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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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Fuel Cell Electric Aircraft Help To Drive The Green Hydrogen Market

November 17, 2024 admin airbus, Aviation, clean power, clean transport, Denmark, electric aircraft, EU, Europe, European Union, fuel cell airplanes, fuel cells, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cells, Norway, scandanavian airlines, The Netherlands, us department of energy (doe), usa, zeroavia

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:13:06 +0000

Leading global aviation stakeholders are pursuing green hydrogen and fuel cells to decarbonize air travel and shipping, in the EU and elsewhere.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft Attracts US Army, Navy, & Air Force, Too

November 10, 2024 admin Aviation, clean power, clean transport, electric aircraft, fuel cell airplanes, fuel cells, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, renewable energy, us air force, US Army, US Marine Corps, US military, US Navy, usa, Water

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:54:29 +0000

The US military is supporting new drop-in hydrogen fuel propulsion systems for quiet-running zero emission aircraft and stationary energy generation.

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Lilium Still Aims to Get to Commercial Flight — Updates

November 8, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, evtol, green economy, investment, lilium, lilium jet

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:15:49 +0000

As I wrote a week ago, unfortunately, following some surprise obstacles getting financial support in Germany, Lilium had to file for insolvency. The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft startup has been getting hype and praise for years, and even logged hundreds of orders this year and planning to … [continued]

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Lilium Runs Out of Money

November 2, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, electric jets, Electric vehicles, lilium, lilium jet

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 03:50:44 +0000

Lilium has been developing one of the more attractive eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft over the past decade or so. It also had some positive news recently. A few months ago, I noted that the company had logged a good chunk of future sales in the UK. Three … [continued]

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Electric Air Taxis Get One Step Closer With New Approval

October 26, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric air taxis, electric aircraft, Electric vehicles, evtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 01:55:03 +0000

I’m sure you’re all familiar with the workings of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and what it will need to do before electric air taxis become legal. Oh, yeah, of course — none of us are. However, news is that it has brought us a significant step forward with a … [continued]

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Toyota Puts Nearly $1 Billion Into Electric Aviation Startup

October 10, 2024 admin clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, electric cars, Electric vehicles, joby, toyota, vtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:57:13 +0000

Electric aviation is a fascinating topic. And when we talk about electric aviation, we’re typically talking about vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft of course. There’s been a lot of interest and hype around electric VTOL aircraft for the past several years, but no one’s really using them yet — … [continued]

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AV Successfully Flight Tests New Solar-Powered Aircraft

October 9, 2024 admin aerovironment, Aviation, clean power, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, press releases, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 23:57:12 +0000

The New AeroVironment Sunglider Also Redefines Stratospheric Payload Capabilities ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — AeroVironment (AV) flight-tested an upgraded Sunglider™, enhancing its High-Altitude Platform-Station (HAPS) capabilities for commercial and government markets. The result is Horus™ A, the new version of Sunglider for government applications. Horus A is a solar-powered UAS capable of … [continued]

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Elfly Group & Nordic Seaplanes Sign Agreement for Deployment of Noemi Electric Seaplanes

September 26, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, COPENHAGEN, Denmark, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, press releases, Water

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:38:12 +0000

Copenhagen, Denmark — Elfly Group, developers of the all-electric seaplane programme ‘Noemi’ (No Emissions), is delighted to announce a new partnership with Denmark’s Nordic Seaplanes, which will see the dedicated seaplane operator become the world’s first ‘Noemi’ airline. Nordic Seaplanes signed an MoU for five aircraft with an option for … [continued]

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