Chinese flying taxi maker EHang sells autonomous passenger drone for US$332,000 on Taobao as nation’s low-altitude economy takes off
- EHang’s EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle will be available in overseas markets at a suggested price of US$410,000 from April 1
- The EH216-S, which was first announced in February 2018, has reportedly completed over 42,000 successful test flights in more than 14 countries
In February, EHang announced that the EH216-S would be sold at a suggested retail price of US$410,000 outside the mainland from April 1.
The ambitious domestic and international marketing campaigns show EHang’s confidence in generating strong market demand, months after its self-developed EH216-S became the world’s first recipient of a Type Certificate and Standard Airworthiness Certificate for pilotless eVTOLs. Those certifications were issued last October and December, respectively, by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
“This significant achievement has had a profound impact on our business, as it has sparked a surge in demand for our remarkable EH216-S,” EHang founder, chairman and chief executive Hu Huazhi said last Friday, when the company released its latest financial results.