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This Swedish start-up is building an electric airliner

The first fully electric airplane on grass.

The first fully electric airplane on grass. Image: REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic

Douglas Broom
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Air Canada has ordered 30 ES-30 electric airplanes and invested in the project.
Air Canada has ordered 30 ES-30 electric airplanes and invested in the project. Image: Heart Aerospace.

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The Wright Spirit is an all-electric airplane version of the BAe-146 airliner. Image: Wright Electric.
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