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Volocopter Steps Up Chinese Urban Air Mobility Plans Through Geely Joint Venture
Chinese automotive group Geely Technology is among the largest investors in the German eVTOL aircraft developer.
Volocopter 2X
Volocopter's Chinese partner and investor Geely Technology Group is exhibiting its 2X eVTOL technology demonstrator at this week's Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition. (Photo: Volocopter)

Volocopter is forming a joint venture with Chinese automotive group Geely Technology, which is one of the leading investors in the German eVTOL aircraft developer. The partners intend to cooperate to advance plans to launch air taxi services in Chinese cities, such as Chengdu and Chongqing.

This week, Geely exhibited an example of Volocopter’s 2X eVTOL vehicle at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition. The 2X has been used as a technology demonstrator for the VoloCity aircraft with which it intends to launch commercial services by 2024 in locations such as Singapore. It will remain in China and may be used for test flights in the country.