Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2021
Safety features include two wing-mounted electric motors, each with dual redundant motor windings, quad-redundant battery packs and a full airplane parachute. The eFlyer 800 will have only one-fifth the operating costs of traditional twin turboprops and is geared for the air-taxi, air-cargo, regional and charter aircraft markets.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The company also released video footage of successful first taxi tests of the aircraft, designed to evaluate ground handling qualities and the performance of the fuel-cell electric powertrain at low power settings and airspeeds.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021
NASA’s AAM National Campaign is designed to promote public confidence in emerging aviation markets, such as passenger air taxis, through flight testing in realistic scenarios and data analysis that will inform the development of regulatory standards for emerging aviation platforms. Each inverter is wired to a separate battery pack.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
A bespoke development of GKN’s coaxial eAxle powers the rear wheels of the LEVC (London EV Company, formerly known as London Taxi Company)’s electrified TX model. In the LEVC TX, GKN’s eAxle is always the primary drive unit, and so uses a more powerful 120 kW e-motor. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Air Liquide, Idex, Société du Taxi Électrique Parisien (STEP), and Toyota are teaming up through a joint-venture called HysetCo, the first company devoted to the development of hydrogen mobility in the Paris region. Toyota will deliver an additional 500 Mirais by the end of 2020, which will complete the existing fleet of 100 Hype vehicles.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” The new model showcases a people-friendly, universal design that provides usability and comfort to a wide range of people through continual innovations and improvements, from grab handles to the overall vehicle structure. mpg US, 5.51
Baua Electric
JANUARY 9, 2024
Would you ride in Hyundai’s electric flying taxi? Hyundai’s advanced air mobility company, Supernal, unveiled its electric flying taxi at CES Tuesday. Hyundai debuts electric air taxi at CES The S-A2 is an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle that builds on its first concept that debuted at CES in 2020.
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