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Top 10 Energy-efficient Airplane startups in USA
Jan 10, 2025 | By Alexander Gillet | 28 |
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Funding: $2B
Joby Aviation develops a new generation of electric personal aircraft created to revolutionize personal mobility.
Joby Aviation develops a new generation of electric personal aircraft created to revolutionize personal mobility.
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Funding: $1.7B
Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft tailored for urban air mobility systems.
Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft tailored for urban air mobility systems.
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Funding: $1.1B
Beta Technologies manufactures electric vertical takeoff, landing eVTOL aircraft, and recharging pad systems.
Beta Technologies manufactures electric vertical takeoff, landing eVTOL aircraft, and recharging pad systems.
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Funding: $450M
Wisk is an urban air-mobility company on a mission to leave traffic on the ground and make sustainable flight a reality for everyday life.
Wisk is an urban air-mobility company on a mission to leave traffic on the ground and make sustainable flight a reality for everyday life.
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Funding: $281.2M
Fulcrum Bioenergy converts household garbage into low-carbon transportation fuels, including jet fuel, diesel, and ethanol.
Fulcrum Bioenergy converts household garbage into low-carbon transportation fuels, including jet fuel, diesel, and ethanol.
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Funding: $260M
ZeroAvia enables zero emission air travel at scale, starting with 500 mile short-haul trips, at half of today’s cost.
ZeroAvia enables zero emission air travel at scale, starting with 500 mile short-haul trips, at half of today’s cost.
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Funding: $133.5M
Reliable Robotics is bringing remote piloting to small cargo planes
Reliable Robotics is bringing remote piloting to small cargo planes
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Funding: $82.5M
Universal Hydrogen is a fuel logistics company that is working to make hydrogen-powered commercial flight a possibility in the near future.
Universal Hydrogen is a fuel logistics company that is working to make hydrogen-powered commercial flight a possibility in the near future.
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Funding: $69.5M
Air Company turns carbon dioxide into things like perfume, vodka, hand sanitizer and ethanol-based aviation fuel
Air Company turns carbon dioxide into things like perfume, vodka, hand sanitizer and ethanol-based aviation fuel
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Funding: $2M
Alder Fuels is developing a low-carbon jet fuel that can be used as a 100% drop-in replacement for petroleum fuel, without needing to adapt existing aircraft or engines.
Alder Fuels is developing a low-carbon jet fuel that can be used as a 100% drop-in replacement for petroleum fuel, without needing to adapt existing aircraft or engines.
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Funding: $48.7M
Dimensional Energy transforms carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and valuable consumer products with the lowest energy input per barrel installed.
Dimensional Energy transforms carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and valuable consumer products with the lowest energy input per barrel installed.
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Funding: $48.1M
Pyka makes technologies that make aviation safer, more affordable, and more accessible than has ever been possible in human history.
Pyka makes technologies that make aviation safer, more affordable, and more accessible than has ever been possible in human history.
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Funding: $40.5M
Whisper Aero is harnessing the power of air more cleanly, efficiently, and quietly than ever before.
Whisper Aero is harnessing the power of air more cleanly, efficiently, and quietly than ever before.
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Funding: $40M
U.S.-Spanish aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft capable of perpetual flight.
U.S.-Spanish aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft capable of perpetual flight.
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Funding: $24.7M
H3X manufactures advanced electric propulsion systems for commercial aviation and other high performance applicaitons.
H3X manufactures advanced electric propulsion systems for commercial aviation and other high performance applicaitons.
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Funding: $5.5M
The next generation hydrogen fuel cell system for the aerospace industry and air transportation market
The next generation hydrogen fuel cell system for the aerospace industry and air transportation market
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Fast and efficient logistics. Delivering entire pallet-loads via fully autonomous cargo drones.
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Luftcar is an aviation company that develops self-driving air and land vehicles that can travel farther distances while consuming less fuel.
