Author: UON News EV – Duration: 00:00:48

China EV Post reports that CATL, the world’s largest electric battery manufacturer, is poised to make significant progress in the electric aircraft sector this year. CATL President Robin Zeng announced that an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft powered by CATL batteries is expected to make its maiden flight by the end of 2024. This follows the successful test flight by the company of a 4-ton civil electric aircraft. last year. CATL also plans to launch an 8-ton electric aircraft by 2027-2028, with a projected range of 1,240 to 1,860 miles.

Last month, CATL made its first investment in the eVTOL sector by investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Shanghai-based Autoflight, a company specializing in automated eVTOL technology.