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DHL Express shapes the future of sustainable aviation with the first cargo planes fully electrical de Eviation.
DHL Express and Eviation make aviation history by announcing that DHL is the first company to order 12 fully electric Alice e-cargo aircraft to the company Eviation. with this commitment, DHL aspires to establish an unprecedented electric Express network and take a pioneering step towards a future of sustainable aviation.
Eviation's Alice plane is the world's first all-electric plane, that allows airlines - both cargo and passenger- operate a fleet with zero emissions. Eviation expects to deliver the Alice electric aircraft to DHL Express from 2024.
«Creemos firmemente en un futuro con una logística de cero emisiones», says John Pearson, CEO global de DHL Express.
The Alice plane can be flown by a single pilot and will be able to transport 1.250 kilograms (2.600 pounds). Will need 30 minutes or less of charge per hour of flight and will have a autonomy maximum up to 440 nautical miles (815 kilometres). Alice will function in all environments currently served by piston and turbine aircraft. Alice's advanced electric motors have fewer moving parts to increase reliability and reduce maintenance costs. Its operating software constantly monitors flight performance to ensure optimal efficiency..
The aircraft is ideal for feeder routes and requires less infrastructure investment. The Alice aircraft battery can be charged while charging and discharging operations are in progress, which guarantees fast response times that allow us to maintain punctual hours of DHL Express. The logistics company plans to build several zero-emission Alice power grids across the United States, probably starting with California.
with innovation, performance and sustainability as your north star, Eviation is creating a new era in aviation with fully electric Alice aircraft. Alice has been specifically designed so that it can be configured for cargo or passengers, is scheduled to make its maiden flight later this year.
The decarbonization of its operations is one of the main pillars of the new sustainability plan of the Deutsche Post DHL Group announced in the first quarter of 2021. The Group is investing a total of 7.000 millions of euros (Opex y Capex) for 2030 in measures to reduce their CO2 emissions. The funds will be allocated particularly to the electrification of the delivery fleet , sustainable aviation fuels and climate neutral buildings.
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