ePLANE is exhibited FLYING ELECTRIC TAXI at FUTURE MOBILITY ASIA 2022.
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Hi, good afternoon. My name is Vishnu.
I come from the ePlane company, or the electric plane company.
We are a startup based out of IT Madras in India, Chennai.
I come from the ePlane company, or the electric plane company.
We are a startup based out of IT Madras in India, Chennai.
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Fundamentally what we are trying to do is build a two seater electric flying taxi.
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That’s the end goal.
We are trying to do this out of India fundamentally, so that we can offer this as a flying taxi service.
We are trying to do this out of India fundamentally, so that we can offer this as a flying taxi service.
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So, the end goal would be to allow cab aggregators, to have this as a product line on their application.
We are trying to build the world’s most compact aircraft to begin with.
We are trying to build the world’s most compact aircraft to begin with.
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It’s made of complete carbon composites which means it’s fairly light.
It’s only about 1.4 tons in total.
It’s only about 1.4 tons in total.
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It’s going to be fairly compact.
It’s about 5 meters in size which is the size of 2 cars parked next to each other.
It’s about 5 meters in size which is the size of 2 cars parked next to each other.
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The reason why we went ahead and decided to build something like this, is to decongest urban spaces.
What we’ve realized is a lot of the urban cities in the world today,
What we’ve realized is a lot of the urban cities in the world today,
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they are very congested in terms of roadway expansion, which means for you to be able to expand roadways.
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It’s quite hard, a lot of socioeconomic challenges to that.
But shifting mobility to the air is going to be the next thing.
But shifting mobility to the air is going to be the next thing.
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And how do we do this sustainably and at scale?
Which is why we said we’ll start with a two seater platform.
And may be eventually build bigger platforms, right?
Which is why we said we’ll start with a two seater platform.
And may be eventually build bigger platforms, right?
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So that’s what we are up to.
So currently we are in the process of building a sub-scale prototype, that we call the E50.
So currently we are in the process of building a sub-scale prototype, that we call the E50.
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So, E200 is my flagship product.
Named E200 because it carries 200 kilos of load.
E50 is a subscale product that can carry 50 kilos of load.
Named E200 because it carries 200 kilos of load.
E50 is a subscale product that can carry 50 kilos of load.
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So, the E50 would still be a drone.
But this is an aircraft that we are trying to build.
So, fundamentally what I’d like you to understand is,
But this is an aircraft that we are trying to build.
So, fundamentally what I’d like you to understand is,
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we are building this for scale, it won’t necessarily compete with the helicopter.
We want to try and see if we can get the masses to use this, for, you know, quick urban commute.
We want to try and see if we can get the masses to use this, for, you know, quick urban commute.
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So, on a single charge the aircraft does about 200 kilometres of range.
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But we don’t intend to flight for an entire range.
You want to do multiple hops within the city right?
Which means the reason why we built the platform ourself, is to keep it price sensitive.
You want to do multiple hops within the city right?
Which means the reason why we built the platform ourself, is to keep it price sensitive.
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So that it won’t be much more than you taking a Grab or Uber.
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You know, anywhere in the world.
So, that’s how we plan to sort of do it.
So, we are trying to expand into Southeast Asia,
So, that’s how we plan to sort of do it.
So, we are trying to expand into Southeast Asia,
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The moment we have certification, because the cost structure from where I come from and a lot of broad,
and places around South East Asia, is pretty much the same.
and places around South East Asia, is pretty much the same.
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The used cases are pretty much the same.
We have small cities, that are densely packed, small roadways, that you know we struggle to sort of expand.
We have small cities, that are densely packed, small roadways, that you know we struggle to sort of expand.
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That’s where we are at.