Pipistrel's electric planes for Uber expected in air by 2025

Ajdovščina, 14 February - Slovenian ultralight plane maker Pipistrel is developing an electric aircraft for personal transportation in big cities for US ride-hailing company Uber. The aircraft is expected to be presented at Expo 2020 in Dubai, while big cities are to get first vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) by 2025.

Ajdovščina Pipistrel's airplane assembly plant in Ajdovščina. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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Pipistrel's airplane assembly plant in Ajdovščina.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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