Eviation

Battery-electric aircraft developer has struggled to raise money to fund its regional commuter model, designed for two crew and as many as nine passengers.

Andre Stein, co-founder and former CEO of Eve Air Mobility, and Jeff Hurford, former Gulfstream executive, have joined Eviation, the manufacturer of an all-electric aircraft under development in Arlington, Washington.

The delivery agreement comes as Air New Zealand advances its Mission NextGen Aircraft program aimed at accelerating the adoption of zero-emission aircraft.

The company is developing hydrogen fuel cells as part of its effort to power carbon-free flight.

The German airline plans to use the fleet of all-electric aircraft to launch a sustainable regional airline.

The commuter aircraft prototype was powered by two magniX magni650 Electric Propulsion Units (EPUs).

At approximately 7:10 a.m. Eviation Aircraft’s Alice, the largest fully electric aircraft of its kind thus far, climbed into the peach-colored sky. There was a collective holding of breath until the aircraft had moved past the media viewing area and ran out of usable runway as it climbed—then the cheers began.

Can this sleek, T-tail, electric twin change the regional airline industry?

A test article for the nine-passenger aircraft has been undergoing ground tests at Moses Lake, Washington.

Eviation’s sleek, all-electric airplane demonstrator–dubbed Alice–reportedly completed a low speed taxi testing program this month at Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO), in Washington, north of Seattle, and is “gearing up” for its first flight “this summer.”