But consider that the aircraft burned no fuel and emitted zero emissions. Instead, the plane used an all-electric motor powered by a single battery. Called the e-Genius and built by engineers at ...

Some products that use lithium-ion batteries, including smartphones, laptops and electric ... and cargo planes — where batteries caught fire, emitted smoke or overheated. Portable chargers ...

"We started by just charging and discharging the batteries of the electric plane while they are on the ground," he said. Pirnia and his team then test the e-planes by doing circuits, where ...

The rules around flying with portable batteries are becoming increasingly confusing as some airlines in Asia change their ...