The nine px Alice prototype suffered a setback in Arizona as a fire on
the ground damaged the plane significantly, ahead of planned taxi tests.

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-tra...136327.article

In other electrifying news, a U.K. company is working on another
electric conversion of a small commuter airplane, this one featuring an
innovative turbine powered generator tucked inside the fuselage to top
up the batteries on those long flights. So it will be powered by
electricity, JET-A, and a $12 million government grant.

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/...tric-airliner/