This week, Rolls-Royce unveiled its first all-electric plane—and they are aiming for it to be the fastest sustainable aircraft in the world.

After the iconic automotive company presented the machine at Gloucestershire Airport in Staverton, England, they will now begin work on integrating the groundbreaking electrical propulsion system to enable the zero-emissions plane to make a run for the record books.

The plane will be targeting a speed of more than 300 miles per hour (480 kilometers per hour) in order to break the record when it deploys in the spring.

The aircraft, which is part of an initiative called Accelerating the Electrification of Flight (ACCEL), is a key part of the company's new strategy to champion electrification.

The ACCEL project plane will have the most power-dense battery pack ever assembled for an aircraft, providing enough energy to fuel 250 homes or fly 200 miles on a single charge. Its 6,000 cells are packaged to minimize weight and maximize thermal protection.

Furthermore, an advanced cooling system ensures optimum performance by directly cooling the battery cells during the high-power record runs.

Rolls-Royce Electrical Director Rob Watson said: "Building the world's fastest all-electric aircraft is nothing less than a revolutionary step change in aviation.

"This is not only an important step towards the world-record attempt but will also help to develop Rolls-Royce's capabilities," he added. "[It will] ensure that we are at the forefront of developing technology that can play a fundamental role in enabling the transition to a low carbon global economy."

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