General Motors recently updated its logo ahead of the CES 2021 event. The CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2021 is an event in which company all around the world shows or teases there upcoming projects. Mostly a prototype model is showcased.
General Motors (GM) also launched their first-ever Electric Vehicle, the new HUMMER EV. GM has already shifted to Electric Vehicles. The main motive of GM was to make a mark in the history of EV and compete with TESLA.
In CES 2021, GM launched a number of their concepts, from which the most futuristic was the eVTOL.
eVTOL is a quadcopter flying taxi.
eVTOL - Air Taxi
The sleek, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft would be GM's first foray into aerial mobility, and the company says this four-rotor aircraft is powered by a 90-kWh battery to deliver speeds of up to 56 mph.
Beyond that, details are scarce -- GM stopped short of offering more technical details, let alone committing to production or detailing a time frame in which we can expect to see these eVTOLs, as they're known, in the air. Based on the images, this looks like a single-seat drone, presumably for short urban hops executed autonomously.
eVTOL - Air Taxi
GM is the latest automaker to look skyward and consider pursuing the air taxi business. In fact, on Tuesday, crosstown rivals at FCA announced a partnership with Archer to build eVTOL air taxis. Other automakers, like Hyundai and Aston Martin, have also staked out claims in this new mobility space.
eVTOL - Air Taxi
Rapid advancements in batteries, electric motors and cloud-based services for electric cars and trucks have helped make forays into electric personal aircraft seem more plausible. GM's heavy investment into its Ultium EV hardware program looks like it could help pay big dividends here.
eVTOL - Air Taxi
-By AmaanAttar
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