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2025-08-15Boeing interfered with electric plane startup Zunum, appeals court finds
An artist’s rendering from 2018 of Zunum’s concept hybrid-electric commuter airplanes. (Courtesy of Zunum Aero) By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter Boeing may again be on the hook for allegedly stealing trade secrets from Bothell-based electric airplane startup Zunum Aero. Zunum, which folded in 2019, sued Boeing a year after its closure, accusing the plane -
2025-02-28Inside the abrupt collapse of electric airplane startup Eviation
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter The fall of zero-emissions electric airplane startup Eviation this month was triggered by a tense internal standoff among shareholders. In mid-January, the company’s deep-pocketed, Singapore-based financial backer sent a letter to the shareholders that outlined a deep rift with the two Israeli co-founders and delivered a potent threat. -
2025-02-14WA electric plane startup halts operations in blow to green aviation
Arlington-based startup Eviation, which flew the first flight of its sleek all-electric airplane at Moses Lake in fall 2022, laid off most of its staff last week after failing to attract new funding, according to two employees who were among those cut. “The company is pausing operations indefinitely,” said an engineer. “Most of the engineering -
2024-09-03Six Washington airports want to charge ahead preparing for electric aircraft
All-electric passenger planes are still experimental. But regional airport managers are eager to install charging infrastructure to accommodate them. By: Tom Banse – October 3, 2024 12:25 pm The managers of half a dozen Washington airports see a future where you could hop across Puget Sound or the Cascade Mountains in minutes on a non-polluting -
What’s up with electric aviation?
What’s up with electric aviation? Jun 19, 2024 Volts 1000s of subscribers A newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week. In this episode, CEO Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies walks us through the details of how to design, build, and operate -
2023-08-23Flying electric aircraft; what’s the difference?
New Vision Aviation President Joseph Oldham presents an overview of flying electric aircraft, drawing on operational experience accumulated since receiving their aircraft in March 2018, including over 220 flight hours and 3,000 nautical miles traveled without incident. The organization has conducted evaluations with FAA test pilots and engineers from multiple aviation companies developing advanced electric aircraft. A notable 2021 cross-country flight demonstrated solar-only charging capabilities, covering 227.9 nautical miles at an average fuel economy of 3.43 nm/kWh. -
EVs Start With a Bigger Carbon Footprint. But That Doesn’t Last.
Oct. 20, 2022 at 4:25 pm Updated Oct. 26, 2022 at 5:59 pm 1 of 3 | Studies have found that although the production of a battery electric vehicle causes more pollution than a gasoline-powered counterpart, that greenhouse gas emission difference is erased as the vehicle is driven. (Matt Williams / The New York Times) -
First all-new, electric commuter airplane takes flight at Moses Lake
Sep. 27, 2022 at 8:47 am Updated Sep. 30, 2022 at 10:37 am 1 of 10 | The all-electric airplane called Alice, designed and built in Arlington, takes off on its first flight Tuesday morning in Moses Lake. It landed safely eight minutes later. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace -
These planes are battery operated. Will that fly?
Battery-powered planes are gaining traction with airlines and some are slated to be in the air by 2028. But big hurdles remain. By Pranshu Verma September 21, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT A graphic image of Heart Aerospace’s ES-30, a battery powered plane that United Airlines, Mesa Airlines and Air Canada have purchased. (Heart Aerospace) For -
How much emissions do electric cars produce?
Last year, President Joe Biden set a goal for electric vehicles to make up half of all car sales in the US by 2030. By expanding tax credits for electric vehicles in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration hopes to expand the electric car fleet beyond the current 7 million fully electric