Lilium Jet eVTOL Project Inches Towards EASA Certification
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:50:52 +0000
Another eVTOL project is starting to take off!
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Getting Electric Off The Ground With R&D + Analysis On Battery-Powered Electric Aircraft & Seacraft
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 03:00:10 +0000
Electrifying Air and Sea Vehicles Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lower Noise, and Expand Mobility Options for Rural Communities Some have called 2023 the “year of the electric vehicle (EV),” noting the dozens of new battery-powered models set to come available in the United States across all vehicle classes. That milestone is owed, in part, […]
Electrifying Trains, Planes, & Dirty Big Mining Trucks
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 05:30:32 +0000
Twiggy has all the big boy toys, and he is planning to electrify them all and run them on green hydrogen and gravity. CleanTechnica has previously published on Fortescue Future Industries’ (FFI) purchase of Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE). Twiggy Forrest is planning to use their battery tech in his push to electrify Fortescue’s mining equipment […]
Elon Musk Expounds On Electric Airplanes & Exceptional Engineers
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:00:36 +0000
Elon Musk told the hosts of a Third Row Tesla and HyperChange podcast recently that he has no plans to develop an electric airplane — yet.
Rolls-Royce Claims Its Latest Electric Airplane Battery Has The World’s Highest Energy Density
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:30:04 +0000
Rolls-Royce is working to build the fastest single seat electric airplane of all time. To get there, it has to solve an assortment of complex engineering problems
Rolls Royce Claims Its Latest Electric Airplane Battery Has The Highest Energy Density
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:30:04 +0000
Rolls Royce is working to build the fastest single seat electric airplane of all time. To get there, it has to solve an assortment of complex engineering problems
Electric Aircraft Pilot Training Is Arriving
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 04:33:51 +0000
Quantum Air and OSM Aviation Group just announced an electric aircraft pilot training partnership. OSM Aviation Academy will conduct the Quantum-branded pilot training program according to FAA commercial standards. Electric urban air mobility (UAM) is taking shape one step at a time
Delta Flight Dumps Fuel On School Children
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:31:17 +0000
A Delta flight bound for Shanghai had to make an emergency fuel dump earlier today. That fuel rained down upon Los Angeles near a school playground. Around 40 people were injured, the AJC reports
Hyundai & Uber Elevate Unveil Autonomous Pods, eVTOL Aircraft, & Hub Ecosystem At CES
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 02:39:14 +0000
Hyundai Motor Company and Uber Elevate showed us a fairly complete urban air mobility (UAM) electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) concept vehicle, autonomous pods, and a hub ecosystem that fits with Uber Elevate’s air taxi model at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
ASR Says It Has A Parachute For Every eVTOL Aircraft
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 02:59:53 +0000
Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) — a leading parachute safety company that won one of Revolution.Aero’s competitions earlier this year — says it has a parachute system that will work with eVTOL aircraft, even at low altitudes. I recently spoke with Larry Williams, CEO of ASR, on how the company’s parachute technology works, its application for eVTOL aircraft, and public perception