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British Airways partners with ZeroAvia to speed up the switch to hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft

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British Airways (BA) has teamed up with ZeroAvia, a leading innovator in decarbonizing commercial aviation ( earlier post ), in a project to explore how hydrogen-powered aircraft can play a leading role in the future of sustainable flying. The Piper M-class six-seat plane completed taxi, take-off, a full pattern circuit, and landing.

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ADEME selects two Air Liquide hydrogen mobility projects for funding

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Hype is developing the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered taxis. The “2020 HYPE 600” project aims to reach the 600-taxi mark by the end of 2020. The partners thus intend to test this heavy transport solution by using low-carbon hydrogen co-produced in the Marseille-Fos port area.

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

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It has a V-shaped tail, fixed wings, and a distributed electric propulsion system, with 16 electric power units and eight electric propellers. Of course, Joby Aviation has its own air taxi that is 45.2 Photo: Courtesy of Airbus To reduce your carbon footprint and live more sustainably, consider going solar. Get started today!

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Airbus signs MoU with EGTS for electric taxiing solution for A320 family; projected fuel saving up to 4% per trip

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Using the aircraft’s Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to power electric motors on its main landing gear, the “eTaxi” solution is projected to save fuel and reduce CO 2 emissions during an A320 Family jetliner’s ground operations by up to 4% per trip. eTaxi will use the aircraft’s Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for power.

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TUM CREATE introduces tropical megacity e-taxi prototype at Tokyo; super-fast charging with twin charge ports

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Singapore-based TUM CREATE unveiled an electric taxi prototype designed for tropical megacities, codenamed EVA, at the Tokyo Motor Show. EVA was designed from the ground-up as an e-taxi and is a result of interdisciplinary research in the areas of energy storage, battery charging, thermal management, and lightweight materials and design.

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Singapore considers Model S EV a high carbon emission vehicle based on fuel consumption and upstream power generation

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Channel NewsAsia recently reported on the case of a Tesla Model S owner in Singapore who, rather than receiving the Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) rebate he expected of S$15,000 (US$10,841) was hit with a CEVS surcharge of S$15,000 for having high carbon emissions. Carbon Emission(CO 2 g/km). Rebates/Surcharges.

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Honeywell and Safran to create JV to launch new electric taxiing system for aircraft

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Honeywell and Safran have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture company to deliver an innovative new electric taxiing system for new and existing aircraft. Novel power electronics and system controllers will allow the pilot to control the speed, brakes and direction of the aircraft throughout ground transportation.

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