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| Source: The Driven |
An all-electric aeroplane called Alice could transform regional air travel as we know it. The Israeli-based electric aircraft maker, Eviation, is building the first of its electric passenger planes in France.
The electric aircraft will carry up to 9 passengers, have a range of up to 1,000 kms and allow air travel providers to offer flights between regional centres, rather than through a central, city hub.
The costs of Alice’s emissions-free engine (if charged with renewables) are around 30% of conventional aircraft, which can cost $300 per flight hour for aviation fuel and $200 per flight hour for maintenance. This means that tickets would be much, much cheaper.
This plane opens up opportunities for not only passenger flights but also for cargo, medivac and Flying Doctor service flights.
Read more: This cheap, clean, electric airplane could reshape regional air travel. The Driven, November 12, 2018.
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