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EHang Electric Air Taxi Completes Demo Flight in Shanghai — Autonomously

January 27, 2025 admin autonomous vehicles, Aviation, clean transport, ehang, electric aircraft, Electric vehicles, evtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 04:58:49 +0000

One of the leading electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft companies in the world, EHang, recently completed a demo flight of its autonomous (pilot-free) EH216-S, which is capable of carrying human passengers, in downtown Shanghai. “It served as an excellent backdrop to demonstrate the exceptional capabilities in convenience, safety, … [continued]

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Lilium Lives!

December 28, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric air taxis, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, evtol, green economy, investment, lilium

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:33:39 +0000

A couple of months ago, I wrote about Lilium running out of money. It seemed the dream had died. After 9 years and nearly 1,000 “preorders,” Lilium just couldn’t make it financially. It’s hard to get off the ground as a startup and reach profitability, even more so in an … [continued]

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New Autonomous Air Taxi Trial in Thailand

November 21, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, Aviation, Bangkok, clean transport, ehang, electric air taxis, electric aircraft, Electric vehicles, evtol, Thailand, urban air mobility

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:29:12 +0000

Electric air taxis are not going to take over transportation. In my humble opinion, our skies are not going to be full of small aircraft that look like giant bugs. We won’t have swarms of aircraft risking collision and devastating crashes into buildings. However, I do believe that electric air … [continued]

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EHang Makes Flurry of Announcements on Its eVTOL Aicraft

November 18, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, Aviation, clean transport, ehang, electric aircraft, Electric vehicles, evtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:29:47 +0000

The eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft space isn’t for everyone. Some people are crazy about it (perhaps too crazy) and others think it’s as much of a dead end as flying cars were in the 1950s. Frankly, I don’t know where I stand, but I’m interested to see … [continued]

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