Meet LEO Coupe: an Electric Flying Hypercar that Belongs in a Sci-Fi Movie
5 Aug 2021, 14:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Powered by a DARPA-funded propulsion system, LEO Coupe is a flying car that promises to reach a top speed of 250 mph (402 kph).
Japanese Aircraft Company Plans to Sell You Kits to Build and Fly Your Own eVTOL
4 Aug 2021, 07:21 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Japanese aircraft manufacturer Tetra Aviation will sell homebuilt, experimental eVTOL kits of its full-electric, single-seat Mk-5 aircraft.
Lilium Targets South America, Plans to Sell 220 Air Taxis for Up to $1 Billion
3 Aug 2021, 05:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / German electric aircraft startup Lilium plans to sell 220 air taxis to Azul, one of the largest domestic airlines in Brazil.
New Battery Design Prevents Electric Aircraft From Turning Into Fire Missiles
1 Aug 2021, 08:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The existing battery tech is extremely dangerous for eVTOLs, Luminati explains, so a new design to deal with potential fires is a must-have
Volocopter 2X eVTOL Performs Its First Public Manned Flight in the U.S.
30 Jul 2021, 04:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Volocopter 2X prototype makes flight demonstration at the 2021 Oshkosh air show in Wisconsin, marks very important milestone in UAM development
Pioneering 7-Seater Electric Jet to Be Powered by Porsche’s Battery Manufacturer
29 Jul 2021, 09:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A German startup is ready to launch an innovative 7-seater eVTOL, which will use batteries made by Porsche's partner in the Cellforce Group joint venture
Pioneering Ultra-Short Takeoff Aircraft With Blown Lift Gets Backed by NASA
28 Jul 2021, 09:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Electra is a company that is developing a groundbreaking electric ultra-short takeoff aircraft that has already been selected by the U.S. Air Force.
Joby Air Taxi Completes Longest eVTOL Test Flight on a Single Battery Charge
28 Jul 2021, 08:50 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Joby Aviation has recently announced that its air taxi prototype successfully completed the longest eVTOL flight test to date.
USAF’s New eVTOL Can Reach 180 MPH Using 50 Percent Less Energy Than an EV
18 Jul 2021, 11:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The fast and silent Heaviside just got cleared by the U.S. Air Force to begin official military-directed testing, before entering service within USAF
XPeng Shows Voyager X2 Flying Car, With Autonomous Capabilities
17 Jul 2021, 05:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The cars of the future aren’t just meant to drive on the road, they can fly too, XPeng believes. The company is now at the fifth generation of the flying car
Your Private eVTOL Is Ready to Fly You Anywhere. Just Relax, No Pilot Needed
9 Jul 2021, 16:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Choose your destination and you're ready to go. No pilot, no other passengers, no ridiculous costs. This innovative eVTOL is changing air mobility
Klein Vision’s Flying Car AirCar Makes First-Ever Inter-City Flight
30 Jun 2021, 06:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A new era of dual transportation is here: AirCar Prototype 1 has just completed its 142nd successful landing, completing the first-ever inter-city flight
Rotor X Joins eVTOL Market With Quad-Rotor Air Taxi, Promises High Efficiency
29 Jun 2021, 13:57 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Arizona-based Rotor X (RX) announced its first eVTOL designed to carry up to six passengers and carry up to 1,600 lbs of cargo
(Illegally) Flying Your Homemade Hoverboard in Times Square Is One Way to Do PR
26 Jun 2021, 06:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hunter Kowald flew his SkySurfer Hoverboard over Manhattan in Times Square, drew comparisons to Spiderman’s Green Goblin
Blade Orders 60 Air Taxis to Be Flown Across Southern Florida and West Coast
25 Jun 2021, 15:22 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Eve will provide up to 60 air taxis to Blade Air Mobility that will be operated in 2026 across Southern Florida and West Coast.
Hyundai Brings Sci-Fi Movies to Life With Advanced Air Mobility Ecosystem
24 Jun 2021, 09:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Hyundai's Urban Air Mobility division will use the same air traffic control solution as NASA, for its futuristic-looking advanced air mobility ecosystem
USAF’s First Electric Ultra-Short Takeoff Plane Blows eVTOLs Out of the Water
23 Jun 2021, 12:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Forget about eVTOLs, the U.S. Air Force's future eSTOL boasts incredible power, range and payload capability, at only half the operating cost.
Volocopter 2X Prototype Makes First Flight: 3 Minutes of eVTOL History
23 Jun 2021, 07:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Volocopter showcases the prototype at Paris air show, company says full-scale eVTOL should be ready for passenger use by the Paris 2024 Olympics
The Polestar Air.V Is a Flying RV Concept for the Travelers of Tomorrow
22 Jun 2021, 13:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The future can’t come soon enough: automotive designer Marcelo Aguiar imagines a luxury RV that travels by air without compromise on comfort
Six-Person Flying Car Cyclocar Sticks to 2022 Timeline, Has Already Been Flown
22 Jun 2021, 04:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Developed by the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Cyclocar will make first flight in 2022 before heading to production in 2024