Ampaire Flies Hybrid-Electric Testbed On Hawaii Regional Route

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Ampaire’s hybrid Electric EEL is flying a regional-airline route in Hawaii to demonstrate the fuel and emissions savings.
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U.S. start-up Ampaire is flying its hybrid-electric testbed on a regional airline route in Hawaii to demonstrate the propulsion technology’s potential to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions by 40-50%. The Electric EEL, a Cessna 337 Skymaster fitted with a parallel hybrid-electric power train, is...
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