Sentences with phrase «electric aircraft company»
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The company is looking to significantly reduce the costs of short - haul flights through the development of hybrid electric aircraft.
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Several other companies, including Joby Aviation and Silicon Valley start - ups Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk — the latter two backed by Google co-founder Larry Page — are racing to develop electric - powered VTOL aircraft that could help make Elevate a reality.
The company plans to develop a whole family of electric aircraft, from single seaters to four seaters which incorporate reduced CO2 emissions, and noise and weight reduction into the designs
Possible answer: leveraging the massive R & D power of Mitsubishi group companies that retain a huge stake in Mitsubishi Motors, like Mitsubishi Electric and aircraft maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The company aims to develop electric hybrid propulsion systems that would allow smaller aircraft to take off and land in pure electric mode, and match the performance of internal combustion engines in hybrid mode.
By then, the company claims, passengers will be able to book trips on electric vertical takeoff and landing (or e-VTOL) aircraft through the Uber app, at roughly the fare of an UberX ride, the company's cheapest private car option.
The company claims its aircraft, which is electric, emissions - free, and easy to operate thanks to its touchscreen display and joystick control, marks «the first time humans» dream of personal flight as a daily routine becomes attainable.»
The company aims to design and build a single passenger electric VTOL self - piloted aircraft that will answer the growing need for urban mobility.
On Monday, XTI Aircraft Company and Bye Aerospace, Inc. announced they have entered into an agreement to develop a hybrid / electric prototype of XTI's revolutionary TriFan vertical takeoff airplane.
In an ambitious research paper released late last year, the company envisions a fleet of lightweight, electric aircraft that take off and land vertically from preexisting urban heliports and skyscraper rooftops.