Name: 電動飛行時代比你想象的更近了｜CNBC報道 (The electric flight era is closer than you think | CNBC Reports)
Uploaded: 2020-12-23T19:20:52.000Z
Duration: 7 min 9 s

It's one of many being unveiled this year.

這是今年亮相的眾多產品之一。

So is the aviation industry becoming more sustainable

那麼航空業是否變得更加可持續發展

and when will the world's jet-setters actually start flying electric?

什麼時候世界上的噴氣式飛機才會真正開始電動飛行？

This is the world's first commercial all-electric passenger aircraft.

這是世界上第一架商用全電動客機。

It's a prototype, but the aircraft's creator, Israeli company Eviation,

這是一架原型機，但該飛機的創造者以色列Eviation公司。

says it's expected to enter service in 2022.

表示，預計將於2022年投入使用。

The unique selling proposition of this plane, besides the many benefits of it being a very

這架飛機獨特的賣點，除了它的諸多優點外，它是一架非常。

sustainable aircraft with zero emissions, is actually that it makes economic sense.

可持續發展的零排放飛機，其實就是它的經濟意義。

This plane will cost $200 of flight hour to operate,

這架飛機的營運成本為200美元的飛行小時。

a fraction of what a similarly sized and similar performance aircraft would cost to operate

相似大小和性能相似的飛機營運成本的一小部分。

and really this is the business case and this is the reason we started the company.

這就是商業案例，也是我們創辦公司的原因。

The fuel bill for the global airline industry last year was estimated to have totaled $180 billion.

據估計，去年全球航空業的燃料費總額為1800億美元。

In 2019, the fuel bill is forecast to rise to $206 billion, accounting for 25% of airlines' operating expenses.

2019年，燃油費預計將上升至2060億美元，佔航空公司營運費用的25%。

The impact of fuel prices on airlines' revenues is clear.

燃油價格對航空公司收入的影響顯而易見。

Since 2010, the rise and fall in the price of fuel has had a direct correlation

自2010年以來，燃料價格的漲跌有直接的關聯性

with airlines increasing and decreasing profit margins.

隨著航空公司的增加和利潤率的下降。

所以，這就是《愛麗絲》裡面。

Careful not to bump your head, it's pretty small in here, pretty tight.

小心別撞到頭，這裡很小，很緊。

I can just about get into the seat, but the windows are massive.

我剛好可以入座，但窗戶很大。

But while it may look futuristic, The Alice isn't the first electrically powered plane

雖然它看起來很未來主義，但愛麗絲號並不是第一架電動飛機

to take to the skies or even the most environmentally friendly.

Back in 2016, The Solar Impulse 2 was the first solar-powered aircraft

早在2016年，Solar Impulse 2是第一架太陽能飛機。

to travel all the way around the globe without a drop of fuel.

不需要一滴油，就能繞著地球一路走來。

But while that was a single pilot, endurance flight, The Alice, which can fly 650 miles

但那是一次單人駕駛的耐力飛行，"愛麗絲號 "可以飛行650英里。

on a single charge at 250 knots, was designed for the everyday traveler.

在單次充電250節的情況下，是為日常旅行者設計的。

That means you could get all the way from Paris to Barcelona without stopping to charge up.

這意味著你可以從巴黎到巴塞羅那，一路不停地充電。

Is that this plane's long term purpose, to be a regional commuting plane?

難道這架飛機的長遠目的，是要做區域通勤飛機？

We see this plane as one of the first opportunities to create a competitive

我們認為這架飛機是創造競爭的首批機會之一。

ticket price for flying the distances that you would normally drive.

飛的距離的票價，你通常會開車。

U.S. regional carrier Cape Air has already put in a double digit order for the Alice plane.

美國地區性航空公司開普航空已經為 "愛麗絲 "飛機下了兩位數的訂單。

And British low-cost airline EasyJet is working with American startup Wright Electric.

而英國低成本航空公司EasyJet正在與美國初創企業萊特電氣合作。

EasyJet says it will start using its electric aircraft,

易捷航空表示將開始使用其電動飛機。

which fly distances of less than 300 miles, in its regular services by 2027.

到2027年，在其定期服務中，飛行距離小於300英里的。

The drive behind it, is it cost cutting, is it the environment, or is it both?

背後的驅動力，是削減成本，是環保，還是兩者兼而有之？

The drive behind it is clearly the environment.

I would say we need to consider, you know, our strength as an airline is value for money.

我想說的是，我們需要考慮，你知道，我們作為一家航空公司的優勢是物有所值。

There's a tremendous demand for lower emissions aviation among consumers and also among airlines.

消費者和航空公司對低排放航空有巨大的需求。

Lower fuel consumption means lower costs as well, that's one of the nice things about this space.

油耗降低也就意味著成本降低，這也是這個空間的好處之一。

The environmentalists and technology people are very aligned

環保人士和科技人士是非常一致的。

because everybody wants to lower fuel consumption.

But what about airlines that need to fly longer distances?

但需要飛更遠距離的航空公司呢？

Around 80% of aviation CO2 emissions are emitted from flights traveling over 1,500 kilometers, about 930 miles.

大約80%的航空二氧化碳排放量是由飛行超過1500公里（約930英里）的班機排放的。

As of yet, there is no practical alternative mode of transport.

到目前為止，還沒有切實可行的替代交通方式。

The global aviation industry produces around 2% of all human-induced carbon dioxide emissions

全球航空業產生的二氧化碳排放量約佔人類引起的二氧化碳排放總量的2%。

and 12% of transport- related CO2 emissions.

和12%與運輸有關的二氧化碳排放量。

The industry has volunteered to cap its overall emissions by 2020, and halve emissions by 2050.

該行業自願在2020年之前為其總體排放量設定上限，並在2050年之前將排放量減半。

One report found Easyjet is currently the major airline with the lowest carbon emissions per passenger.

有報告發現，Easyjet是目前每位乘客碳排放最低的主要航空公司。

By 2020, EasyJet's aircraft are expected to be emitting 75 grams of CO2 per passenger kilometer,

到2020年，易捷航空的飛機每客公里預計將排放75克二氧化碳。

less than half of Korean Air's emissions.

But there are still a number of challenges for shorter distances too.

但對於短距離來說，也仍然存在一些挑戰。

Alice holds just nine passengers and two crew members.

愛麗絲號僅有9名乘客和2名船員。

Whereas popular planes used for short-haul flights, such as the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737,

而用於短途飛行的熱門飛機，如空客A320和波音737。

can easily seat more than 100 passengers and cover over a thousand miles.

可以輕鬆容納100多名乘客，行駛一千多公里。

The benefits of electric planes go beyond a reduction in fuel emissions.

電動飛機的好處不僅僅是減少燃油排放。

These students from Delft University in the Netherlands are taking part in GoFly,

這些來自荷蘭代爾夫特大學的學生正在參加GoFly。

a $2 million competition to create the world's first personal flying device.

一個價值200萬美元的比賽，以創造世界上第一個個人飛行裝置。

Their team Silverwing's machine is electrically powered, something they chose over a traditional

他們團隊銀翼的機器是電力驅動的，這是他們選擇的，而不是傳統的。

jet propulsion engine for a number of reasons.

噴氣推進發動機的原因有很多。

It's fully electric powered so we have an electric drivetrain.

它是全電動的，所以我們有一個電動的傳動系統。

We could have easily powered it by a traditional motor,

我們可以很容易地用傳統的電機來驅動它。

but we really don't want to be the trend followers, we want to be the disruptors.

但我們真的不想成為潮流的追隨者，我們想成為顛覆者。

So with an electric motor, you can just spool up very fast.

所以有了電動機，你就可以很快速地旋轉起來。

There is no lag between the performance control.

There is less vibration because you don't have an IC engine in it.

因為你沒有安裝IC發動機，所以震動較小。

There is also lower noise which is a crucial aspect.

還有較低的噪音，這也是至關重要的一個方面。

In aerospace, we focus on sustainability quite a bit and efficiency quite a bit

在航空航天領域，我們很注重可持續性，也很注重效率。

and it's something more and more students are worried about and focusing on.

而這也是越來越多的學生所擔心和關注的。

There are some hurdles to overcome but in the distant future we are definitely thinking of electrifying aviation.

雖然有一些障礙需要克服，但在遙遠的未來，我們肯定會考慮實現航空電氣化。

These students and many others have put a lot of time and effort

這些學生和其他許多人都投入了大量的時間和精力。

into developing a single personal flying machine prototype.

成開發單一的個人飛行器原型機。

But commercial aircraft is a much larger undertaking, so who's ultimately funding it?

但商用飛機是一個更大的工程，那麼最終由誰來出資呢？

So the development costs won't impact the passengers who buy tickets to go on the plane?

所以開發成本不會影響到買票去坐飛機的乘客？

Bringing a new plane to market is a gargantuan task.

將新飛機推向市場是一項艱鉅的任務。

The cost of this development has been significant

but direct operating costs is the main driver of ticket prices.

但直接營運成本是推動票價的主要因素。

Energy and maintenance is really what you pay for, and the fact this plane is electric

能源和維護真的是你付出的代價，事實上這架飛機是電動的

Our goal is to have lower costs because fuel is such an expensive part of an airline.

我們的目標是降低成本，因為燃油是航空公司昂貴的一部分。

If we can lower the fuel costs of being in an airplane, it's better for the environment

如果我們能降低坐飛機的燃料成本，對環境就更好了

because that's less carbon in the air and it's lower costs for consumers.

因為這樣可以減少空氣中的碳，對消費者來說成本也更低。

So when will we see electric aircraft up in the air?

那麼，我們什麼時候才能看到電動飛機升空呢？

In our lifetimes we'll actually have the chance to see all aviation potentially be electric.

在我們的有生之年，我們將真正有機會看到所有的航空業都可能是電動的。

We hope to have our airplane on the market, entry into service in the next decade or so.

我們希望在未來十幾年內，我們的飛機能夠上市、入役。

This could be certified in today's regulatory environment, we don't need any rule changes

在今天的監管環境下，這可以被認證，我們不需要任何規則的改變。

but it will take time and I expect no-one will be able to buy a ticket for this before sometime 2022.

但這需要時間，我預計在2022年某個時候之前，沒有人能夠買到票。

I've come from a time when electric aircraft was impossible,

我是從一個不可能有電動飛機的時代過來的。

to an idea but now we've turned that corner where everyone's saying this is going to,

到一個想法，但現在我們已經轉過了那個角落，大家都在說這是要。

has to happen and it's just a question of when.

必鬚髮生，這只是一個時間問題。

Electric planes have been talked about as a possibility for many years, but seeing them

電動飛機作為一種可能性已經被談論了很多年，但看到他們的

on the tarmac and even up in the air, shows that this could be a practical solution to

在停機坪上，甚至在空中，這表明這可能是一個實用的解決方案，以解決

the economic and environmental challenges that the industry is facing.

該行業面臨的經濟和環境挑戰；

大家好，感謝觀看我們的視頻。

If you want to see more of our content then check out these videos.

如果你想看更多我們的內容，那就看看這些視頻吧。

And we'd love to know your thoughts of electric planes, would you get in one?

我們也很想知道你對電動飛機的看法，你會坐電動飛機嗎？