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Air Force Air Taxi

Joby Aviation delivers electric air taxi to the US Air Force ahead of schedule, part of $131M contract

Avatar for Electrek from Sep 26 2023 - 8:26 am PT
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eVTOL developer Joby Aviation is starting to make good on a massive contract signed with the US Department of Defense this year. The company is not only celebrating its delivery of Joby aircraft to the US Air Force, but it is also claiming to be the first company to deliver an all-electric air taxi to a customer in the entire country… and it did so ahead of schedule.

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Canoo, the company set to build NASA astronaut transporter, faces major losses, ‘substantial doubt’ for future

Avatar for Scooter Doll May 11 2022 - 9:13 am PT
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Canoo report

Following the recent Q1 2022 report from EV startup Canoo, we find the feature image rather fitting. After admitting a net loss over $125 million for the first three months of this year, Canoo is very much stuck out in the woods. With a lack of current cash on hand to realistically get through Q2, Canoo admitted “there is substantial doubt” about the company’s ability to get out of those financial woods either.

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Nissan announces it is designing a Lunar Terrain Vehicle for NASA alongside Teledyne and Sierra Space

Avatar for Electrek from Apr 5 2022 - 4:39 pm PT
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During the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Teledyne Brown Engineering, along with partners Sierra Space and Nissan North America, announced it is designing a crewed Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to support future NASA missions on the Moon. All three companies have varying levels of experience in space technology and hope to transport astronauts on future missions.

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NASA contracts Canoo to build EVs that will transport astronauts to launchpad for Artemis missions [Update]

Avatar for Electrek from Apr 5 2022 - 10:25 am PT
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced it has chosen EV startup Canoo to provide zero-emission EVs to transport its crew to the launchpad for NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon. Canoo will soon join the likes of Tesla and Rivian as EV automakers integrated into the realm of space exploration.

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