“Batteries are the biggest technical challenge for electric air mobility, accounting for up to 40% of an eVTOL craft’s weight. “That’s really the killer,” Shin said.
“From the operation side, we don’t have air traffic management systems to govern these vehicles,” he said. “Up until this point, even the foreseeable future, we don’t have man-made objects flying routinely below 500 meters.”
But you’re building a factory anyways.
“But you’re building a factory anyways.”
Look for the government subsidies. The government will provide a billion dollar loan that the company will walk away from, JUST LIKE Orsted killing Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2. Just like Solyndra. Just like hundreds and hundreds of others.
“But you’re building a factory anyways.”
This tells us that there’s a perverse incentive, be it taxes or subsidies.
We have air taxis now. They’re called helicopters.
If an ICE powered vehicle crashes the fuel fire lasts about twenty minutes. A battery fire will last much longer and get to 3500 degrees for up to 24 hours. I can’t see the FAA allowing these things in the air.
Gotta start somewhere, I guess