Elysian Aircraft Plans on Pushing the Limits

Company believes other electric aircraft developers should dream bigger.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 08:00 AM ET

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Elysian Aviation projects its all-electric E9X will have a range of 800 kilometers with 90 passengers at launch, targeted for the early 2030s. [Courtesy: Elysian Aviation]

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Elysian Aircraft proposes a "bigger is better" strategy for electric aviation, developing the E9X, a full-electric regional airliner designed for up to 90 passengers with an 800 km range.
This approach challenges the common belief that electric aircraft must sacrifice range and capacity due to battery limitations, instead arguing that designing larger planes with low structural weight can accommodate heavy batteries effectively.
Targeting service by the early 2030s, the E9X aims to be a cost-competitive, zero-emission solution for regional airline routes, with its viability dependent on advancements in battery energy density.

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Electric aircraft offer a simple proposition: decarbonization, a goal for airlines and operators large and small worldwide.

Given the energy density limitations of today’s aviation batteries, zero-emission flight is expected to come at the expense of range and capacity. But according to Daniel Rosen Jacobson, cofounder, co-CEO, and chief business officer of Elysian Aircraft, it doesn’t have to be that way.