Security News > 2023 > March > Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid vs. Blue Marlin

Air EV, based in Pardes Hana, Israel, expects to start delivering its two-seater, battery-operated electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft late next year, with hundreds of people already signed up to join the urban air mobility revolution.

Leveraging major advances in electric propulsion, eVTOL aircraft offer the average person the ability to "Drive in the sky," while providing an environmentally sustainable solution to a growing urban transportation problem.

Simple to fly, and priced to compete with a high-end luxury car, Air EV's AIR ONE aircraft is designed for private commuter and recreational use.

"We sell the aircraft for a base price of $150,000. It will probably come closer to $200,000 by the time we deliver," says CEO and Co-Founder Rani Plaut.

The company plans to transfer most of its operations and research and development to the US for further flight testing and certification collaboration with the FAA. AIR ONE recently reached a major milestone with its first unmanned flight over the skies of southern Israel, successfully transitioning from hover flight to cruise flight.

The aircraft, powered by a battery much like an electric car battery, is zero-emission and designed to take off and land on any flat surface.

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