But even though electric planes have been around since the 1970s ... the first flight with an electric motor took off, but it only lasted less than 15 minutes. Then, in the 1980s, lithium-ion ...

The idea of electric planes seems farfetched to many but Munich-based Vaeridion says its microliner concept for carbon neutral short-haul travel will defy skeptics.

But consider that the aircraft burned no fuel and emitted zero emissions. Instead, the plane used an all-electric motor powered by a single battery. Called the e-Genius and built by engineers at ...

A French startup called Ascendance is working on a five-people hybrid vertical take-off and landing aircraft called ATEA.

The aircraft has an electric motor, which can reach speeds of 75 mph. The price has yet to be confirmed, but it could cost around $40,000. This aircraft is half jet ski and half plane. The FlyNano ...

Electric RC aircraft are not known for long ... numbers out of the water with a 10 hour 45 minute flight with an RC plane on battery power. Condensed video after the break. Flight stats right ...

Clermont also owns Everett-based electric motor and battery-maker MagniX ... two-crew commuter airplane — named Alice, after Alice in Wonderland — and pushed out entry into service until ...