NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI—Regent Craft Inc. has conducted a successful test of its 12-passenger battery-powered Viceroy “seaglider” ...

But even though electric planes have been around since the 1970s ... the first flight with an electric motor took off, but it only lasted less than 15 minutes. Then, in the 1980s, lithium-ion ...

The idea of electric planes seems farfetched to many but Munich-based Vaeridion says its microliner concept for carbon ...

The two-person flyer is equipped with a 60 kW electric motor, with a cruising speed of about 157 km/hr. A 21 kW battery provides the plane with enough energy for a 55 minute flight, with a half ...

But consider that the aircraft burned no fuel and emitted zero emissions. Instead, the plane used an all-electric motor powered by a single battery. Called the e-Genius and built by engineers at ...

The aircraft has an electric motor, which can reach speeds of 75 mph. The price has yet to be confirmed, but it could cost around $40,000. This aircraft is half jet ski and half plane. The FlyNano ...

It's one way the aviation industry is trying to curb its emissions. A hybrid-electric plane will get a boost from a French engine giant A leader in helicopter engines will help Zunum Aero's hybrid ...

Clermont also owns Everett-based electric motor and battery-maker MagniX ... two-crew commuter airplane — named Alice, after Alice in Wonderland — and pushed out entry into service until ...