EHang Reveals Low $330K Price Tag for Self-Flying Electric Air Taxi

Many passenger-carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are expected to cost millions to produce, but EHang will sell its EH216-S for far less.

Jack Daleo

Monday, February 05, 2024 at 02:01 PM ET

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EHang’s self-flying, two-passenger EH216-S conducts flight demonstrations at Jiulong Lake Park in Guangzhou, China, on December 28, 2023. [Courtesy: EHang]

Key Takeaways:

Chinese manufacturer EHang has announced a retail price of approximately $330,000 for its two-seat, self-flying EH216-S eVTOL in China, significantly undercutting the multi-million dollar projections of its competitors.
The EH216-S is the world's first eVTOL air taxi to receive type certification (from China's CAAC) and has already conducted commercial demonstration flights with ticketed customers.
Designed for short-range sightseeing and urban tourism, the autonomous, wingless EH216-S's low initial price point in China may be a strategy to rapidly scale operations domestically before international expansion.

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Chinese manufacturer EHang has revealed the price tag of its type-certificated, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi—and it’s relatively cheap.

At least, by eVTOL standards. EHang suggested a retail price of 2.39 million Chinese Yuan—or about $330,000—for the self-flying, two-seat aircraft in China, expected to take effect on April 1. The manufacturer is the first in the world to obtain type certification for an eVTOL air taxi, and its EH216-S has already flown commercial demonstrations with ticketed customers.