https://www.afinalwarning.com/507659.html (Natural News) Rolls-Royce announced on March 11 that it teamed up with Italian aeronautics manufacturer Tecnam and Norwegian airline Wideroe to make an all-electric passenger airplane that would be ready for service by 2026. Rolls-Royce, the world’s second-biggest manufacturer of aircraft engines, joined the project as part of a broader effort to become carbon neutral.
“Electrification will help us deliver our ambition to enable the markets in which we operate to achieve net-zero carbon by 2050,” Rob Watson, director of Rolls-Royce Electrical, said in a press release.
“This collaboration strengthens our existing relationships with Tecnam and Wideroe as we look to explore what is needed to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft for the commuter market.”