Why Beta Technologies built electric aircraft chargers before its ALIA airplanes were even certified - and why that bet may define electric aviation.
VectorVertical Aerospace raised $100 million to fund Valo eVTOL certification, in-house battery production, and a new hybrid-electric prototype.
TowerHow the Pipistrel Velis Electro became the first type-certified electric airplane - and why liquid-cooled batteries made EASA say yes.
VectorZeroAvia is betting hydrogen fuel cells, not batteries, will electrify regional aircraft - here's why the physics works and what still stands in the way.
VectorArcher's Midnight eVTOL bets that short back-to-back hops respect battery physics - here's whether the engineering holds up.
VectorBeta Technologies is betting the first profitable electric airplane won't take off vertically - it'll roll down a runway and plug into a network Beta built itself.
VectorNASA's X-57 Maxwell never flew, but its 14-motor electric design de-risked distributed propulsion for the entire eVTOL industry.
VectorJoby's S4 eVTOL air taxi has flown the hard maneuvers, but the real hurdle is FAA certification of its batteries and software.
VectorREGENT's Viceroy seaglider is a 12-seat electric craft regulated by the Coast Guard, not the FAA - because it never leaves ground effect.
VectorZeroAvia flew a hydrogen fuel cell Dornier 228 in 2023, proving clean regional flight is real - but tanks, fuel, and infrastructure remain hard.
VectorBeta Technologies' Alia CX300 skips the hover for a runway takeoff, gaining range and building an East Coast electric-aircraft charging network.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro is the first type-certified electric airplane, with ~50 minutes of flight and cheap operating costs for pattern training.
VectormagniX unveils an all-electric powertrain for kitplane builders, bringing flight-proven electric propulsion to the experimental homebuilt category.
TowerHow Beta Technologies built an electric airplane and the CCS charging network it needs - and why the plain fixed-wing came first.
VectorHow the Pipistrel Velis Electro became the world's first certified electric airplane - and the battery math behind its 50-minute mission.
VectorRadio Hangar explores Eviation Alice, the All-Electric Nine-Seat Commuter, and the Battery Math That Decides Whether a Clean-Sheet Electric Airliner Ever Earns Its Wings.
VectorEviation's all-electric Alice flew in 2022, but battery physics - not motors - will decide if it ever carries paying passengers.
VectorThe FAA has cleared Heart Aerospace's Heart X1 electric demonstrator for flight testing in upstate New York ahead of its first flight.
TowerLoganair ordered up to 10 Beta Alia CX300 electric aircraft, aiming to fly Europe's first all-electric commercial fleet.
TowerHow the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation hit 387.4 mph to become the world's fastest all-electric aircraft - and what it proved.
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