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UK company Autonomous Flight has been working on eVTOL concepts for some years now, with a full-scale airframe of its two-seat Y6S already built and small-scale prototypes already flight-tested and capable of transitioning from VTOL hover into horizont… Continue reading Autonomous Flight unveils six-seat eVTOL tricopter air shuttle
Palo Alto’s Archer Aviation may be fairly fresh out of the blocks in its tilt at the emerging eVTOL air taxi market, but it’s assembling some heavy hitters in its corner with today’s announcement that it’s partnering with Fiat Chrysler Automotive (FCA)… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler throws its weight behind Archer’s eVTOL project
Sony’s mirrorless Alpha series cameras have become hugely popular filmmaking tools, thanks in large part to the company’s excellent sensors. At this year’s CES, Sony announced it’s starting up a drone business specifically to work with Alpha cameras, a… Continue reading Sony starts its own drone company, Airpeak, to fly Alpha cameras
Chinese Tesla rival Nio has unveiled its first electric sedan following several SUVs and the Nurburgring-torching EP9 supercar. At Nio Day in Chengdu, the company celebrated some 75,000 sales and launched its first autonomous-capable vehicle, the ET7 s… Continue reading Nio EP7 promises 621-mile electric range and quick-swappable batteries
There’s a new crop of supersonic aircraft beginning to sprout, thanks to advances in engine, materials and satellite weather tracking that will enable aircraft to break the sound barrier over land without the disruptive noise pollution of a sonic boom … Continue reading FAA clears the path for supersonic flight testing over US soil
Switzerland’s Manta Aircraft is working on a flexible hybrid-electric canard aircraft design that will be capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) or efficient short take-off and landing (STOL) operations. A one-third scale model has been built,… Continue reading Manta prepares to flight test a neat hybrid eVTOL/eSTOL prototype
One of the key issues making hydrogen less attractive than batteries for EV use is distribution. Hydrogen needs to be kept cold and pressurized, and in a renewable energy context it’s generated intermittently, making the logistics of trucking it around… Continue reading California gas blending trial could shift a roadblock for hydrogen cars
McLaren has rolled out the first of its exclusive Sabre supercars. Only available in the USA, the Sabre pushes McLaren’s twin-turbo V8 engine harder than ever before, and dips its toe into an exuberant and flamboyant new design direction.Continue Readi… Continue reading McLaren unveils the lurid MSO Sabre, its most powerful ICE car yet
Short takeoff and landing (STOL) might prove a practical alternative to VTOL in the early days of electric aviation. VTOL aircraft use an enormous amount of energy lifting themselves off the ground, dramatically cutting the range they can squeeze out o… Continue reading Metro Hop says its e-STOL plane can get airborne off a 25-meter runway
With the move towards electric aviation comes new opportunities to explore what a powertrain looks like, and Airbus is experimenting with a new design that builds entire hydrogen propulsion units, tanks and all, into detachable pods along the wings.Con… Continue reading Airbus proposes detachable hydrogen propulsion pods for aircraft