Phractyl is The ED-209 / V-22 Osprey Love Child You’ve Been Waiting For
Just kidding — literally no one has been waiting for this.
eVTOL
Zeva ZERO Is Your All-Electric 160 MPH Personal UFO
If you ever wanted to fly over your city, Superman-style and in total silence, the Zeva ZERO personal UFO may be the eVTOL for you!
Pure Play Urban Air Mobility Company Stocks Lost Over $16 Billion In 2021
If you are an urban planner or policy maker engaged with urban air mobility, be aware that the bloom is distinctly off this rose, cut your losses, and pivot to regional air mobility.
Electric VTOL Aircraft Like Joby & Archer Are Making A Wrong Bet On Battery Energy…
Simplicity is the silver bullet of electric rotorcraft.
Vertical Take-Off Air Taxis Are A Solution In Search Of A Problem (Part 2)
Some of the eVTOLs will end up in billionaire’s stables, along with their other rarely used toys such as Bugattis, but they can afford to be frivolous.
Vertical Take-Off Air Taxis Are A Solution In Search Of A Problem (Part 1)
There’s a deep disconnect between the purported urban taxi business models and most of the graphics these eVTOL companies use, which hides a yawning chasm of reality.
NASA Begins Air Taxi Flight Testing with Joby
NASA began flight testing Monday with Joby Aviation’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign. This testing runs through Friday, Sept.10, at Joby’s Electric Flight Base located near Big Sur, California. This is the first time NASA will test … [continued]
Air Taxi Startup Kitty Hawk Buys Out Former DJI Competitor 3D Robotics
Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company founded by Google’s co-founder Larry Page, is buying 3D Robotics, a former competitor of DJI in the consumer drone market. CEO of 3DR, former editor of Wired magazine Christian Anderson, will join Kitty Hawk as chief operating officer. Kitty Hawk, named after the town … [continued]
China × Cleantech — May 2021
Welcome to China × Cleantech — May 2021 edition. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month. EV Sales 10% Plugin Vehicle Share In China! On the 26th of May, José Pontes reported on the sales numbers of the Chinese EV market in April of 2021. April … [continued]
Airspeeder’s Electric Flying Racing Car Takes Maiden Flight
Flying racing cars are the stuff of science fiction dreams and futuristic video games. People of a certain age may remember the Wipeout game series that debuted on the very first Playstation console. More people are probably familiar with podracing as a sport that takes place in the Star Wars … [continued]
