With carbon emissions increasing the global warming , Joby Aviation created history with a hydrogen powered flying vehicle with zero emissions. The vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (VTOL) only emitted water vapor during its famous ride.
Joby used hydrogen-electric engine developed by its subsidiary, Germany based H2FLY . And the eVTOL air taxi managed to pull 523 miles before touching down with 10% of hydrogen fuel load intact.
Joby founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt imagines it as being able to fly from San Francisco to San Diego, Boston to Baltimore, or Nashville to New Orleans without the need to go to an airport. Couple this flexibility with only water as emissions and environment loving and busy people of today bound get wild.
In 2022, air crafts accounted for 2% CO2 emissions globally. Hence the people see hydrogen powered air crafts as an attractive alternative to traditional gas powered jets.
Joby’s hydrogen-electric air taxi touching down (Designboom)
How it works
The system uses hydrogen to create a chemical reaction that charges the airplane’s fuel cells while it’s flying. The energy produced from this reaction powers the motor and spins the propellers, all without producing any emissions during the flight.
In to the future
Joby is planning to start using its battery-powered air taxi for commercial flights as soon as 2025. After successfully testing its first hydrogen-powered flying vehicle, we might also see those new aircraft being used for regional air travel in the future.
So, in conclusion, Joby Aviation has produced an eVTOL air taxi powered by hydrogen cells that emits only water vapor and could revolutionize air travel in the future.
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