ePlane unveils full-scale 2.2-tonne eVTOL prototype e200X-PT01 built in Chennai
vaibhavbetter · x · 2026-10-21
India's ePlane Company has built a full-scale 2.2-tonne eVTOL prototype, the e200X-PT01, at its Chennai HQ. Co-founder Prof. Satya Chakravarthy frames it as the aviation counterpart to electric cars: "Do I spend today pretending this future isn't coming, or do I help build it?" Targeting air taxi / UAM use cases.
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