EasyJet joins forces with US startup to develop electric plane
EasyJet works with US engineering startup to develop fully electric commercial plane within decade.
(Bloomberg) EasyJet is working with a US engineering startup to develop a fully electric commercial plane within a decade, the low-cost British airline said Wednesday.
Founded last year by a team of engineers and battery chemists, US-based Wright Electric is setting its sights on designing an aircraft that can fly 335 miles. That would cover 20 percent of the passengers easyJet flies today, the airline said in a statement. Since demonstrating that the technology works in a two-seater plane, Wright has worked with easyJet this year to scale up to commercial proportions.
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