Rolls-Royce announced Friday that its Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft topped 387 mph during a recent flight test and is now the fastest all-electric airplane in the world. The aerospace and ...

The aircraft completed the recent tests powered by a 400kW (500+hp) electric powertrain with the “ most power-dense battery pack ever assembled for an aircraft, ” as Rolls-Royce describes it.

Rolls-Royce is designing what it hopes to be the world's fastest all-electric airplane that can reach up to 300 mph: the ACCEL, short for "Accelerating the Electrification of Flight." The company ...

Rolls-Royce, the company that makes it, plans to fly the machine faster than 300 mph before the year is out, and smash a speed record for electric aircraft in the process if it can do so.

Rolls-Royce chose a known battery chemistry: There are three 72 kWh Li-ion batteries inside the aircraft, weighing in at 450kg (990lbs) apiece.

Rolls-Royce is also developing an air taxi with manufacturer Tecnam, with the aim of delivering an "all-electric passenger aircraft for the commuter market," according to the companies.

The world record for fastest all-electric airplane speed has been broken by the Rolls-Royce-made Spirit of Innovation aircraft, the company claimed Friday. The plane reached a rocketing 345.4 mph ...

A speedy all-electric aircraft being developed with one eye on the record books has taken another step forward, with Rolls-Royce taking its Spirit of Innovation plane to the runway for the very ...

Rolls-Royce says its Spirit of Innovation plane is the "world's fastest all-electric aircraft." The plane's top speed clocked in at 387.4 mph, which is more than 132 mph faster than the old record ...

Rolls-Royce and Tecnam are building a new all-electric aircraft for Norwegian carrier Widerøe. Based on the Tecnam P2012 Traveller, the P-Volt aims to carry nine passengers.

Rolls-Royce says its Spirit of Innovation plane is the "world's fastest all-electric aircraft." The plane's top speed clocked in at 387.4 mph, which is more than 132 mph faster than the old record ...

Rolls Royce plans to break the world speed record for an electric airplane in 2020 with a craft designed to reach a top speed of at least 300 MPH.