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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

Cars That Think

Today, Joby has more than 1,000 employees and it’s backed by close to US $2 billion in investments, including $400 million from Toyota Motor Corporation along with big infusions from Uber and JetBlue. These would be like mini airports where the eVTOLs would take off and land, be recharged, and take on and discharge passengers.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49

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2010 Aptera 2e First Drive and Video on Inside Line

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The company so far has been operating on just $30 million in start-up financing. Ride quality is about halfway between what youd expect from a decent small car and the bounce and jounce youd expect when taxiing a small plane on a dirt runway.

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