Pipistrel’s Velis Electro single-engined full-electric light aircraft is a head-turner. Unobtrusively parked on the ramp, the slender two-seater is often mistaken for a powered glider. When it taxis, ...

The Alpha Electro was Pipistrel’s first generation of electric trainer, now superseded by the certified Velis Electro. Credit: University of Waterloo The first direct comparison between equivalent ...

The FAA's granting of an exemption to Textron eAviation means that Pipistrel Velis Electro owners and buyers can fly their electric-powered airplanes under light sport aircraft regulations without ...

In a time when electric cars are increasing in number around the world and contributing to a greener future, can electric aircraft do the same? This is what a recent study published in The ...

A UK business aviation company is spreading the message that aviation can be environmentally friendly, by offering pleasure flights in an electrically-powered Pipistrel Velis Electro. In the meantime, ...

An Elektro Tour, led by a young crew aged 17 to 23, marked the first-ever crossing of the English Channel by a certified all-electric aircraft, the Pipistrel Electro. The tour, which began July 1 at ...