Electric aircraft company Beta Technologies has scored $20 million in funding to install charging infrastructure for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The funding will go toward ...

When you think about military airplanes your mind immediately imagines powerful machines with a streamlined design, capable of flying fast and delivering a mighty punch. And the mind probably always ...

One of the most successful European developers of hybrid-electric aircraft has announced a major strategic move: it's leaving Gothenburg, Sweden, for Los Angeles, California, which will become the ...

Researchers have performed the world's first life cycle assessment (LCA) of an existing, two-seater, all-electric aircraft, with a direct comparison to an equivalent fossil fuel-powered one. According ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

In recent years, the aviation industry has been undergoing a transformative shift towards sustainability, with electric propulsion emerging as a key player in reducing carbon emissions. Among the ...

It is no secret that the weight of batteries makes building electric planes an engineering challenge. It might be a surprise then that IDTechEx's report "Sustainable Future Aviation 2025-2045: Trends, ...

More than 117 years after Seattle residents first saw a flying machine in the sky, a unique aircraft over Jet City can still turn heads. That happened this week with the arrival of Beta Technologies‘ ...

Electric vehicles have gone from being a very niche idea that generated hardly any sales each year to being the top-selling cars in the world. This is thanks in large part to the advancement in ...

Aviation has grown considerably in recent decades and accounts for approximately 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions and some 4 percent of all climate change impacts annually. While aviation ...