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Australian Start-up Dovetail Electric Aviation Wins State Funding
The company has relocated operations from New South Wales
Dovetail Electric Aviation at Latrobe Regional Airport in Australia
Dovetail Electric Aviation CEO David Doral (foreground) shows local member of parliament Harriet Shing the prototype for the company's electric propulsion system at Latrobe Regional Airport in Australia.

The government of the state of Victoria has made an undisclosed investment in Australian start-up Dovetail Electric Aviation to support its plans to bring electric regional aircraft to market. The company announced on April 12 that it has relocated its headquarters from New South Wales to Victoria, where it now has bases in Melbourne and at Latrobe Regional Airport.

The first stage of Dovetail’s business plan involves converting existing aircraft to use its battery-electric propulsion system, which includes MagniX’s 650-kilowatt motor and batteries provided by Mobius Energy. These aircraft could include twin turboprop models such as the Cessna Caravan, the DHC Twin Otter, the Beechcraft King Air, and the Casa C212.