“NASA is moving to become more environmentally friendly with electrical vehicles, taking a cue from Tesla and other companies looking to do the same.
More specifically, the government agency has built its own electric version of the X-57 Maxwell plane – a vehicle that’s being used as sort of a scapegoat to test the agency’s experimental, more environmentally friendly upgrades.
Now, according to a blog post from the agency, they’re showing off a version of the plane is entirely electric in Edwards, California. It’s one of three modifications that will be developed and contains electric motors that take the place of the standard fuel, combustion engines…”