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Beersheva: An Israeli company has taken the initiative and designed an electric vehicle intended to fly commuters for short trips. The aim is to facilitate commuters and provide them with hassle-free trips.
An Israeli startup AIR employee sits in an AIR one prototype, an electric vehicle.
According to the developer, it is a significant step and will reach the market in the next two years. However, with significant advancements in drone technology, the test phase voyage may not look out of the ordinary at first.
Hence, another propelled craft rises vertically off the ground before accelerating in the sky.
An Israeli startup, AIR, made such an aircraft that can carry two people-a passengers and an operator. It can travel Upto 100 miles on a single charge. According to the company AIR, many competitors worldwide are betting this kind of travel will eventually become commonplace.
Indeed, ‘this is a significant milestone, said CEO and co-founder Rani Plaut. Moreover, he also said that we had transitioned today to forward flight bringing our dreams of mass production of the AIR ONE.
Besides, the company has many other obstacles to bringing it to the market. As per the company, many significant barriers exist before people can expect to themselves across the city. Including creating regulations and commercializing the technology.
The company’s CEO said AIR’s next test phase is with someone onboard. He is very optimistic and hopes the electric vehicle landing and takeoff or eVTOL aircraft will hit the market at the end of 2024.
People are interested and excited to see such a creation. The expected base price is $150,000. The performance and average day-to-day speed will be about 100 mph (160 kph) at 1,200 feet (366m).
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