FACT:
Moller Fan: "Electric VTOL is so stupid! They won't ever get more than 20 minutes flight time!"
Me: "Well, that is 20 minutes longer flight time than anything Moller has!"
Besides, for the type of application these E-VTOL aircraft are designed, 20 minutes is enough. It is called "Urban Air Mobility" for a reason.
In my 20's I did the whole 'city life' thing. An 8 mile commute took me 1 hour on a good day and if there was an accident on the freeway (and there were a lot of them), it took me up to 3 hours to get to work. Heading home after work was even worse. In peak time that 8 miles back, without any problems on the freeway, took 1 hour 30 minutes if one chose to do it. I opted to leave the office later, but it still meant getting home late. Sitting in traffic is the MAIN reason I now live in a large town and not in a city.
Most E-VTOL trips will be 10 minutes or less.
I see the 'quadcopter-type' designs (like E-hang) doing the short hops, the 'fixed-wing' type designs (kitty hawk cora) for hops a bit longer and there are even the non-electric XTI Trifan and Pegasus VBJ VTOL 'business jets' for city to city travel. Somewhere between the 'VTOL Business Jets' and the 'fixed wing VTOL' I see space for a M400-type aircraft.
My point is, instead of bashing E-VTOL, Moller fans should support it. If these new flying cars fail, then the door will close for your company as well. Many companies and people are sinking billions into this. If this all goes tits-up, then NO investor, in the near future, will touch anything Flying Car related. It will be better for YOU, Moller Fan, if this thing works out. It will create opportunities for YOUR company.And lets face it, the reason Moller is where it is, is because doors won't open for them. The success of these VTOL Air Taxis may very well unlock some doors for Moller.
Besides, I doubt companies like Boeing, Airbus, Hyundai, Toyota and startups with backers like Larry Page and Sebastian Thrun and NASA will listen to your bellyache over the impracticality of electric propulsion.
