Hydrogen-powered flying taxi makes landmark flight of over 800km


Joby plans to launch its first commercial operations with this vehicle from as soon as 2025. — Joby Aviation

Flying taxis electrically-powered vehicles with vertical take-off and landing are just beginning to emerge, and are already turning their attention to hydrogen. An initial test flight by the American start-up Joby Aviation has proved conclusive. Now, progress must be made on producing green hydrogen to truly decarbonise the sector.

Joby Aviation, which has been developing a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flying taxi for several years, has announced that it has now successfully flown a hydrogen-powered demonstrator over a distance of 840km. The company states that, on this occasion, only water was emitted into the air.

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