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Rolls-Royce Confirms Closure of Electric Propulsion Unit
Trading update reports strong demand in the commercial airliner engines sector
Rolls-Royce propulsion for advanced air mobility
Rolls-Royce has closed down the business unit that had been developing electric propulsion technology for new electric aircraft.

Rolls-Royce has quietly confirmed its exit from electric propulsion activities in the advanced air mobility sector. In a trading update released on November 7, the aircraft engines manufacturer mentioned the move in a one-line reference, without providing any details as to how the business unit will be shut down.

Group chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic announced plans to sell this part of its electrical power business during its Capital Markets Day event in November 2023. Since then, Rolls-Royce has not found a buyer and has not denied reports that the business unit is now being shut down, although work on hybrid-electric propulsion technology is expected to continue.

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