Luftfahrt: Elektroflieger: Diese Firma will Deutschlands Regionalflugstrecken wiederbeleben
Das Start-up Vaeridion baut ein Elektroflugzeug für neun Personen. Dafür erhält die Firma aus München jetzt mehr als 120 Millionen Euro Kapital. Fluggäste müssen sich aber noch gedulden.
Munich-based startup Vaeridion aims to revolutionize Germany's regional air travel by developing fully-electric aircraft, a sector currently dominated by fossil fuel-powered planes. "Vaeridion has the potential to become a world market leader," asserts founder Ivor van Dartel, emphasizing the shift in focus from whether electric planes will exist to which company will lead their commercialization.
Investment firm Project A, based in Berlin, has confidence in Vaeridion's leadership, comparing its potential impact to the role played by BYD in the electric vehicle market. Project A had already made an early investment in Vaeridion when it was founded in 2021. A significant milestone has been reached for the startup, as it has now secured €30 million from investors and a €94.5 million grant from the European Commission to establish and operate its final assembly line at Munich's Oberpfaffenhofen airport.
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