Article 6D12R Green energy tycoon to launch UK’s first electric airline

Green energy tycoon to launch UK’s first electric airline

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Alex Lawson
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But Dale Vince's Ecojet plane will run on kerosene-based fuel in 2024 to enable quick start to project

The green energy tycoon Dale Vince is planning to launch Britain's first electric airline in a move designed to prove polluting industries can decarbonise.

Ecojet, styled as a flag carrier for green Britain", will launch early next year with a 19-seater plane travelling on a route between Edinburgh and Southampton.

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