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The shipping company DHL is the first customer for Eviation's electric cargo planes
Logistics provider DHL Express is adding electric cargo planes to its fleet, becoming the first customer for Eviation, a Seattle-based electric aviation company. Why it matters: As delivery on demand explodes, shipping and logistics providers like DHL are under pressure to make every mode of their operations more sustainable — aircraft, trucks, last-mile delivery vans, and even their buildings. (www.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Thanks but no thanks.
Agreed.
At the moment I'm afraid electric aviation is an extremely niche capability, one not ready for pretty much anything else. While that of course might (*might*) change it isn't ready for anything else.
Especially commercial use. That said I certainly do encourage companies to explore its use and find ways to implement it successfully, but I'm afraid with the current political push for so-called green energy such ideas are less based on science and more based on political desire.
At the moment I'm afraid electric aviation is an extremely niche capability, one not ready for pretty much anything else. While that of course might (*might*) change it isn't ready for anything else.
Especially commercial use. That said I certainly do encourage companies to explore its use and find ways to implement it successfully, but I'm afraid with the current political push for so-called green energy such ideas are less based on science and more based on political desire.
I agree. I can definitely see potential value for shorter feeder flights and more so in cargo like this that is already single pilot style flying. I do t ever see it becoming a mainstream concept for heavy aircraft or long ranger aircraft unless somehow cost effective solar becomes available.
Even then, they wouldn't be able to fly at night or in cloudy weather.
Why not? The electric motors will be powered by batteries, not by on-board solar panels.
This is great. Let DHL test these planes out. Maybe they'll work; maybe they won't. I'm sure that DHL can take a loss if one happens. I don't know why people are so negative about new propulsion technologies.
"A first flight is scheduled for later this year". So the thing hasn't been even tested yet. Pass the popcorn.