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United Airlines to launch first commercial electric air taxi route with Archer Aviation in Chicago

Electrek

Leading global airline company United Airlines is set to launch the first electric air taxi route in Chicago in collaboration with Archer Aviation using Archer’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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Archer Aviation signs landmark deal to operate eVTOL air taxis out of airports around the US

Baua Electric

This agreement enables access to key hubs for United Airlines and a network of private airport terminals in the US to operate commercial air taxi rides using eVTOLs. The post Archer Aviation signs landmark deal to operate eVTOL air taxis out of airports around the US appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Southwest Airlines signs MoU to develop an eVTOL air taxi network with Archer Aviation

Baua Electric

Southwest Airlines is the latest major airline to explore the possibility of eVTOL air taxi travel and has chosen Archer Aviation’s technology to help get it there. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a network of electric air taxi operations across multiple airports, beginning in California.

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Smith Electric Vehicles to open manufacturing facility in Chicago

Green Car Congress

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Smith Electric Vehicles announced that Smith will open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chicago. Chicago will be Smith’s third location in the United States, joining the headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., and a manufacturing facility in New York City.

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LPG Ford Transit Connect Taxis going into service in Hong Kong

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company has added Hong Kong to the list of global cities served by its Transit Connect Taxi, among them New York City, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. The Transit Connect Taxi Ford unveiled in Hong Kong comes equipped with a Ford-engineered, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel system. cubic feet (1.7

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City of Bogota, Columbia launches electric taxi pilot; part of C40-CCI EV Network

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The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. The first taxis are expected to be operational in the city in the next few months. On 29 December 2011, the City of Bogota enacted Decree No. 677 to support the project over a three-year period.

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Archer Aviation announces plans for an eVTOL air mobility network coming to Los Angeles

Baua Electric

Today, the company outlined an air mobility network it is developing for Southern California that will bring eVTOL air taxi rides to the public within the next two years. eVTOL developer Archer Aviation has just laid out some plans to help alleviate some of the nasty traffic around Los Angeles.