electric urban air mobility

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, evtol, sitting covered in dirt and pigeon droppings in a weed-filled field

EVTOLs Remain Grounded As Dreams Of Jetsons Lifestyle Doppler Into Future

It’s been over three years since I bothered to publish an article on the dead end but glitzy space of urban air mobility with their origami electric vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft. Instead, I focused my aviation related assessments on how aviation will actually decarbonize over the next few … [continued]

eVTOL Aircraft Are Getting Closer To Flying You Than You Can Imagine

I’m always surprised talking about electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) aircraft technology at a party. Most people think electric urban air mobility (eUAM) won’t happen for a decade. Apart from the sad fact I talk about such things at parties, their reaction is puzzling. While most people think eVTOL aircraft won’t happen for a long time, that is a serious underestimation. Many aviation heavy-hitters and startups are already testing them. Heck, you can even buy one now.