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  • Geely begins testing the largest eVTOL prototype ever flown in China

    02/10/2023 12:25:44 PM PST · by Red Badger · 17 replies
    New Atlas ^ | February 09, 2023 | By Loz Blain
    The AE200-series technical demonstrator makes its first flight in January - Weibo The Aerofugia AE200 technical demonstrator is a full-size, five-seat eVTOL air taxi prototype with tilting propulsion units. It's a clear statement of intent: this Chinese automaker has serious designs on the urban air mobility space. Remember the Terrafugia Transition flying car, out of Massachusetts? Terrafugia was acquired by Chinese giant Geely in 2017, after which it pivoted to designing transitioning eVTOLs, and then was more or less shut down and relocated to China in 2021. Geely then put some US$55 million into German eVTOL company Volocopter, started up...