Rolls-Royce plans world’s fastest all-electric aircraft

Posted on 7 Jan 2019 by Maddy White

Rolls-Royce has revealed plans to build a zero-emissions plane expected to hit a target speed of over 300mph in 2020.

Rolls-Royce is building a high-performance electric aircraft – image courtesy of Rolls-Royce. Scheduled for flight next year, the aeroplane will reportedly reach a speed of 300+ mph, making it the fastest all-electric plane in history. The current record for an electric aircraft, set by Siemens in 2017, is 210mph. The plan…

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