Volocopter and Geely, a joint venture for mobility urban view in China

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Volocopter & egrave; among the main players in the UAM sector (Urban Air Mobility) which is more and more; dynamic. Several companies are investing in this direction, including some car brands that see in mobility; urban area a potential for growth. Moving around the cities using small electric aircraft may not be too far from becoming a reality.

The German company has finalized a joint venture with the Geely Group to introduce these electric aircraft in China, with the aim of offering a transport service. The new company & agrave; called & quot; Volocopter Chengdu Technology & quot; avr & agrave; based in Chengdu, China, and will work in close contact with the authorities; to make this form of mobility a reality in the country within 3-5 years .

The joint venture has also signed an order for 150 aircraft from Volocopter. Models for both freight and passenger transport. Geely already had; invested in Volocopter in 2019 and both companies had expressed their intention to set up a joint venture for mobility; urban aerial in China.


Part of the agreement between the German and Chinese company is also the production of the aircraft and its parts in China . This collaboration will allow & agrave; to meet the rapidly growing demand for flying taxi services following the commercial launch in China, Volocopter points out. Volocopter has announced three aircraft so far: VoloDrone, VoloCity and, recently, VoloConnect. The first is a cargo model, the second allows the transport of two people at short range and the third is; a four-seater eVTOL suitable for connecting the suburbs to urban centers. Florian Reuter , CEO of Volocopter, said:

Geely & egrave; been a valuable partner ever since & egrave; became our strategic investor in 2019. Today marks another important milestone in our journey to bring mobility affordable electric airline in China, the most & ugrave; great opportunity market for UAM industry. With the joint venture up and running and Daniel Li Donghui as Geely's new representative on our Advisory Board, we are in pole position to introduce flying taxi services globally in a safe, sustainable and practical way.

Geely and Volocopter will jointly participate in the Zhuhai Airshow from September 28th to October 3rd.

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