As the world shifts towards sustainable practices, the aviation industry is not left behind. Electric planes are emerging as ...

For years, you've been able to watch cool-looking electric-plane videos on YouTube, created by some of the 300 companies who are working on them. But Beta Technologies, in Burlington, Vermont, is ...

With emissions targets to hit and oil running out, it’s time to take electric planes seriously.

By retrofitting an existing plane, Magnix's goal is to show that commercial electric flight is possible now, even if a greener flying future with 100-passenger aircraft is still decades away.

Electric planes cannot travel nearly as far, or carry nearly the weight, of their fuel counterparts—and planes are predominantly used to carry many passengers over very long distances. Norway’s 2040 ...

We've seen the rise of electric vehicles, but how about electric planes? They could put out a lot less pollution and be a lot quieter. Is this the future for air travel?

Correspondent David Pogue checks out advances being made in aviation technology that allow a plane to be powered by batteries, promising a more environmentally-friendly, quieter and cheaper ride ...

All the investment that has been flooding into fuel cells, renewables and grid storage is hastening the day when electric planes take to the runway — a moment that is coming sooner than many ...

What a future-proof airport looks like isn’t entirely clear. But it likely has plenty of electric-charging stations – for aircraft as well as cars and other road vehicles. It might have space ...

From a $40,000 electric model to commercial flights, what does the future hold for hybrid and purely electric planes?

Israeli company Eviation is producing an all-new electric plane for the regional market. The aircraft, known as Alice, has a range of 288 miles and can carry up to nine passengers. Eviation is ...

Features of living near an airport include persistent headache-inducing engine rumbles and foul-smelling jet fuel, but electric planes could play a part in the solution.