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EHang Makes Flurry of Announcements on Its eVTOL Aicraft

November 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments 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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Lilium Still Aims to Get to Commercial Flight — Updates

November 8, 2024 admin 0 Comments 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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Why The Pentagon Struggles With The Dark Side of Electric Aviation

November 7, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, DRONES, Electric vehicles, evtol, Military, US military, vtol

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:26:57 +0000

It’s easy to think that electric aviation is something that’s happening tomorrow. Air taxis, eVTOL craft, rescue pods, aerial ambulances, and such are coming in the near future. Full-on cargo and passenger airliners might happen later when battery technology improves, but, as I’ve explained before, electric aviation is already here! … [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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Eonix Awarded Air Force Phase II STTR to Unlock Next-Gen e-VTOL Systems with Scalable Ultra-High-Power Batteries

September 23, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, eonix, ev batteries, evtol, lithium-ion batteries, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:41:30 +0000

Leveraging the ATLAS platform, Eonix will accelerate battery materials discovery focused on powering Directed Energy, C-sUAS, and e-VTOL systems Knoxville, TN — Eonix, a pioneer in next-generation battery technology, has been selected by AFWERX for a PHASE II STTR contract with the University of Tennessee Tickle College of Engineering in … [continued]

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Archer Gets Two Big Orders For Its Electric Aircraft

August 20, 2024 admin air force (usaf), archer, archer aviation, Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, evtol, us air force, vtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 03:57:57 +0000

I wrote the other day about Archer Aviation preparing for electric air taxi service in Los Angeles and San Francisco for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics. A month prior, we wrote about Stellantis (the giant automaker) investing $55 million into Archer. But news from Archer is moving … [continued]

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Electric Air Taxis for 2026 World Cup & 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles?

August 17, 2024 admin archer, archer aviation, Aviation, California, clean transport, Electric vehicles, evtol, fifa-world-cup, Los Angeles, olympics, vtol, world cup

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:53:40 +0000

With the 2024 Olympics over, those of us into this kind of thing are now eager for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Aside from all the sporting fun and the way the Olympics can bring countries together, one good thing about the Olympics is how it can help usher … [continued]

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Lilium Logging More Electric Jet Sales

August 12, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, england, evtol, lilium, lilium jet, london, uk, vtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:15:05 +0000

Lilium is one of the leaders in the electric aircraft industry, or more specifically the early electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) market. It seems to have one of the more appealing and practical aircraft designs, and it is breaking through barriers (or I should say, flying over barriers) quicker. … [continued]

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Did The 2024 Paris Olympic’s Decarbonization Efforts Make The Podium?

August 1, 2024 admin Aviation, bicycles, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, decarbonization, electric mass transit, Europe, evtol, green economy, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, olympics, Paris

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:35:38 +0000

The Olympics are upon us again, just as they are every four years. But this time it’s three years, because a global crisis delayed Tokyo’s contribution to the genre. A different global crisis is at least somewhat front and center for the French games. No, not social conservatives being offended … [continued]

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Southwest Airlines & Archer Aviation to Develop Operational Concepts for Electric Air Taxi Network

July 17, 2024 admin archer aviation, Aviation, California, clean transport, electric air taxis, electric aircraft, electric airlines, Electric vehicles, evtol, press releases, Southwest Airlines

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:07:12 +0000

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) and Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop operational plans for electric air taxi networks utilizing Archer’s eVTOL aircraft at California airports where Southwest® operates. Archer Aviation is a leading manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Southwest is … [continued]

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