China To Build World's 1st Extreme Fast Charging Batteries For eVTOL

03 May 2024 | Abstracted from Interesting Engineering

"China-based EHang Holdings Limited [received] the type certificate from Chinese authorities for its EH216-S two-seater electric air taxi...GBT leads in mass-producing constant-power high-rate power batteries...The EH216-S is now authorized to transport passengers in commercial UAV operations."

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