{"id":267932,"date":"2025-01-01T17:41:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T17:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/01\/flying-electric-taxis-look-set-to-finally-take-off-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:50","slug":"flying-electric-taxis-look-set-to-finally-take-off-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/01\/flying-electric-taxis-look-set-to-finally-take-off-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying electric taxis look set to finally take off in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"899\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19163736\/SEI_232972314.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2461682\" data-caption=\"Joby Aviation is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft\" data-credit=\"David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Joby Aviation is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Flying taxis may finally arrive this year, thanks to the development of a new breed of electric aircraft that are much quieter than helicopters \u2013 and potentially greener as well.<\/p>\n<p>These electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) models aren\u2019t simply a new spin on helicopters. 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