Solar Impulse founder sees electric passenger plane in 10 years


  • TECH
  • Friday, 09 Dec 2016

Still unfazed: Piccard shrugged off concerns that Trump's appointment of a fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official could hamper global clean technology efforts.

GENEVA: The co-founder of a project that saw a solar-powered aircraft complete the first fuel-free flight around the world this year expects electric passenger planes to operate in just under 10 years.

Bertrand Piccard, who along with fellow pilot Andre Borschberg founded Solar Impulse, also shrugged off concerns that US President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of a fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official could hamper global clean technology efforts.

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