--- description: Find out why Eviation Aircraft was selected for the list title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2023: Eviation Aircraft image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4808c2e4ce00695/698a3dc5457a52043ed67ae8/time100-companies-Eviation-Aircraft-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jun 21, 2023 # Eviation Aircraft Electric flight by [Alejandro de la Garza](/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/) ## Alejandro de la Garza Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Render of Eviation Alice, the first all-electric aircraft to take flight. Render of Eviation Alice, the first all-electric aircraft to take flight.Courtesy of Eviation In September, a small plane took off from a runway in central Washington State and returned eight minutes later. A short trip, but a big moment: the first flight of an all-electric passenger aircraft. Eviation’s plane, Alice, was the result of seven years of engineering and development. “In cars, you can change the vehicle structure so it supports the weight of the batteries,” [CEO Gregory Davis](https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/advanced-air-mobility/aam-ceo-spotlight-gregory-davis-eviation "undefined") says. “It’s a bit more challenging with an airplane.” Alice’s range is a bit under 300 miles, but it’s enough for the commuter carriers interested in zero emissions and saving money on fuel. Eviation has orders for more than 400 planes, worth over $4 billion, with major customers like Air New Zealand and DHL. _A weekly newsletter featuring conversations with the world’s top CEOs, managers, and founders._ [_Join the Leadership Brief_](https://cloud.newsletters.time.com/signup?nln=leadership&source=100companies "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2023/6285208/eviation-aircraft/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2023/6285208/eviation-aircraft/"},"headline":"Eviation Aircraft","datePublished":"2023-06-21T10:55:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:16:07.219Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2023/6285208/eviation-aircraft/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4808c2e4ce00695/698a3dc5457a52043ed67ae8/time100-companies-Eviation-Aircraft-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alejandro de la Garza","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/"}],"creator":"Alejandro de la Garza","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4808c2e4ce00695/698a3dc5457a52043ed67ae8/time100-companies-Eviation-Aircraft-2023.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/time100-companies-2023/6285208/eviation-aircraft/","name":"Eviation Aircraft"}}]}] ```