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Fully Electric Air Taxi Completes New York Test Flight

The world's first fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi will begin commercial flights in 2026.

By Ben O'Hare

Aircraft - Feb 19 2023 -

Pyka Pelican Cargo Revealed As World’s Largest Electric Unmanned Cargo Plane

Just don’t expect it to haul your furniture, as its payload is just 400 pounds.

By Iulian Dnistran

Aircraft - Feb 03 2023 -

Air One eVTOL Successfully Makes First Full Transition Flight, Gets Ready For Production

It’s a big step for the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

By Iulian Dnistran

Aircraft - Dec 27 2022 -

Watch XPeng's X2 Flying Car Take First Public Flight In Dubai

The XPeng X2 two-seater electric flying car is designed for future low-altitude city flights, especially short-distance journeys.

By Dan Mihalascu

Aircraft - Oct 11 2022 -

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

Aircraft - Aug 01 2022 -

Wright Electric Announces Wright Spirit 100-Seat Electric Aircraft

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

By Mark Kane

Aircraft - Nov 08 2021 -

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

Aircraft - Aug 05 2021 -

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

Aircraft - Aug 02 2021 -

Elon Musk Would Love To Develop A Supersonic VTOL Electric Jet

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

By Mark Kane

Aircraft - Jul 31 2021 -

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

Aircraft - Apr 25 2021 -

BMW Creates Electrified Wingsuit To Extend Range Of Flight

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

By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo

Aircraft - Nov 09 2020 -

ZeroAvia Demonstrates Flight Of Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Aircraft

Zero-emission passenger flight gets one step closer.

By Tom Moloughney

Aircraft - Sep 29 2020 -

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

China - Sep 26 2020 -

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

Aircraft - Sep 12 2020 -

World’s Largest Commercial Electric Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight

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

By Mark Kane

Aircraft - Jun 04 2020 -

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

Aircraft - May 31 2020 -

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

Aircraft - Mar 28 2020 -

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

Aircraft - Mar 26 2020 -

ZeroAvia Bets On Hydrogen For Electric Air Travel

Is hydrogen the best path to zero emission flight?

By Tom Moloughney

Aircraft - Nov 10 2019 -

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

Aircraft - Aug 20 2019 -

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

Aircraft - May 18 2019 -

Watch Boeing's Electric Aircraft Complete First Test Flight

Boeing has taken their prototype passenger air vehicle (PAV) to the skies for the very first time. It was developed with autonomous flying taxi services in mind.

By Wade Malone

Aircraft - Jan 26 2019 -

This Electric Aircraft Features A 900-kWh Battery, 650-Mile Range

Eviation Aircraft announced its all-electric Alice aircraft with range of 650 miles (1,050 km) that's intended to revolutionize regional air travel.

By Mark Kane

Aircraft - Feb 27 2018 -

First Electric Aircraft To Enter Serial Production Takes Flight, Buy Yours Now

Slovenia-based Pipistrel, announced series production of the Alpha Electro aircraft. The first serially-built unit took the first flight on January 2, 2018

By Mark Kane

Aircraft - Jan 29 2018 -