Blog Post #5
Article title: Electric air taxis being developed for Paris Olympics in 2024
Written date: March 21st, 2023
Source: The guardian, by Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
Summary: In 2024, the Paris Olympics Games will bring the world's first electric air taxi network, dubbed the "Tesla of the skies'. The modern helicopter route is well known as the VoloCity air taxis. The aircraft will take off and carry single passengers with one pilot to the destination. The first vertiport where passengers can board is in Cergy-Pontoise opened in November and functions as a test center and there will be four more ventiports. Moreover, safety-first regulations are being processed and experts are also looking forward to e-VTOL (electric - vertical takeoff and landing) use for medical purposes. Additionally, the public response would determine air taxis in the future. As a result, the team is opening the opportunity for Parisians to experience positive comments to plug the hole in electric air taxis.
Reactions: It is generally accepted that electric transportation benefits the environment. For example, using electric power rather than traditional fuel power would reduce emissions, which could impact the air vehicle industry. Moreover, I suppose it could be the VoloCity disadvantage to only carry one passenger and one pilot on a single flight. This is compared to other public transport. Another is the cost, which may require a trained pilot to transport approximately a small amount of passengers, similarly to mini private jets or if it does remain expensive this can not be classed as a truly environmentally beneficial technology because I believe sustainability has to be affordable to everyone and can not simply be an expensive luxury for the few.
Questions:
Which do you think is safer, air taxis or helicopters?
Do you think e-VTOL improvements would change the airplane industry? Will electronic aircraft replace our present plane in the future?
If air taxis are a lot more expensive than other sky transportation but more beneficial for the environment, will the passengers use the air taxis?
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by: Alizz
Good information, Alizz. I think I'd be quite nervous taking one of these during the Olympics, when the traffic in the sky might be too much to think about. Is there such a thing as a traffic jam in the sky. Planejam? Airjam? By the way, your grammar is pretty good in this post.
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