Many companies looking to create a sustainable future in transportation continue to make strides towards electric vehicles. Electric aircraft, which we will see a lot in the sky in the future, from eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and take-off vehicles) is also expected to increase.

Now there has been a move from the Volkswagen Group, which is described as one of the largest car manufacturers in the world. The company’s division in China: Volkswagen Group Chinaintroduced the company’s electric airplane prototype and presented it to the world.

It will have a range of up to 200 km.

The company’s V.MO aircraft, also known as the Fyling Tiger (Flying Tiger), was unveiled during the Chinese Year of the Tiger. The special black-gold design of the vehicle did not go unnoticed. In addition, Flying Tiger, which was unveiled with its functional prototype, 11.2 meters long and 10.6 meters wide it looks like it.

In addition, it is stated that the vehicle, which can be described as a ‘flying taxi’, was created in collaboration with UK-based design firm tangerine and Chinese aviation company Sunward. The vehicle, which offers its users the opportunity to fly between cities in China, can carry four passengers with luggage and up to 200 km It is reported that he may have a range.

Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China, also said in his statements:Thanks to this pilot project we have developed a first-class product to meet the needs of our tech-savvy Chinese customers. This takes Volkswagen’s many years of refined engineering, design and innovative features to the next level. V.MO is the first milestone in our exciting journey to urban air transport” used his statements.

According to the statements, the giant company plans to make multiple test flights of the current model this year. It is stated below that a further developed prototype will carry out more extensive test flights at the end of summer 2023. It is not yet known when the vehicle will be released.