Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2021
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the taxiing of its ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft, the latest milestone on its way to becoming the world’s fastest all-electric plane. The taxiing of the plane is a critical test of the integration of the aircraft’s propulsion system, ahead of actual flight-testing. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. The IDTechEx report includes the supply chain and energy storage capacities for various battery swapping players. EV owners usually pay a high sunk cost for a power capacity that is rarely needed.
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 7, 2022
Many people have the perfect outlandish design for the electric air taxi of the future — or so they say. Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft companies seem to be a dime a dozen. While most of these startups will never make it out of the basement, there are some that we have watched […].
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
The aircraft was propelled on its record-breaking runs by a 400kW (500+hp) electric powertrain and the most power-dense propulsion battery pack ever assembled for aerospace application. Rolls-Royce worked in partnership with aviation energy storage specialist Electroflight and automotive powertrain supplier YASA.
Green Car Congress
MAY 9, 2016
Kreisel Electric, an Austrian developer and manufacturer of high-performance battery packs for electric mobility and stationary energy storage systems, is expanding its production capacity to 800,000 kWh per year with the construction of a new battery plant. The 6,276 m 2 factory will be equipped with a fully automated production line.
Electric Vehicles India
JANUARY 23, 2023
Lithium batteries are increasingly used in consumer electronics due to their lightweight, high-energy density, and long service life benefits. They are now also used in energy storage systems and electric vehicles. The movement of lithium ions creates free electrons, creating a charge that flows into the powered device.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 11, 2013
on 2011—and is also facing new challenges in providing energy efficient and low emission operations. Ground handling tractors enable large aircraft to be moved from their hangars to the passenger gate, as well as for the pushback to prepare for taxiing to the runway. billion passengers in 2012—up by 4.4%
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