Eviation’s all-electric aircraft Alice flies above the runway during its first test flight. | Image: Eviation
A prototype all-electric passenger plane took off for the first time yesterday in a test flight that marks a significant milestone for carbon pollution-free aviation. The nine-passenger commuter aircraft called Alice took off at 7:10AM yesterday from Washington state’s Grant County International Airport.
Alice is ahead of much of the pack when it comes to all-electric aircraft under development. It could become the “first all-new, all-electric commercial airplane” if the Federal Aviation Administration certifies it to carry passengers, The Seattle Times reports.
The US is trying to erase the planet-heating pollution it produces in the coming decades, including emissions from aviation. All-electric…
