Solar Impulse 2 used Kokam Ultra High Energy NMC batteries in round-the-world solar flight - Green Car Congress
![They did it! Pilots complete their flight around the world in a solar plane - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in France They did it! Pilots complete their flight around the world in a solar plane - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in France](https://d2v9ipibika81v.cloudfront.net/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/solarimpulse.jpg)
They did it! Pilots complete their flight around the world in a solar plane - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in France
![Solar Impulse Chief Executive Andre Borschberg (R) and President Bertrand Piccard celebrate after the first successful night flight attempt at Payerne airport July 8, 2010. The aircraft took off July 7 at Solar Impulse Chief Executive Andre Borschberg (R) and President Bertrand Piccard celebrate after the first successful night flight attempt at Payerne airport July 8, 2010. The aircraft took off July 7 at](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1YXRH/solar-impulse-chief-executive-andre-borschberg-r-and-president-bertrand-piccard-celebrate-after-the-first-successful-night-flight-attempt-at-payerne-airport-july-8-2010-the-aircraft-took-off-july-7-at-0651-am-and-reached-an-altitude-of-8700-meters-28543-feet-by-the-end-of-the-day-it-then-slowly-descent-to-1500-meters-4921-feet-and-flew-during-the-night-on-the-batteries-charged-during-the-day-by-12000-solar-cells-which-powered-the-four-electric-motors-it-landed-july-8-at-0900-am-gmt2-for-a-flight-time-of-26-hours-and-9-minutes-setting-the-longest-and-highest-flight-ever-m-2D1YXRH.jpg)
Solar Impulse Chief Executive Andre Borschberg (R) and President Bertrand Piccard celebrate after the first successful night flight attempt at Payerne airport July 8, 2010. The aircraft took off July 7 at
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![Solar Impulse 2, as large as a 747, prepares for the first round-the-world solar-powered flight - ExtremeTech Solar Impulse 2, as large as a 747, prepares for the first round-the-world solar-powered flight - ExtremeTech](http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Solar-Impulse.jpg)
Solar Impulse 2, as large as a 747, prepares for the first round-the-world solar-powered flight - ExtremeTech
![SOLAR IMPULSE on Twitter: "#Si2's 4 Lithium Ion batteries weigh 633Kg (1395 lbs.), about one fourth of the aircraft's total weigh! http://t.co/dLpgvKxqvn" / Twitter SOLAR IMPULSE on Twitter: "#Si2's 4 Lithium Ion batteries weigh 633Kg (1395 lbs.), about one fourth of the aircraft's total weigh! http://t.co/dLpgvKxqvn" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CE7NRHBVEAAfM63.jpg)