<Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Under development </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unit cost </Th> <Td> ER: $2.9 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Eviation Alice is an Israeli electric aircraft under development by Eviation Aircraft . Built 95% from composite materials, it will be controlled by fly - by - wire and powered by three propellers, at the wingtips and the rear fuselage . The company was founded in 2015 . </P> <P> Two versions of the Alice are planned . The initial model will be intended for air taxi operations, with energy stored in a lithium - ion battery, Eviation is building a prototype scheduled to fly in early 2019 and aims to certify it under the FAR Part 23 for IFR and known icing conditions . The second model will be an extended - range ER executive aircraft available by 2023 for $2.9 million, with a more powerful aluminum - air battery with a lithium - polymer buffer, a cabin pressurised to 1,200 m (4,000 ft) at FL 280), G5000 avionics, a 444 km / h (240 kn) cruise and 1,367 km (738 nmi) range . </P>

Batteries ready to power electric regional aircraft says eviation