On Wednesday, hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia stated it had secured $21.4 million in a funding round led by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures to develop zero-emission commercial aircraft. The startup’s prototype hydrogen powered propeller plane has already completed 10 test flights. Its backers includes Amazon and energy giant Royal Dutch Shell. Hydrogen, which produces water…
In a significant development, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility have started developing hydrogen-powered fuel cell trains as well as filling station; trials for the same will commence in 2024. In time these will replace diesel powered train engines on Germany’s local rail networks. A prototype, which will be built by Siemens, will be based on…
In a video posted on Tesla’s YouTube channel, Tesla’s engineers have showcased a prototype for a ventilator. Tesla is gearing to produce thousands of ventilators to help hospitals around the country who have been overwhelmed by the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. According to one of the engineers, the design relives heavily on Tesla car parts. This…
On Friday in a statement, the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) stated, the sixth prototype of its home-built C919 narrowbody passenger plane has completed its first test flight. The prototype of the C919 is the last test plane COMAC had planned for the program; it was scheduled to fly before the end of…
China aims to certify the plane as air worthy by the end of 2020 – a target analysts view as highly ambitious given that the flight time of the test planes. On Thursday, in a significant development, China flew the fourth prototype of its home-built C919 narrowbody passenger plane which completed its first test flight.…
Airbus, Boeing and numerous other firms are working on a range of electromobility options that is defining the future of mobility. In an inaugural test flight, Boeing Co’s prototype flying car hovered briefly in the air in a development that albeit small but is a significant step to revolutionizing urban transportation and parcel delivery services.…
The development marks the birth of a green, cost effective long-haul trucking industry. Next month, Tesla Inc is set to unveil a big-rig electric truck which will have a mile range of 200 to 300 miles. The development is a sign that Tesla is eyeing the commercial freight market as it aggressively ramps up the…
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