With the support of the Canadian government and a partnership with De Havilland Canada, Pratt & Whitney is accelerating the development of its hybrid-electric propulsion system, with the engine manufacturer expecting a 30 percent efficiency increase from the new technology.
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While Western manufacturers are still only at the prototype stage, China’s Ehang is already producing the Ehang 216 and VT30 air taxis in full production at its Yunfui factory.
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According to NASA, the ice crystals in the contrails have the same structure as naturally occurring clouds, so they can remain trapped in the atmosphere for up to several hours, affecting the surface temperature, again in a similar way to classical clouds.
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EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announces the cancellation of the EHang Yunfu Investor Day due to the latest tightening COVID-19-related travel and group gathering restrictions by the local governmental authorities following the recent Delta variant outbreak in China.
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Flying cars and drone taxis driving in orderly queues are still to come, but the moment is approaching when these vehicles will become a normal part of urban transport. But a recent international study by KPMG shows that the conditions are in place to make this vision a reality.
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When we watch futuristic films, we usually see big skyscrapers and vehicles flying over each other in the city of the future.