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AutoFlight,* an electric Vertical Take Off and Landing firm, today in Germany announced it had achieved the world’s longest eVTOL flight in history with distance of 250KM / 155 miles on a single charge of the aircraft’s lithium-ion batteries. The previous longest flight for an eVTOL is thought to be 248KM set by Joby Aviation in 2021.
This flight is both a great celebratory milestone, and a testament to the team’s incredible effort and progress in testing and incrementally pushing the aircraft’s performance envelope. It’s a remarkable achievement that shows our aircraft’s capability, and we are excited to continue working towards our next goals all the way to EASA certification in 2025,” said AutoFlight’s president Omer Bar-Yohay. Continue reading
US Light Vehicle Sales Up in February Amid Uncertainty
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US Light Vehicle sales totaled 1.14 million units in February, according to an analysis just released by LMC Automotive.* This converts to a Year-over-Year rise of 9.5%, with the same number of selling days as February 2022. The month’s results were “flattered by the depressed state of the market a year ago.” Compared to February 2021’s total, sales were down by 3.8%.
“The declines would be larger if we used the pre-pandemic period as a baseline. Still, given the headwinds of sky-high average transaction prices, lingering inventory shortages for some OEMs, and economic uncertainty, February’s results surpassed expectations and can be considered an encouraging outcome,” LMC said. Continue reading →