Electric Planes Are FINALLY Here And They're Breaking Records!

Recording an eye watering 345 mph, the Accel Plane is officially the fastest electric vehicle on the planet! Before it retires to the Science Museum, Imogen and Robert wanted to meet the team from Evolito, Yasa and Electroflight to find out how they've made electric flight take off! From axial flux motors, advanced cooling and packing staggering amounts of torque - this plane is choc-a-bloc with astounding technologies that are paving the way to mainstream electric aviation. 00:00 A lot can happen in 6 years 01:19 A 345mph all electric aircraft 02:31 What's the point in breaking records? 03:05 The techy bit and a load of motors 05:24 What's next for electrified aerospace? 06:00 What about the batteries? 07:34 Drain the battery in 8 minutes 08:18 A tiny gigafactory 08:48 A whole lot of power from an impossible motor 09:48 Axial vs radial flux 11:15 All torque 12:20 What's next? 14:20 A hub of ingenuity Get your ticket for Fully Charged North in Harrogate: https://uk.fullycharged.live/north Visit our LIVE exhibitions in Australia, UK, USA, Canada & Europe: https://fullycharged.live/ Become a Patreon:   / fullychargedshow   Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Subscribe to Fully Charged & the Everything Electric channels Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on Twitter:   / fullychargedshw   Follow us on Instagram:   / fullychargedshow   For Clean Energy and Home Tech take a look at the ‪@EverythingElectricShow‬ #ev #cleanenergy #aviation #electricvehicles #electric #battery #flying #speed #energy #rollsroyce #evolito #powertrain