[john70t]

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/worlds-largest-all-electric-passenger-aircraft-makes-maiden-flight
Flight Global said propulsion company Magnix and AeroTEC, an engineering and flight test specialist, swapped out the plane's Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine with an all-electric propulsion system, that can produce 750hp.

The current configuration of eCaravan has passenger capacity between 4-5 with a flight range of 100 miles.

He said the eCaravan is designed for low-cost travel between cities, and eventually, be able to travel up to 500 miles that would be used for regional flights. A 100-mile flight cost about $6 in electric, opposed to a conventional Cessna 208B using jet fuel, would cost a few hundred dollars with today's fuel rates.