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The world\u2019s first permit to mass produce pilot-less flying passenger vehicles has this week been issued by China\u2019s Civil Aviation Administration, CCTV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is also the first production permit for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such aircraft can fly at low altitudes and have been dubbed \u201cflying cars\u201d or \u201celectric planes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The permitted model can carry two people for 25 minutes, and its current price tag is RMB 2.39 million (about USD 330,000), IT Home<\/a> revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many countries are researching, and even trialling, eVTOLs. In February, the world\u2019s first cross-sea and cross-city eVTOL air route was tested in China, Securities Times<\/a> has reported. The aircraft, which can carry five people, flew 55km from Shenzhen to Zhuhai, in Guangdong province; it then landed and flew back again, with each leg taking 20 minutes, the Securities Times added. The manufacturing company says the aircraft can fly as far as 250km<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October 2023, the government issued its Outline for Developing the Green Aviation Manufacturing Industry<\/a>. The document indicates that \u201csustainable aviation fuel, electric aircraft, and hydrogen aviation are the three key directions of green aviation,\u201d Beijing News<\/a> reported. In the next 5-10 years, small, short-distance eVTOL and other electric aircraft will have many application opportunities in urban low-altitude shipping, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Time Weekly<\/a> reported that even if an eVTOL obtains the necessary certificates, local civil aviation authorities still need to set take-off and landing points and routes. This means it is early days for personal commercial use such as \u201cair taxis\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NewLink Research Institute, a corporate thinktank, has found<\/a> that, when it comes to long-distance flights in medium and large aircraft, it is more realistic to reduce emissions using sustainable aviation fuel than electric batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read China Dialogue\u2019s analysis on the development of sustainable aviation fuels in China<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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