attack (AoA) that it makes the electric car world look like a snail race.
What a wild first year it’s been for the highly entertaining electric Air Race E, which is gearing up for its first year of races — targeted for 2020. My last conversation with Jeff Zaltman, Air Race E’s CEO, showed me that the group is about as dynamic as its airplanes maneuvering in the sky.
What a month this has been for electric mobility. Electric vehicles (EV) are racing everywhere from Formula E to now Extreme E, and air racing now welcomes Air Race E, which has Airbus throwing its weight into the fold. Can anything stop EVs? Why are so many people still resistant to EVs?