Tag: electric aviation
CATL Announces 6-Minute Charging Time For Latest Battery
CATL made a host of new announcements this week, including a new fast charging unt that goes from 10 to 98 % SOC in 6 minutes.
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Beyond Oʻahu: How The Other Hawaiian Islands Will Decarbonize
Oʻahu was the test case, but it was never the whole question. The real question for Hawaiʻi was always whether the same logic that makes decarbonization viable on the most populous island would also hold across the rest of the inhabited archipelago. If Oʻahu could get to a clean, resilient, … [continued]
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eVTOL Certification Is Coming, But Commercial Runway Isn’t
The question around electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aka Jetsons air taxi certification has shifted. It is no longer about whether regulators will create a pathway. Both the FAA and EASA have done that work. The FAA finalized powered lift operational rules in 2024 and published Advisory Circular 21.17-4 … [continued]
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Vertical Aerospace Brings Valo to New York, Outlining Plans for Electric Air Taxi Routes
Valo makes its U.S. debut as Vertical shares plans for electric air travel routes in and out of Manhattan with Bristow and Skyports Infrastructure The routes would cut multi-hour journeys to minutes by air Valo will be on public display at the Classic Car Club in NYC on 23 January … [continued]
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Saudi Arabia Opens Pathway for Electric Air Taxis
Electric air taxis may be a dead end idea. I think they probably are. Except in some niche, limited markets and applications. To be honest, though, Saudi Arabia may be one of those markets, and authorities there certainly seem to think so. The country’s aviation regulator, General Authority of Civil … [continued]
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