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Argonne white paper outlines battery and R&D requirements for electric aviation

Green Car Congress

A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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CAE and Volocopter partner to train eVTOL pilots

Green Car Congress

Volocopter’s VoloCity air taxi for commercial UAM services. As outlined in CAE’s Advanced Air Mobility white paper published this month, advanced air mobility will create an additional surge in the demand for pilots, with an estimated 60,000 pilots needed within the first decade of operation. © Volocopter.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

Cars That Think

So far, we’ve published three white papers on the use cases, spectrum, and security requirements for eVTOLs in anticipated advanced-air mobility (AAM) scenarios. Imagine air taxis, air ambulances, and cargo vehicles whisking people and goods over our cities and beyond. This effort began in 2019.

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Can your electric car be charged during the holiday travel rush that just passed?

Setec Powerr

On October 13, Shanghai released the “White Paper on Transportation Development in Shanghai” It is estimated that by 2025 Shanghai will build 760,000 charging piles and 300 battery swapping stations, with a vehicle-to-pile ratio of no higher than 2:1; the annual output of new energy vehicles in Shanghai is expected to exceed 1.2

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

She outlines the variety of choices available in a white paper. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car.

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