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Posted On: 09/28/2017 9:06:19 PM
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EasyJet Plans to Fly Electric Planes Within 10 Years
https://www.ecowatch.com/easyjet-electric-pla...46223.html
We'll see how this works>>>>>
By Joe McCarthy
British airline EasyJet is aiming to bring an electric, battery-propelled plane to market within the decade to handle short term flights.
That means trips from New York to Boston, for instance, or London to Paris, could be completed without fossil fuels. The batteries for the planes will be built by Wright Electric, a team of aerospace engineers, powertrain experts and battery chemists, who have worked in companies such as Nasa, Boeing and Cessna.
The design could make the planes 50 percent quieter and 10 percent cheaper for airlines to buy, according to Wright Electric.
Ultimately, EasyJet wants all short flights to be electric within 20 years, the company said in a press release, an accomplishment that could transform what is one of the most pollution-heavy industries in the world.
"For the first time in my career I can envisage a future without jet fuel and we are excited to be part of it," Carolyn McCall, EasyJet's chief executive, told The Guardian. "It is now more a matter of when, not if, a short-haul electric plane will fly."
https://www.ecowatch.com/easyjet-electric-pla...46223.html
We'll see how this works>>>>>
By Joe McCarthy
British airline EasyJet is aiming to bring an electric, battery-propelled plane to market within the decade to handle short term flights.
That means trips from New York to Boston, for instance, or London to Paris, could be completed without fossil fuels. The batteries for the planes will be built by Wright Electric, a team of aerospace engineers, powertrain experts and battery chemists, who have worked in companies such as Nasa, Boeing and Cessna.
The design could make the planes 50 percent quieter and 10 percent cheaper for airlines to buy, according to Wright Electric.
Ultimately, EasyJet wants all short flights to be electric within 20 years, the company said in a press release, an accomplishment that could transform what is one of the most pollution-heavy industries in the world.
"For the first time in my career I can envisage a future without jet fuel and we are excited to be part of it," Carolyn McCall, EasyJet's chief executive, told The Guardian. "It is now more a matter of when, not if, a short-haul electric plane will fly."
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