{"id":3893,"date":"2023-11-15T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2023-12-15T17:54:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T01:54:40","slug":"the-ehang-eh216-s-evtol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/the-ehang-eh216-s-evtol\/","title":{"rendered":"The EHang EH216-S eVTOL Has Been Cleared For Commercial Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The self-flying EHang EH216-S eVTOL is able to hold two passengers across 20 miles<\/h3>\n<p>EHang is now the first company in the world to obtain type certification (TC) for their EHang EH216-S eVTOL, an autonomous passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft. The China based developer of eVTOL recently announced their TC from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).<\/p>\n<p>According to EHang, this proves that their eVTOL satisfies all safety and airworthiness standards set by CAAC and is eligible to carry out autonomous passenger carrying commercial operations in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI extend my heartfelt gratitude to CAAC, the expert team, and all EHang employees for their unwavering dedication,\u201d said Huazhi Hu, founder, chair and CEO of EHang. \u201cOur self-developed EH216-S passenger-carrying UAV system has finally met high expectations to secure the first TC in the global eVTOL industry, marking a significant chapter in civil aviation history.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3905\" style=\"width: 1068px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EH216-1.jpg\" alt=\"EHang EH216-S eVTOL\" width=\"1068\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EH216-1.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EH216-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EH216-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EH216-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EH216-1-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EHang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehang.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EHang<\/a> EH216-S eVTOL is fully autonomous. It\u2019s equipped with a 17kW battery and 16 propellers that are powered by 16 electric motors. With a range of about 20 miles in between charges, the eVTOL can travel at 60 mph or 81 mph at full tilt.<\/p>\n<p>As far as safety goes, the two passengers that it can hold will be monitored by a control center located on the ground, which will be able to take over and land in emergency situations. The EH216-S recently took a two-year world tour in which it carried out 2,000 flights across six countries and 21 cities. Since 2020, it has flown around 10,000 passengers on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/beta-technologies-alia-250-evtol\/\">demonstration flights<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmbracing the TC as our springboard, we will launch commercial operations of the EH216 unmanned eVTOLs, prioritizing safety above all,\u201d Hu continued.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d8oahA2p0sg?si=0r9pTK9pVqLNJC4j\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The self-flying EHang EH216-S eVTOL is able to hold two passengers across 20 miles EHang is now the first company in the world to obtain type certification (TC) for their EHang EH216-S eVTOL, an autonomous passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft. The China based developer of eVTOL recently announced their TC from the Civil Aviation Administration of China [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3893"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3910,"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893\/revisions\/3910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}