Solar Impulse Team Predicts Solar Electric Passenger Planes Within 10 Years

Originally published on RenewEconomy. The co-pilots and founders of Solar Impulse – the remarkable solar powered plane that is making a ground-breaking flight around the world – have made a stunning prediction: There will be short-haul electric planes for up to 50 people operating within 10 years. “This is the beginning of a new cycle,” co-pilot [&hellip

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