# Eco-Friendly Personal Flyers The Volta Volare GT4 E-Plane Provides Battery-Powered Fights By Sarah Moore | Published 2012-05-07 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volta-volare-gt4-e-plane References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/volta-volare-gt4-hybrid-airplane/22416/) & [voltavolare](http://www.voltavolare.com/) The Volta Volaré GT4 e-plane makes riding high in a [G6](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/visionary-art-challenge) seem like old news. As one of the most [environmentally friendly private planes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phantom-3500) on the market, the [hybrid, four-seater, luxury vessel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-aircrafts) is capable of sustaining limited duration flight paths using electricity as its primary power source. With a flight duration of about 1,000 nautical miles on a single charge, the plane also boasts back-up gasoline power that kicks in once the aircraft's battery power drops below 25%. Aesthetically speaking, the exterior of the airbus is made from space-aged, metallic carbon fiber with sharply angled edges and an overall sleek body shape. The aircraft's interior seating area is nostalgic in feel and features control panel and window-shape elements that are throwbacks to classical planes of the past. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Battery-powered Flights:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the aviation industry by developing and improving battery technology for electric planes. - **Hybrid Luxury Vessels:** Disruptive innovation potential in the luxury transportation industry by creating hybrid vehicles that combine sustainability with high-end features. - **Environmentally Friendly Private Planes:** Opportunity to disrupt the private aviation sector by developing eco-friendly planes that minimize carbon emissions and fuel consumption. ### Who This Affects Most - **Aviation:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the aviation industry by developing and improving battery technology for electric planes. - **Luxury Transportation:** Disruptive innovation potential in the luxury transportation industry by creating hybrid vehicles that combine sustainability with high-end features. - **Private Aviation:** Opportunity to disrupt the private aviation sector by developing eco-friendly planes that minimize carbon emissions and fuel consumption. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Electric Urban Flights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valo-evtol.md) - [Zero-Emission Solar-Powered Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/falcon-horizon.md) - [Decarbonizing Demonstrator Aircraft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/demonstrator-aircraft.md) - [Consumer-Driven Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personal-evtol-aircraft.md) - [Renewable Energy Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarpowered-aircraft.md) - [Emissions-Free eVTOL Aircraft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emissionsfree-evtol-aircraft.md) - [Noiseless Electric Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-aircraft-technology.md) - [Eco-Friendly Superyacht Tenders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ejet-4x-tender.md) - [Hybrid-Electric Seaplanes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tidal-flight.md)