Eviation Aircraft le Cape Air e thehiloeng Massachusetts e phatlalalitse Lengolo la Maikemisetso (LOI) bakeng sa ho reka lifofane tse 75 tsa motlakase tsa Alice kaofela. Ka boikamahanyo bona, Cape Air e ikemiseditse ho theha sehlopha sa dikepe tsa motlakase tsa lebatowa tse ke keng tsa lekanngwa, ho nka kgato ya bopulamadiboho nakong ya moshwelella ya difofane.

Sefofane sa Alice sa Eviation se nang le motlakase oohle se ka nka bapalami ba robong le basebetsi ba babeli. Cape Air e fofa ka lifofane tse fetang 400 ka letsatsi ho ea metseng e ka bang 40 e ka leboea-bochabela, Midwest, Montana le Caribbean. Ho tsamaisa sehlopha sa lifofane tsa Alice tsa motlakase oohle ho tla fokotsa haholo khabone, hammoho le litšenyehelo tsa tlhokomelo le ts'ebetso bakeng sa sefofane, le ho fana ka phihlelo ea sefofane e bonolo le e khutsitseng bakeng sa bapalami.

Jessica Pruss, Motlatsi oa Mopresidente oa Thekiso ho Eviation o itse: "Ka sebele sefofane se tsitsitseng ha se fokotse feela phello ea maeto a sefofane tikolohong empa hape se etsa hore ho be le kutloisiso ea khoebo." “Re motlotlo ho tshehetsa Cape Air, moetapele ya tsebahalang maetong a sefofane a lebatowa, ho rala tsela e ntjha ya ho fana ka ditharollo tse nang le motjha tse ka tswelang molemo basebetsi ba difofane, bapalami, ditjhaba le setjhaba.”

“Cape Air e dula e ikemiseditse ho tshwarella, kgolo, le popontshwa, mme tshebedisano-mmoho ya rona le Eviation e dumella hore boitlamo bona bo phethahale,” ho boletse Moporesidente wa Cape Air le CEO Linda Markham. "Bareki ba rona ba tla ba ka pele ho nalane ea lifofane 'me sechaba sa rona se tla rua molemo maetong a se nang moea."

Eviation Alice ke sefofane se itlhommeng pele lefatšeng se sebelisang motlakase ka botlalo, se etselitsoeng ho fofa lik'hilomithara tse 440 ka tefiso e le 'ngoe, 'me se na le lebelo le phahameng la ho tsamaea la likhoto tse 250. Alice e tla sebetsa libakeng tsohle tse sebelisoang hona joale ke lifofane tsa piston le turbine. Li-motor tsa motlakase tse tsoetseng pele li na le likarolo tse fokolang tse tsamaeang ho eketsa ts'epo le ho fokotsa litšenyehelo tsa tlhokomelo. Software ea Alice e lula e beha leihlo ts'ebetso ea sefofane ho netefatsa ts'ebetso e nepahetseng.

“Cape Air haesale e bolokile boitlamo bo tebileng ba boikarabelo ba setjhaba. Jwaloka batshehetsi ba pele ba maeto a difofane a tsamayang ka motlakase, re ikemiseditse ho etella pele indasteri ho isa bokamosong bo tsitsitseng,” ho boletse Modulasetulo wa Boto ya Moaho wa Cape, Dan Wolf. "Mmoho le Eviation, re theha moloko o latelang oa maeto a sefofane, moo sefofane sa motlakase e tla ba maemo a indasteri."

SEO U LOKELANG HO SE NKA HO SEHLOOHO ENA:

Deploying a fleet of all-electric Alice aircraft will significantly reduce carbon emissions, as well as maintenance and operational costs for the airline, and provide a smoother and quieter flight experience for passengers.
“We are proud to support Cape Air, a recognized leader in regional air travel, to chart a new path in delivering innovative solutions that benefit airline operators, passengers, communities and society.
With this engagement, Cape Air aims to set up an unparalleled regional electric fleet, taking a pioneering step into the sustainable era of aviation.