GAC presents its flying taxi Govy AirJet
The Govy AirJet is GAC’s second flying taxi. It has an electric range of 200 kilometres. That is ten times the range of the Govy AirCar, which is best suited for short-distance travel, with a range of 20 kilometres. The top speed is 250 kph, and the fast-charging time is 30 minutes. GAC also plans to equip the Govy AirJet with solid-state batteries in the future, which will provide an estimated range of 400 km to enable long-distance flights.
The Govy AirJet is equipped with a distributed 8-axis drive system, a 100 kW electric direct drive and a triple-redundant, heterogeneous control system. The electric aircraft has an intelligent detection, decision-making and obstacle avoidance system and relies on radar and cameras.
Next year, GAC will begin airworthiness certification for its eVTOL, which it describes as a ‘Robo-AirTaxi’ that can meet users’ diverse mobility needs. Furthermore, GAC wants to implement a demonstration operation plan for eVTOL aircraft in two to three cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area by 2027.
GAC is by no means the first manufacturer to get involved in the air taxi or eVTOL sector, especially as these are also known as flying cars in China. Chinese EV manufacturer Xpeng has its own flying car business, Xpeng Aeroht. Like Mercedes-Benz, the Chinese car manufacturer Geely invested in the German flying taxi pioneer Volocopter and could take it over shortly. And the European-American car company Stellantis previously invested in the Californian flying taxi developer Archer.
0 Comments