BETA Technologies, the Vermont maker of electric aircraft, has emerged as the dark horse in the race for electric aircraft ...

The plane, equipped with both a gas-powered engine and an electric motor, demonstrated that a smaller and more efficient ...

A new hybrid electric motor developed through a project named Hypstair has the potential to make a breakthrough in emission-free propulsion in aviation. The motor is being tested on a Pipistrel ...

A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an ...

SEATTLE — A plane that will never need traditional fuel landed at Boeing Field, making history. “The first electric aircraft to land at Boeing Field,” said Deputy Airport Director David Decoteau. The ...

Having witnessed the advantages of electrification in the automotive world, the aviation industry has quickly jumped on board and started looking into ways of integrating batteries and electric motors ...

This week, the roar of engines at Boeing Field gave way to the quiet hum of progress as a different kind of airplane landed, ...

The UA Power Group designed a silicon carbide-based motor drive for the hybrid version of a plane commonly used as an air ...

Advanced propulsion developer Wright Electric has begun initial ground runs of its new high-power electric motor as it continues to weigh up which aircraft will serve as a flying testbed for the ...

Some time ago, the highly anticipated Lilium German air taxi concept turned to ashes, as its developer had to file for insolvency twice and eventually close its gates for good due to expected ...

Shares of electric aircraft company Beta Technologies rose slightly in first-day trading on the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, amid a down day for the overall tech sector.