ROLLS-ROYCE is trying to make history.

On Wednesday, the British industrial technology company announced plans to fly an in-development electric airplane over Great Britain in 2020, reaching a top speed of at least 480 kilometers per hour.

Not only would this shatter the current record for an all-electric plane — 337 KPH — but it could also lead to the “electrification” of air travel across the globe.

According to the announcement, the electric airplane is part of a U.K. Government-funded initiative called ACCEL, which is short for “Accelerating the Electrification of Flight.”

The craft will feature three high-power-density electric motors designed to produce more than 500 horsepower, and its all-electric powertrain will reportedly deliver 90 percent energy efficiency.

The battery pack powering the craft will include 6,000 cells. That’ll make it the most energy-dense pack ever created for an aircraft, according to Rolls-Royce, and it could power a nonstop flight from London to Paris — though there’s no word about what speed it could maintain.

“This plane will be powered by a state-of-the-art electrical system and the most powerful battery ever built for flight,” Matheu Parr, ACCEL project manager for Rolls-Royce, said.

“In the year ahead, we’re going to demonstrate its abilities in demanding test environments before going for gold in 2020 from a landing strip on the Welsh coastline.”

The company believes it’ll be able to apply what it learns from the project to create other all-electric aircraft — the kind that could play a major role in the battle against climate change.

(SD-Agencies)