ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/the-eplane-company” target=”_blank”>The ePlane Company, an Indian ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/electric-aircraft-startup” target=”_blank”>electric aircraft startup, said on Monday it has agreed to supply 788 ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/air-ambulances” target=”_blank”>air ambulances in a deal valued at more than $1 billion, at a time when the country is grappling with worsening ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/traffic-congestion” target=”_blank”>traffic congestion in busy cities.
Under the non-binding agreement, it will supply the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to ICATT, an air ambulance service provider, which plans to deploy them across all districts in India.
EVTOLs are seeking to revolutionize ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/urban-travel” target=”_blank”>urban travel by developing battery-powered aircraft, which can…
