Could electric planes be the next big thing in air travel? An Illinois firm hopes so.
If you are a fan of electric cars, get ready. Electric planes could be coming soon to the commercial market.
Zunum Aero, a startup based in Bothell, Wash., is designing a hybrid electric, 10-to-12-passenger plane it hopes can be used for commercial flights early in the next decade. Such an aircraft would produce fewer emissions than a conventional model and cost less to operate, according to Waleed Said, power chief technology officer.
"We are laser-focused on doing a flight test," said Said, who is working on the plane's powertrain at the
