09 January, 2019

Aussie start up pushing switch to electric passenger planes

Motorists are getting used to the idea of electric cars zipping around our roads. But how about using battery power to fight gravity?
MagniX CEO Roei Ganzarski. CREDIT:
That will soon be a reality too if Australian start up magniX has its way.

The company, based on the Gold Coast, hopes to have its electric engines propelling light commercial aircraft within three years, while promising flights that are cheaper to operate, better for the environment and more comfortable for passengers.

“I’ve been shocked at how powerful the interest has been," says chief executive Roei Ganzarski, a former Boeing executive and now magniX's chief executive.


Read the story from The Age by Patrick Hatch - “Aussie start up pushing switch to electric passenger planes.”

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