First Hybrid-Electric Plane Takes Flight Over Maui In a demonstration flight, the Electric EEL flew from Maui’s airport to Hana and back entirely on a single hybrid-electric charge. The company says the plane is like a Prius in the sky, and it’s the first of its kind. Nina Wu, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser | December 10, 2020 | News
(TNS) For the first time, a hybrid-electric plane has taken to the skies above Maui.
Ampaire Inc., a Los Angeles-based company focused on electric aviation, conducted its first, 20-minute demonstration flight in its Electric EEL a hybrid-electric plane from Maui s Kahului Airport to Hana and back on Nov. 22 on a single charge.