Richard Wang is trying to bring lighter, more powerful batteries to the world. The best way to do that, he says, is by electrifying airplanes. Wang is the founder and CEO of battery startup Cuberg, ...

Vermont-based Beta wasn’t just doing a fly-by. The company brought the plane to Seattle for an official demonstration of the ...

Major oil companies Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell took some hits legally and among their shareholders Wednesday. The hits come amid growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuel for ...

A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an air taxi between islands, had a traditional gas-powered motor in the nose ...

Find out more about our Reverse Course series here. Next time you get on a plane, consider this: A nonstop flight from Los Angeles to New York spews about 1,300 pounds of planet-warming carbon into ...

Just two months after its maiden flight, Rolls-Royce's "Spirit of Innovation" has hit a top speed of 387.4 MPH, tentatively smashing the speed record for electric airplanes, Gizmodo has reported. It ...

MOSES LAKE, Wash — A prototype all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday out of Moses Lake. The plane, called Alice, took an eight-minute flight at an altitude of 3,500 feet. >> Download ...

The push for the electrification of the transportation industry has created a number of revolutionary technologies in a very short period of time. Yet, hurdles in the way of an entirely ICE-free ...

Rolls-Royce, best known in aviation for its jet engines, has taken an all-electric airplane on its maiden voyage. The "Spirit of Innovation" completed a 15 minute flight, marking "the beginning of an ...

GREENVILLE (WLUK) -- For the first time in the airport's history, a fully electric plane has landed at Appleton International Airport. Staff were invited to learn about the fully electric ALIA CX300.