--- --- Nov 10, 2022 # Making Flight Electric ## Video: Behind the Cover: Best Inventions 2022 [Watch (HLS stream): Behind the Cover: Best Inventions 2022](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1ttu12CI.m3u8) (3:23)  _Published 2022-11-10. Photographer Sergiy Barchuk discusses how he brought objects to life for TIME's Best Inventions of 2022 cover._ MagniX magni350 and magni650 Electric Propulsion Units by [Don Steinberg](/author/don-steinberg-3/) ## Don Steinberg  magniX [Air travel](https://time.com/6048871/pandemic-airlines-carbon-emissions/ "undefined") produces 2% of [global carbon emissions](https://time.com/6213489/remove-carbon-emissions-from-air/ "undefined") annually, and we haven’t yet developed batteries powerful enough to replace jet engines. But [MagniX](https://www.magnix.aero/ "undefined") has made progress by powering smaller aircraft with high-efficiency motors that convert battery power into propulsion. This year, the Magni650 Electric Propulsion Unit—an engine that allows for decarbonization and is lighter than a traditional engine—powered a test of Alice, the first designed-for-electric commuter plane by Eviation, that can carry nine passengers and two pilots. MagniX has even [partnered](https://simpleflying.com/why-the-dhc-dash-7-will-be-powered-by-magnix-epus-in-nasa-electric-flight-program/ "undefined") with NASA on the 50-passenger De Havilland Canada Dash 7 as a hybrid, with two of four engines replaced by motors. Its first test flight is planned for 2025\. MagniX magni350 and magni650 Electric Propulsion Units: The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225147/magnix/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225147/magnix/"},"headline":"Making Flight Electric","datePublished":"2022-11-10T11:04:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:07:52.499Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225147/magnix/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","best inventions","Best Inventions 2022"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d61838256209ac6/698a373fb21a9c6b685069b3/best-inventions-2022-magnix-electric-propulsion-units.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Don Steinberg","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/don-steinberg-3/"}],"creator":"Don Steinberg","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d61838256209ac6/698a373fb21a9c6b685069b3/best-inventions-2022-magnix-electric-propulsion-units.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225147/magnix/","name":"Making Flight Electric"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Behind the Cover: Best Inventions 2022","description":"Photographer Sergiy Barchuk discusses how he brought objects to life for TIME's Best Inventions of 2022 cover.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/1ttu12CI/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-11-10T11:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1ttu12CI.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225147/magnix/","duration":"PT3M23S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225147/magnix/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```