Worthy of an action film! On Tuesday 23 June, a spectacular demonstration took place at Payerne airport: an ultra-modern Planzer electric semi-trailer (the Volvo FH Electric T) rolled along the taxi-way, while the experimental electric and solar-powered SolarStratos aircraft flew alongside at 80 km/h, before accelerating to 120 km/h. A feat of synchronisation with a clear objective: to raise public awareness of the need to move towards clean mobility that preserves our planet, its climate and its biosphere.
There’s no better way to get the message across than this duo show of electric vehicles – one capable of carrying up to 20 tonnes of freight with very low CO2 emissions, the other flying on solar power, and this summer aiming for the highest flight ever made by a manned electric aircraft over the Alps. Then the ultimate flight to the stratosphere!
The media have covered this challenge for the future: https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/payerne%3A-duel-in%C3%A9dit-entre-un-avion-solaire-et-un-camion-%C3%A9lectrique/89572474
