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Chinese EV battery maker CATL invests in ‘flying car’ developer AutoFlight

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Chinese EV battery maker CATL invests in ‘flying car’ developer AutoFlight

Chinese battery giant CATL is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into AutoFlight, a maker of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, amid rapid development of the domestic low-altitude economy. The Shanghai-based aerial vehicle firm on Saturday announced the new financing from the world’s largest supplier of electric car batteries, but did not disclose … Read more

Chinese flying taxi maker EHang sells autonomous passenger drone for US$332,000 on Taobao as nation’s low-altitude economy takes off

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Chinese flying taxi maker EHang sells autonomous passenger drone for US2,000 on Taobao as nation’s low-altitude economy takes off

The ambitious domestic and international marketing campaigns show EHang’s confidence in generating strong market demand, months after its self-developed EH216-S became the world’s first recipient of a Type Certificate and Standard Airworthiness Certificate for pilotless eVTOLs. Those certifications were issued last October and December, respectively, by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). A screenshot … Read more