Air travel is set to be transformed sooner than you think as firms unveil vertical takeoff electric prototypes
While conventional airlines struggle for more environmentally friendly alternatives to jet fuel, a host of startups are betting on zero-emission flight using electric power.
They will not carry a hundred passengers across the Atlantic – but in the global race to develop an air taxi, two firms – one British and one German – have unveiled significant recent breakthroughs this month.
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