New Zealand’s first electric plane just completed the longest flight across water: here’s what’s happening with electric aviation

The electric plane will be used for flight training and pleasure flights in New Zealand. Image: Pipistrel Aircraft

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:
Electricity

What is the World Economic Forum doing to reduce aviation's carbon footprint?
Don't miss any update on this topic
Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.
License and Republishing
World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.
The Agenda Weekly
A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda
You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.
More on ElectricitySee all
Deborah Halber
September 4, 2023
Ewan Thomson
July 5, 2023
Reuters
June 13, 2023
Stephen Naimoli, Brynne Wilcox, Claire Fyson and Jason Collis
June 5, 2023
Stefan Ellerbeck
May 11, 2023
Stuart Stone
April 28, 2023