Alice by Eviation Aircraft: New All-Electric Regional Airliner from Israel

It’s no secret that aircraft powered by carbon-based fuel are noisy and bad for the environment. Electric-powered airplanes could be a great improvement — both in terms of carbon footprint and noise — but they’re fraught with technological challenges to overcome. In a world first, Israeli startup Eviation has unveiled a small, all-electric regional airliner charmingly named Alice. The company has already received a substantial order from U.S. regional carrier Cape Air.
 
Quote: “The cost of operations is really the key selling point here. The Alice is about $200 a flight hour in direct operating costs — that includes everything: the battery reserve, energy, whatever consumables you have, prop reserves, the works. Compared to a turboprop, that’s not even 20% of the cost of an hour. Compared to the older, slower pistons, we’re still at roughly half or 40% of the cost.” — Omer Bar-Yohai, co-founder and CEO of Eviation.
 
Sources: Wikipedia, YouTube
 
Learn more about Eviaiton Aircraft’s Alice on Wikipedia. >>
 
Watch a video report about Alice from Aviation International News [4:38]. >>
 
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