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Air taxis can't take off as a business until batteries catch up
Electric flight is harder on a battery than driving. Air taxi cells fall short of profitability today, and better chemistries remain years away
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Bloomberg
· Jul 2, 2026
Why Can’t Airports Quit Smoking Lounges?
There’s one place in the world that can’t seem to quit smoking: airports. Morgan Meaker explains how smoking lounges remain strange holdouts in a world growing more hostile to cigarettes. (Source: Bloomberg)
SundayTimes
· Jul 7, 2026
TOM EATON | New demerit system: the taxi industry is a sore point
To succeed, the traffic system requires road management that works
Quartz
· Jun 24, 2026
No flying car has ever found a market. Electric air taxis are next in line
Flying cars don't fail in flight. They die in the market. Electric air taxi developers are falling into the same trap
Wired
· Jun 26, 2026
Get Off Grid in Style Thanks to This Device—On Sale for Prime Day (2026)
Pick up this deal on Jackery’s most portable battery and power up your adventures wherever they take you.
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 3, 2026
Inisiatif Teksi Madani lonjak pendapatan pemandu
KUALA LUMPUR: Program Pembaharuan Teksi Madani Nasional dapat melonjakkan pendapatan pemandu teksi mencecah RM7,000 sebulan dengan kerjasama pengurangan kos pembaikan, servis, perkhidmatan serta kos pinjaman yang dirancangkan. Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata, antara inisiatif yang dirancang di bawah program itu adalah pinjaman mudah, penyediaan kereta baharu iaitu Proton S70 dan permit di atas ... Read more The post Inisiatif Teksi Madani lonjak pendapatan pemandu appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
The Hindu BusinessLine
· Jul 8, 2026
Sun Mobility t3-55T electric trucks with world’s first modular battery swapping at Pravaas 5.0
Unlike passenger cars, commercial vehicles are judged primarily on operating economics rather than technology. Sun Mobility is betting that battery swapping can tip that equation by cutting upfront vehicle costs, reducing charging downtime and creating a shared energy network that multiple truck and bus manufacturers can use. Backed by a 78 million IndoFast-IOCL joint venture, the companyAIS-038-certified platform aims to cut upfront vehicle costs by about 40 per cent and address one of the biggest barriers to commercial EV adoption.
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Related coverage for "Air taxis can't take off as a business until batteries catch up": Bloomberg — Why Can’t Airports Quit Smoking Lounges?. SundayTimes — TOM EATON | New demerit system: the taxi industry is a sore point. Quartz — No flying car has ever found a market. Electric air taxis are next in line. Wired — Get Off Grid in Style Thanks to This Device—On Sale for Prime Day (2026). Utusan Malaysia — Inisiatif Teksi Madani lonjak pendapatan pemandu. The Hindu BusinessLine — Sun Mobility t3-55T electric trucks with world’s first modular battery swapping at Pravaas 5.0