On the evening of June 10, Archer company from California, USA, unveiled its new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) prototype at an event held in the city. Los Angeles. The innovative vehicle is called the electric Archer Maker, and to demonstrate what it can do, event participants were invited to participate in a flight simulator. As the problem of congestion becomes more and more difficult to solve, more and more companies are launching products and ideas that are created to take people to the sky and bypass the heavy traffic roads below. That is also what the Archer flying taxi is trying to achieve. The company’s new aircraft, the Maker, is a two-passenger eVTOL vehicle designed to serve as a test machine for new technologies. It has a distributed electric propulsion system that allows 12 electric motors to draw power from 6 individual battery packs. This design makes it possible for the Maker to maintain flight even if one or two of its motors fail. One of the main focus of the company is the noise generated by the propellers. No one wants a city filled with eVTOL vehicles hovering in the air and making louder noises than the cars below. To overcome that problem, Archer specially equips Maker with 12 sets of small propellers, which can rotate more slowly than conventional helicopter propellers. The new Archer Maker 2022 will be able to soar to about 610 meters above the ground, and according to the company, it will be 100 times quieter than a helicopter. In other words, Maker only makes as much noise as a home refrigerator. In terms of speed, the Maker will be able to reach a maximum speed of 240 km / h, and will use only 30% of the battery capacity for trips of 32-64 km. This will allow the battery to quickly charge before the next flight. The plane will be ready to take off after about 10 minutes of charging and has the potential to make 40 flights per day. In addition, it is also worth noting that the Maker has a very light weight of only about 1.5 tons, 300 kg lighter than a Tesla Model 3. Archer is expected to complete the first test flights of Maker. in the fourth quarter of 2021, and plans to start production in 2022. In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, United Airlines has announced plans to purchase $1 billion worth of eVTOLs, and if all goes as planned, they are expected to begin flights trade from Los Angeles and Miami by 2024. The California-based company also plans to build a complete network of take-off and landing points for the eVTOLs. However, they won’t really create new spots because there really isn’t much extra space in megacities. Instead, Archer will use the roofs of the parking garages. Video: Launching Archer Maker – “flying taxi” with no noise.

For many people right now, the future belongs to electric cars and virtual currency. According to Canadian light-electric vehicle manufacturer Daymak, the future is also bright, and its essence is centered on the model. Spiritus . electric tricycle . Daymak is one of those electric vehicle startups that makes extremely bold promises with its upcoming models. In addition to the new 3-wheel electric scooter Spiritus introduced in March this year, Daymak is also developing everything from electric bicycles, electric motorcycles to flying cars. They all belong to a product line collectively called Avvenire. Daymak Spiritus 3-wheel electric scooter introduction image From this week, customers can make bookings buy Spiritus with virtual currency . The Canadian company accepts various cryptocurrencies such as Doge, Ethereum, Cardano, and Bitcoin. Most importantly, Daymak says, “the Spiritus you order today will earn you money when it’s parked tomorrow.” Specifically the year 2023. Daymak said that the 3-wheel electric car will be the first car that can mine virtual currency, so it dares to loudly claim it will make you money when you are not using it. Spiritus will feature a technology called Daymak Nebula, a “patent-pending, comprehensive virtual currency infrastructure,” that includes the hardware needed to mine the cryptocurrency and a virtual wallet to store and use. use virtual currency. This will happen when , but Daymak did not specify whether mining virtual currency will affect the charging time or not (highly likely yes). Daymak Spiritus 3-wheel electric scooter introduction image Because Spiritus is a zero-emission vehicle, turning it into a virtual currency mining machine is also anti-pollution. That will solve the problem of mining facilities emitting large amounts of energy. Daymak also plans to share this revolutionary technology with other electric vehicle manufacturers through licensing. Aldo Baiocchi, CEO of Daymak and the man behind the entire Avvenire product line, says that cryptocurrencies are the future and this is how Daymak rose to win customers. “People will pay with virtual currency by 2023, and we are building these cars with that in mind,” Baiocchi said. “Daymak Spiritus is more than just a car.” Daymak Spiritus 3-wheel electric scooter introduction image The above words sound appealing, but anyway, at the moment, Spiritus is just a model that exists in computer images and 3D models only. Time will tell if Daymak’s vision turns into reality.

According to experts from a California-based start-up company (USA), this electric multi-purpose self-propelled agricultural machine can help farmers transform green production more strongly because it is a completely electric-powered product. the world’s first. Monarch’s products are considered the “King of Agricultural Machines” to open up the process of green production transformation with unprecedented smart, high-tech and safety features. Photo: Designboom The advantage of the versatile agricultural machine designed by Monarch Tractor is that it is quite compact and programmed to perform different jobs such as plowing, harvesting, mowing and can operate in up to 10 hours after 5 hours of charging. According to Monarch experts, when each of their agricultural machines is powered by renewable electricity to replace the traditional older generation with diesel engines, it can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an average of 53 tons per year – the equivalent of removing 14 gasoline-powered passenger cars from the road. Although this versatile agricultural machine does not require a driver, to comply with applicable US regulations it must have a person operating it remotely, receiving real-time warnings and being able to stop the vehicle. in necessary situations. The product is also equipped with sensors, which can remotely detect livestock and crops, and has a collision prevention system that allows it to work autonomously at the same time as farm workers. Several tech companies are also working on developing unmanned agricultural machines, including California-based Bear Flag, Illinois-based John Deere and Denmark’s Agrointelli, but Monarch is the first to offer the product. With nearly two decades of experience working in mobility and energy, Monarch Tractor startup founder and CEO Praveen Penmetsa says he captures the trend of how technology can shape an industry. “Looking at these two industries has helped me shape a pattern and the idea that global agriculture is also ready for transformation,” Mr. Penmetsa said. CNN Business. In addition, this versatile agricultural machine can also collect data during operation to provide farmers with information on crop health, long-term yield forecasts, and warnings about problems. problems such as leakage of irrigation water or degraded soil … After raising $20 million in March, Penmetsa and a team of more than 50 engineers at the company’s Livermore headquarters conducted a series of trials on farms in three states. Save labor and fuel It is expected that within the next two months, the company will officially offer the first agricultural machines to farmers in the states of California, Washington and Oregon with prices starting at $ 50,000. The Monarch company is hoping to start commercial production by the end of this year. Monarch’s versatile agricultural machine can save farmers thousands of dollars a year in labor and fuel costs, experts say. Monarch Tractor’s versatile agricultural machine is expected to be mass-produced from the end of this year. Photo: Agriland According to David Rose, associate professor of agricultural innovation at the University of Reading, farmers are under increasing pressure to manage to feed a growing population coupled with consumer demand for agricultural products. sustainable products, while they face labor shortages. “The whole society is asking farmers to overcome many challenges at the same time. I don’t think we look at our plates on the table three times a day and think about all the hardships farmers are facing,” Mr Rose said. According to Mr. Rose, at this stage, the most transformative feature of the Monarch farm machine is that it runs on electricity and the relief of gas-hungry, diesel-hungry equipment is amazing. However, what Monarch’s founder and CEO is most excited about is the prospect that farmers can use parameters and data in the production process to provide more transparency to customers. Mr. Penmetsa envisions that there will be a QR code on agro-food packaging that shoppers can scan to access information about how the product is made. “We want consumers to appreciate what farmers go through to get food to the table. If farmers can tell that story through data, I think we can create a direct bridge,” Penmetsa said.