eVTOL

An electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is a category of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land vertically. This technology emerged due to significant advancements in the field of electric propulsion, encompassing motors, batteries, electronic controllers, and propellers. Concurrently, there was an emerging demand for new aerial vehicles capable of facilitating greener and quieter flights within the domain of Advanced Air Mobility and Urban Air Mobility. Electric and hybrid propulsion systems (EHPS) have also the potential of lowering the operating costs of aircraft.

Original eVTOL aircraft designs are being developed by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). These OEMs include legacy manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota, as well as several start-up companies, including Archer Aviation, Beta Technologies, EHang, Joby Aviation, Overair, and Volocopter. This ecosystem of firms developing eVTOLs includes the spin-off of legacy aircraft manufacturers, such as Eve Air Mobility, which emerged from the EmbraerX division of Embraer, as well as partnerships, such as Wisk Aero, which was launched as a joint venture between Boeing and Larry Page's Kitty Hawk.

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