Maxwell Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:04:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 “Maxwell”: Meet NASA’s Faster, More Efficient Electric Airplane https://www.greenoptimistic.com/maxwell-meet-nasas-faster-efficient-electric-airplane-20160627/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/maxwell-meet-nasas-faster-efficient-electric-airplane-20160627/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:04:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60166 Airplanes are a great convenience to society but not to the environment. Luckily, NASA is constructing an electric airplane designed to be more efficient and quiet. The new airplane, which was deemed X-57 by the Air Force, is expected to hold at most 9 passengers at a speed up to 175 miles per hour. It […]

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