CATL electric plane to support 2,000 km flight
China DailyA view of the booth of CATL during an expo in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. CHINA DAILY Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd, the world's largest electric vehicle maker, disclosed on Tuesday that its electric commercial airplane, which is able to support a flight range of 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers, will "be ready by 2027 or 2028". It is the first time that the company disclosed the flight range of such a plane, after it has teamed up with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, a China State-owned plane manufacturer, to explore electric passenger airplanes. Zeng Yuqun, founder of CATL, said that the company has already conducted test flights with a 4-ton civilian aircraft and the samples and panel line product already put into planes. The company is also "putting more efforts" into the launch of an 8-ton electric aircraft expected by 2027 or 2028, with an expected flight range of around 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers by then, he disclosed.
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