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In Depth: Motor-Makers Start Their Engines for Electric Aviation Take Off

By Fang Zuwang and Kelsey Cheng
2025年09月04日 16:21
Foreign motor-makers gain early certification edge while domestic firms bet on partnerships and customization to catch up
The EHang EH216-S flying vehicle takes off. Photo: EHang

Chinese upstarts and their established foreign rivals are in a race to control a field that looks set to take off in the coming years: electric aircraft motors.

Domestic firms have piled into the sector amid Beijing’s pledges of support for the “low-altitude economy” — which includes drones, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) and electric fixed-wing aircraft.

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