Electra is developing a plane that can take off and land on a surface no bigger than a soccer field.

This electric plane from Eviation, affectionally dubbed Alice, ... the actual battery range in the field depends on several in-flight factors and could be shorter than the 250-mile maximum.

Like electric cars, the Eviation Alice comes powered by a massive array of lithium-ion batteries located at the belly of the plane. These batteries weigh up to 8,000 pounds and take up a ...

The Elysian E9X is a 90-seater plane that can one day travel up to 620 miles — and it's based on research that claims our previous assumptions on battery-electric aircraft were wrong.

MagniX CEO Reed Macdonald speaks at the unveiling of a test airplane at Boeing Field. (MagniX via Vimeo) The airplane that Everett, Wash.-based magniX will use to test its hybrid electric ...

A recent race between an electric plane and a car demonstrated the challenges of battery-powered flying, but this quest to reach an island in the North Sea underlines the potential, as well as the ...

USAF tried an electric plane. ... The ALIA aircraft recently finished a three-month deployment to Duke Field at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where it flew over 55 missions, ...

A recent race between an electric plane and a car demonstrated the challenges of battery-powered flying, but this quest to reach an island in the North Sea underlines the potential, as well as the ...

A PLANE of the future dubbed the “Tesla of the skies” is totally electric – and powered by propellers. The Her0 Zero Emissions plane uses three state-of-the-art EV engines to soar… ...

A recent race between an electric plane and a car demonstrated the challenges of battery-powered flying, but this quest to reach an island in the North Sea underlines the potential, as well as the ...

At Duke Field, the Air Force will test it out. The electric aircraft journeyed from Vermont to Florida, making many stops along the way. ... This electric plane’s 2,000-mile journey is over.