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Volkswagen Group Unveils Its First Electric Flying Taxi Prototype

Volkswagen Group Unveils Its First Electric Flying Taxi Prototype

The V.MO validation prototype is an all-electric drone with eight rotors for vertical lift and two propellers for horizontal flight.

By Dan Mihalascu 01 August 2022

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Wright Electric Announces Wright Spirit 100-Seat Electric Aircraft

Wright Electric Announces Wright Spirit 100-Seat Electric Aircraft

It's envisioned for "one-hour flights."

By Mark Kane 08 November 2021

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DHL Express Orders 12 All-Electric Eviation Alice Cargo Planes

DHL Express Orders 12 All-Electric Eviation Alice Cargo Planes

The maximum range of Eviation Alice is over 800 km (500 miles).

By Mark Kane 05 August 2021

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Op-Ed: Diving Into The Electric Air Taxi Fallacy

Op-Ed: Diving Into The Electric Air Taxi Fallacy

Will air taxis be able to function like normal taxis, picking you up and dropping you off at your home or business?

By Geoff Shelley 02 August 2021

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Elon Musk Would Love To Develop A Supersonic VTOL Electric Jet

Elon Musk Would Love To Develop A Supersonic VTOL Electric Jet

...but his brain would explode if he did it now.

By Mark Kane 31 July 2021

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Bye Aerospace Develops 8-Seat eFlyer 800 Electric Aircraft

Bye Aerospace Develops 8-Seat eFlyer 800 Electric Aircraft

The smaller eFlyer 2 and eFlyer 4 already attracted hundreds of purchase deposits.

By Mark Kane 25 April 2021

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BMW Creates Electrified Wingsuit To Extend Range Of Flight

BMW Creates Electrified Wingsuit To Extend Range Of Flight

Range anxiety would happen without the batteries. Isn’t it ironic?

By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 09 November 2020

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Rolls-Royce Concludes Ground Testing For World’s Fastest Electric Airplane

Rolls-Royce Concludes Ground Testing For World’s Fastest Electric Airplane

It's called ionBird, it has 500 horsepower and it should be able to hit 480 km/h (300 mph).

By Andrei Nedelea 01 October 2020

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ZeroAvia Demonstrates Flight Of Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Aircraft

ZeroAvia Demonstrates Flight Of Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Aircraft

Zero-emission passenger flight gets one step closer.

By Tom Moloughney 29 September 2020

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Xpeng Unveils Flying Electric Vehicle Prototype At Beijing Motor Show

Xpeng Unveils Flying Electric Vehicle Prototype At Beijing Motor Show

It's a bird, it's a plane - no, it's a Kiwigogo!

By Tom Moloughney 26 September 2020

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LG Chem's Li-Sulfur Battery Successfully Tested In High Altitude Aircraft

LG Chem's Li-Sulfur Battery Successfully Tested In High Altitude Aircraft

Lithium-sulfur batteries are considered as one of several next-generation technologies to significantly increase the energy density.

By Mark Kane 12 September 2020

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SkyDrive SD-03 Is A Fully-Working, Manned Flying Car Project

SkyDrive SD-03 Is A Fully-Working, Manned Flying Car Project

It’s all electric, has full vertical takeoff and landing capabilities and it recently had its first public flight.

By Andrei Nedelea 31 August 2020

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World’s Largest Commercial Electric Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight

World’s Largest Commercial Electric Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight

Meet the eCaravan - an all-electric Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.

By Mark Kane 04 June 2020

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Watch NASA Astronauts Take Tesla Model X To Launch Pad For Manned SpaceX Flight

Watch NASA Astronauts Take Tesla Model X To Launch Pad For Manned SpaceX Flight

Taking an electric ride before the big ride.

By Eric Loveday 31 May 2020

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Pulse eVTOL Concept Goes From Executive Flyer To Autonomous RV

Pulse eVTOL Concept Goes From Executive Flyer To Autonomous RV

The future isn't set in stone, but it never hurts to take a peek.

By Jacob Oliva 24 May 2020

All-Electric NASA X-57 Maxwell Shown In New Concept Images

All-Electric NASA X-57 Maxwell Shown In New Concept Images

The X-57 Maxwell is NASA's first all-electric experimental aircraft and first new piloted X-plane in two decades.

By Mark Kane 28 March 2020

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Lilium Raises Over $240 Million To Develop Its Electric Aircraft

Lilium Raises Over $240 Million To Develop Its Electric Aircraft

The first test flight was completed on October 1, 2019, while commercialization is scheduled for 2025.

By Mark Kane 26 March 2020

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Wright Electric To Develop 1.5 MW Motor For 186-Seat Wright 1

Wright Electric To Develop 1.5 MW Motor For 186-Seat Wright 1

It's hard to imagine today, but Wright Electric is trying to build an electric aircraft for 186 passengers.

By Mark Kane 03 February 2020

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ZeroAvia Bets On Hydrogen For Electric Air Travel

ZeroAvia Bets On Hydrogen For Electric Air Travel

Is hydrogen the best path to zero emission flight?

By Tom Moloughney 10 November 2019

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Embraer Announces First Flight Of Prototype EV Aircraft In 2020

Embraer Announces First Flight Of Prototype EV Aircraft In 2020

Embraer's first attempt at electrification is a small single-motor EMB-203 Ipanema.

By Mark Kane 29 August 2019

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Quantum Air Signs Up For 26 Bye Aerospace Electric Airplanes

Quantum Air Signs Up For 26 Bye Aerospace Electric Airplanes

Bye Aerospace already received a three-digit number of pre-orders for eFlyer electric aircraft, expected on the market in 2021

By Mark Kane 29 August 2019

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Pipistrel Alpha Electro G2 Electric Plane Falls From Sky In Norway

Pipistrel Alpha Electro G2 Electric Plane Falls From Sky In Norway

Luckily, the pilot and the passenger left the plane with no injuries.

By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 20 August 2019

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Musk Says Electric Airplane Possible In 5 Years: Will Tesla Offer One?

Musk Says Electric Airplane Possible In 5 Years: Will Tesla Offer One?

The battery tech will be there, but will Tesla fly with a plan to move forward?

By Steven Loveday 01 July 2019

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Lilium Reveals New Air Taxi, Celebrates Maiden Flight

Lilium Reveals New Air Taxi, Celebrates Maiden Flight

Lilium Jet is all-electric and can go 300 km (186 miles) thanks to 36 electric motors rated at roughly 1.5 MW

By Mark Kane 18 May 2019

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