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This new Airbus air taxi has a 50-mile range and is quieter than a hairdryer

Baua Electric

Of course, Joby Aviation has its own air taxi that is 45.2 Electrek’s Take Airbus is among many companies working on an electric aviation future, including US’s privately held Beta with its sleek CX300, a plane with a 50-foot wingspan, as well as establish players like Boeing and Embraer. Perhaps closer to people talking loudly.

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Mercedes Vito All-Electric Taxi Prototype Launches in London

Green Car Congress

Eco City Vehicles PLC (ECV), a developer and supplier of eco-friendly commercial vehicles and the London licensed taxi, launched an all-electric prototype of the London-licensed Mercedes Vito taxi, developed by a consortium of companies including ECV’s manufacturing partner Penso, Mercedes Benz UK and Zytek Automotive.

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ZeroAvia completes first hydrogen-electric passenger plane flight

Green Car Congress

The flight took place at the company’s R&D facility in Cranfield, England, with the Piper M-class six-seat plane completing taxi, takeoff, a full pattern circuit, and landing. —Val Miftakhov, CEO, ZeroAvia.

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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

Cars That Think

Having raked in perhaps 30 percent of all the money invested in electrically-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft so far, Joby is the colossus in an emerging class of startups working on these radical, battery-powered commercial flyers. With Joby and its $1.85 With Joby and its $1.85

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India’s Top 10 Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturers for 2023

Electric Vehicles India

Lithium batteries are batteries that have lithium as the negative electrode. They are becoming more and more popular and, like lead-acid batteries, have left their contemporaries behind. Lithium batteries are increasingly used in consumer electronics due to their lightweight, high-energy density, and long service life benefits.

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Update on ALTe; EREV powertrain company tracking for production-caliber units by December, production ramp in 1Q 2013

Green Car Congress

Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. Earlier post.)

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Hail “Taxi!” and it might be an electric car-wherever you are

Green Cars News

Nissan''s all-electric LEAF car is increasingly finding work as a taxi car, as taxi companies clock on to the affordable running costs of a battery-powered model. The world''s most successful electric vehicle is now being used as a taxi in several countries including the Netherlands, Switzerland, [.].

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