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September 30th, 2022 at 7:42:11 AM permalink

kenarman

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Quote: missedhervee
A prototype, all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in central Washington state.

The Seattle Times reports that if the Federal Aviation Administration eventually certifies the small airplane to carry passengers, it could become the first all-electric commercial airplane.

The plane, built by startup Eviation, was built to carry nine passengers and up two pilots and took off from Moses Lake, Washington, at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday. The plane landed eight minutes later.

The company’s goal is to show such electric planes are viable as commuter aircraft flying at an altitude of about 15,000 feet (4,572 meters).

The plane, designed by engineers in Washington state and Israel, is powered by 21,500 small Tesla-style battery cells.

It could be the first all-electric in the USA but Harbour Air in Vancouver is already running an all electric Beaver between Vancouver and Vancouver Island on commercial flights. They have plans to convert their whole fleet.

"but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin

September 30th, 2022 at 10:34:28 AM permalink
missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 96 Posts: 3099	Quote: kenarman It could be the first all-electric in the USA but Harbour Air in Vancouver is already running an all electric Beaver between Vancouver and Vancouver Island on commercial flights. They have plans to convert their whole fleet. That's in Canada, it's not in the USA.

October 7th, 2022 at 1:36:28 PM permalink
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227	https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/waterlogged-electric-vehicles-spontaneously-catch-fire-florida-after-hurricane "There’s a ton of EVs disabled from Ian. As those batteries corrode, fires start. That’s a new challenge that our firefighters haven’t faced before. At least on this kind of scale. " The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW

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