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

Beta Technologies, a Vermont-based electric aircraft manufacturer, visited Seattle's Boeing Field as part of its tour to meet regional airports and officials.

Korean scientists present a copper-free motor that uses carbon nanotube wires, promising lighter and greener energy.

Powered by four electric motors, the ES-30 can fly 124 miles in emissions-free “electric mode” or 249 miles in “hybrid mode” with the help of two turbo generators. The reserve-hybrid system means that ...

A commonly proposed solution to the carbon emissions problem is to replace as much fossil fuel use as possible with electric ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Lisa Stiffler on Dec 16, 2024 at ...

Launching things with electromagnetism is pretty fun, with linear induction motors being a popular design that finds use from everywhere in hobby designs like [Tom Stanton]’s to the electromagnetic ...

“And we hope to see you back here in this same spot in 3 years for what we hope will be the first commercial flight on a hybrid electric plane.” That remark at a recent event caught me by surprise, as ...

Pyka, a Silicon Valley startup, delivered its first electric autonomous cargo plane to AFWERX, the US Air Force’s network of innovators. Founded in 2017 in CEO Michael Norcia’s parent’s garage in ...

No matter the advancements made in the technology that powers them, aircraft generally tend to maintain the same overall shape as their predecessors. So does an electric flying machine called Alice, ...