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Japan to Become One of the First in the World to Introduce 200 MPH Zero-Emission Air Taxis
Japan to Become One of the First in the World to Introduce 200 MPH Zero-Emission Air Taxis

21 Oct 2021, 05:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Japan is getting ready to launch an eVTOL ride sharing service, one of the first in the world, based on an aircraft that boasts impressive power.

 
XPeng-Backed Aircraft/Car Scores the Biggest Fundraising in Asia’s Air Mobility Sector
XPeng-Backed Aircraft/Car Scores the Biggest Fundraising in Asia’s Air Mobility Sector

20 Oct 2021, 06:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / XPeng and HT Aero are getting closer to launching the fully-integrated aircraft/car that can not only fly, but also drive, with an advanced autonomous system

 
Air One eVTOL Wants to Be Your Future Sportscar That Can Fly
Air One eVTOL Wants to Be Your Future Sportscar That Can Fly

20 Oct 2021, 04:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Startup Air EV claims it’s testing prototypes for the flying car that will make personal flying accessible, intuitive and, perhaps just as importantly, fun

 
ABB Megawatt Charging System to Give Lilium All-Electric Jet a Full Charge in 30 Minutes
ABB Megawatt Charging System to Give Lilium All-Electric Jet a Full Charge in 30 Minutes

15 Oct 2021, 06:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Lilium joined forces with ABB on a Megawatt Charging System designed to fully charge Lilium's 7-seater eVTOL in just 30 minutes

 
Two Electric Flying Race Cars Take to the Skies Side-by-Side for the First Time Ever
Two Electric Flying Race Cars Take to the Skies Side-by-Side for the First Time Ever

12 Oct 2021, 22:22 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Australian startup Alauda Aeronautics has released a video showing two Mk3 race vehicles take to the skies for the first time ever

 
Electra Scores $500 Million Sales for Its Hybrid-Electric Air Taxi, Around the World
Electra Scores $500 Million Sales for Its Hybrid-Electric Air Taxi, Around the World

5 Oct 2021, 08:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Electra.aero has developed a NASA-backed hybrid-electric eSTOL with impressive capabilities, and has now taken an important step towards air taxi operation

 
Latin America Is Ready for eVTOLs, Eve Receives Order for 100 Aircraft From Brazil
Latin America Is Ready for eVTOLs, Eve Receives Order for 100 Aircraft From Brazil

5 Oct 2021, 08:02 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Another partnership aims to bring eVTOLs to Latin America and develop an urban air mobility ecosystem, with Eve receiving an order of 100 aircraft for Brazil

 
Honda Is Working on Air Taxis, Plans to Develop Robots and Reusable Rockets Too
Honda Is Working on Air Taxis, Plans to Develop Robots and Reusable Rockets Too

2 Oct 2021, 04:52 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Thursday, September 30th, Honda announced plans to look beyond the automotive industry. The company aims to develop eVTOLs, robots and rockets

 
Airbus Unveils CityAirbus NextGen, an Ultra-Silent Fully Electric Air Taxi
Airbus Unveils CityAirbus NextGen, an Ultra-Silent Fully Electric Air Taxi

24 Sep 2021, 03:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Airbus has revelead plans for its next-generation CityAirbus, a fully electric air taxi designed to operate in major cities

 
Geely Brings Air Taxis to China, Will Manufacture and Operate Volocopter eVTOLs
Geely Brings Air Taxis to China, Will Manufacture and Operate Volocopter eVTOLs

23 Sep 2021, 10:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Volocopter Chengdu is the new joint venture that will produce and operate the first air taxis in China - will it become the first country to operate air taxis?

 
British eVTOL Claims to Have the World's Lightest Electric Powertrain, Flies at 200 MPH
British eVTOL Claims to Have the World's Lightest Electric Powertrain, Flies at 200 MPH

22 Sep 2021, 08:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This air taxi wants to become the most efficient eVTOL in the world, boasting F-35 avionics and an innovative powertrain co-developed by Rolls-Royce

 
India’s First Hybrid eVTOL Really Is a Luxurious Flying Car, Boasts Impressive Range
India’s First Hybrid eVTOL Really Is a Luxurious Flying Car, Boasts Impressive Range

22 Sep 2021, 05:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An Indian startup is developing a luxurious hybrid flying car that could become Asia's first eVTOL of this kind, a serious competition for similar concepts.

 
Los Angeles Gearing Up to Become the First City in the U.S. to Operate Air Taxis
Los Angeles Gearing Up to Become the First City in the U.S. to Operate Air Taxis

16 Sep 2021, 12:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Volocopter is coming to the U.S. - the only EASA-certified urban mobility company is ready to bring its innovative air taxis and cargo drones to Los Angeles

 
World’s First Wingless eVTOL Is a Smart Flying Car That Can Land on City Rooftops
World’s First Wingless eVTOL Is a Smart Flying Car That Can Land on City Rooftops

15 Sep 2021, 05:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / CityHawk is unlike any eVTOL, combing an innovative, compact design with a hydrogen-fueled technology that increases performance and sustainability.

 
NASA Starts Testing Joby eVTOL Aircraft to Help Advance Airspace Mobility in the U.S.
NASA Starts Testing Joby eVTOL Aircraft to Help Advance Airspace Mobility in the U.S.

1 Sep 2021, 18:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA announced that it has started testing Joby Aviation's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of its AAM National Campaign.

 
Radically New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to Transform Aviation, Backed by USAF
Radically New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to Transform Aviation, Backed by USAF

29 Aug 2021, 06:02 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Two aeronautics companies are developing the world's first fully hydrogen-powered helicopter, based on a fuel cell tech that beats anything on the market.

 
World’s Smallest Satellite Communications System Now Integrated on Autonomous eVTOLs
World’s Smallest Satellite Communications System Now Integrated on Autonomous eVTOLs

18 Aug 2021, 12:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Honeywell has developed a groundbreaking SATCOM technology that can be integrated even on small, autonomous eVTOLs for aerial cargo delivery.

 
Military-Inspired eVTOL With Breakthrough Propulsion Tech Could Change Air Mobility
Military-Inspired eVTOL With Breakthrough Propulsion Tech Could Change Air Mobility

13 Aug 2021, 05:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / None other than the founding father of the "age of drones" has developed a game-changing eVTOL that's nothing like the current offers on the air mobility market

 
Russia Aims to Debut on the eVTOL Market, Unveils Future Hybrid Aircraft Engine
Russia Aims to Debut on the eVTOL Market, Unveils Future Hybrid Aircraft Engine

6 Aug 2021, 11:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / We might be hearing about the first Russian eVTOL soon enough - a hybrid engine is being developed specifically for the country's future innovative air vehicles

 
What Looks Like a Giant Bumblebee, Can Fly Anywhere, and Started Out as a Car?
What Looks Like a Giant Bumblebee, Can Fly Anywhere, and Started Out as a Car?

6 Aug 2021, 06:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Yes, bumblebees are more yellow than black, but the Blackfly is close. This amphibious aerial vehicle is ready to take recreational flight to the next level.