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Are electric air taxis and commuter planes really getting closer? Rethink

FT, 13 May 2022
The aviation industry is keen to reduce its carbon footprint, and big money is being spent developing battery-powered aircraft. Last year, investors poured around $5bn into companies seeking to get manned electric VTOLs - vertical take-off and landing craft - airborne. The technology is improving, but as the FT’s Charlotte Middlehurst reports, there are still major hurdles to overcome.

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