Electrorevolution in the Air

eVTOL from Archer Aviation
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eVTOL - a new type of Aircraft

An electric revolution is also currently taking place in aviation. Start-ups for vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have mushroomed in America, Asia and Europe over the past ten years. eVTOL stands for “electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing”, i.e. these aircraft can in principle take off from a parking lot or a high-rise building and do not require an airport with a runway as infrastructure.

In our index from A to Z, you will find compact descriptions of all globally significant eVTOL start-ups.

Do you prefer reading overview articles? Here you’ll find everything you need to get started with AAM and eVTOLs:

AAM Overview (Slides) – Here are the slides that we presented at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) in 2026
eVTOL introduction – to get you started, here is an overview of eVTOL designs and business models
eVTOL start–ups for multicopters – here you will find everything about companies that design vertical take-off aircraft without wings
start–ups for wing-based eVTOL – read all about companies designing vertical take-off aircraft with wings here
AAM Overview (Paper) – Here you will find the full paper (in English) that we submitted to AABC-2026

You want to know about the electrification of conventional aircraft? For the time being, we have focused on vertical take-off aircraft because we find these flying objects so exciting and our editorial resources are limited.

But don’t worry, we’ll also be reporting on the electrification of conventional aircraft that rely on runways in the near future.

From Air to ZEVA – here you will find short descriptions of all important eVTOL start-ups worldwide from A-Z. Here you can simply browse or get specific information about a certain company. We wish you a lot of fun … [more]

VOLOPORT multicopter dispatch hall in Singapore
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Here is an introduction to eVTOL technology and business models … [more]

Multicopter VOLOCITY over Singapur
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Learn all about multicopter startups developing eVTOL flying machines without wings here … [more]

Wing-based eVTOL from Joby Aviation
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Here you can read all about start-ups developing wing-based eVTOL … [more]

Test flight ES30 from Heart Aerospace
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Here you will soon learn everything about conventional electrical aircraft … [mehr]