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In 2011, the company, in collaboration with faculty from [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State University]], won the [[CAFE Foundation#CAFE challenge|CAFE/NASA/Google Green Flight Challenge]] for energy-efficient aircraft with its four-seater electric plane [[Taurus G4]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Steitz, Dave & Anderson, Janet |url=http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/centennial/gfc_final.html |title=NASA Awards Historic Green Aviation Prize |date=2011-10-03 |publisher=NASA |accessdate=2011-10-04}}</ref> The Taurus G4 is the first all-electric four seater aircraft in the world<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=b56dace0-5018-4b86-9f6b-f806cec7e044 |date=2011-08-12 |title=Wittman Regional Airport Sees First Flight For Taurus G4 |work=Aero-News Network |accessdate=2011-10-07}}</ref> and boasts the most powerful [[electric motor]] ever used in an all-electric airplane design.<ref>{{cite web |author=Paur, Jason |date=2011-08-08 |title=Electric Airplane Has 4 Seats, Two Fuselages, One Big Motor |url=http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/08/pipistrel-taurus-g4-electric/ |work=Wired |accessdate=2011-10-07}}</ref>

 

 

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