Flying Cars, Electrics Ships, A Few More Reasons to be Excited About The Future of Mobility
People rarely get enthused about how they travel, preferring to focus on where they are going. There are a lot of advances in the global transportation business to be thrilled about. Humans will undergo a huge transition in their travel experiences in the next several years, and it will all be for the better.
Flying Cars
Intellectuals have been attempting to merge the notion of the aeroplane with the concept of the four-wheeled vehicle since the invention of the aircraft. The first several efforts either failed to provide the required effects or simply detonated while being tested. Nonetheless, triumph arrived on March 21st, 1937, with the flight of Waldo Waterman’s Arrowbile.
Since then, innovators and futurists all around the world have created several more prototypes, but practically all of them have either been distorted beyond recognition or have ended up in museums. However, the tide has shifted dramatically in recent years, with hundreds of current initiatives targeted at constructing the future of air travel in congested cities.
SkyDrive Inc. and Suzuki Motor Corporation announced a collaboration recently to commercialize flying cars*. SkyDrive, a prominent maker of flying cars in Japan, is now working on a compact two-seat electric-powered flying car with full-scale manufacturing ambitions.
Suzuki, a major Japanese automotive maker with experience in manufacturing and marketing comparatively small automobiles in international markets, has also been linked with SkyDrive.
SkyDrive and Suzuki have been reported to be in discussions about collaborating in business and technology sectors including technology R&D, manufacturing and mass-production system planning, expansion of global markets with an initial focus on India, and promotion of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.
Electric Cruising
The ‘Yangtze River Three Gorges 1’, said to be the world’s largest electric cruise ship, began its first journey in Yichang, Hubei province a while ago. The ship is 100 meters long and 16.3 meters wide, with a capacity of 1,300 people.
The electric cruise ship was created by China Yangtze Power, a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corp, and the Hubei Three Gorges Tourism Group, according to several different publications reporting from Chinese media. China Shipbuilding Industry Corp and Beijing University of Technology were among the research institutes engaged in the ship’s development.
The ship cost 150 million yuan ($23.5 million) to build. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Transport funded the initiative to advance clean energy and green transportation, while the pilot project aims to improve the country’s intellectual property rights.
Innovation in Two-wheeler Batteries
Manufacturers of lead-acid batteries are working hard to enhance the performance and safety of these batteries to increase sales. They are also engaging in collaborations and partnerships to grow their facilities in underserved regions, which will drive sales throughout the projected period.
According to FMI, sales in the two-wheeler lead-acid battery industry would account for 9% of total sales in the worldwide lead-acid battery market in 2020.
The market for two-wheeler lead-acid batteries is expected to reach US$ 7.3 billion by 2029, with a rising preference for sports and cruiser bikes with enhanced electrical features driving growth. Essentially, two-wheeler manufacturers and riders can expect improvement in the quality of battery products, with battery manufacturers incorporating innovative technologies into the production process and providing a diverse range of next-gen devices.
In the meantime, riders in Africa can continue to enjoy the best the market has to offer in motorcycles like the MAX E M3, as they serve as tastemakers and budding drivers of the future of mobility.
