Electric aircraft market tipped for steady ascent

James Murray
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New report estimates up to 100,000 electric aircraft could be deployed by 2050, if supporting infrastructure and policies are delivered

The nascent market for electric planes and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) is continuing to advance and could deliver tens of thousands of new aircraft in the coming decades, as...

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