TCab Tech

{{Infobox company

| name = TCab Technology Co., Ltd.

| logo = TCab Tech logo-en.png

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| logo_alt =

| type = Private

| industry = Aerospace, Advanced Air Mobility

| founded =

| founder = Yon Wui Ng

| hq_location_city = Shanghai

| hq_location_country = China

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Yon Wui Ng (chief executive)

| products = Manned eVTOL aircraft
E20 eVTOL

| website = {{URL|https://www.tcabtech.com/en/}}

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TCab Technology Co., Ltd. (also known as TCab Tech) is a company based in Shanghai, China that develops and manufactures electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The name "TCab" stands for "time taxi." The company produces zero-emission eVTOL aircraft for public use in advanced air mobility (AAM) air ridesharing services.{{Cite web|url=https://evtol.news/tcab-tech-e20|title=TCab Tech E20 (prototype)|website=evtol.news}}

History

TCab Tech was founded in May 2021 by Yon Wui Ng and other engineers with backgrounds in traditional aviation and eVTOL technology.{{Cite web|url=https://news.e-flight-journal.com/?m=202109|title=eFlight Journal|date=September 29, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-07/tencent-co-founder-joins-funding-for-chinese-air-taxi-startup|title=Tencent Co-Founder Joins Funding for Chinese Air Taxi Startup|date=February 7, 2023|website=Bloomberg}}{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tcab-tech-closes-series-financing-003000554.html|title=TCab Tech closes Series A financing with additional 20 million USD|date=March 26, 2024|website=Yahoo Finance}}

In August 2021, the E20 25% sub-scale eVTOL prototype aircraft completed its transition flight. By December 2021, the E20 50% sub-scale eVTOL prototype aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight.{{Cite web|url=https://newatlas.com/aircraft/tcab-e20-evtol-transition/|title=China's TCab E20 eVTOL prototype is making regular transition flights|date=May 16, 2022|website=New Atlas}}

The E20 50% sub-scale eVTOL prototype aircraft successfully completed a tilt transition flight in March 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuRoX7lCGk|title=TCab Tech successfully completed transition flights with the E20 50% subscale demonstrator|date=April 14, 2022|via=YouTube}} By May 2022, TCab Tech had partnered with Safran to equip the E20 with intelligent electric motors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ainonline.com/news-article/2023-08-16/tcab-starts-flight-testing-evtol-aircraft-technology-demonstrator|title=TCab Starts Flight Testing eVTOL Aircraft Technology Demonstrator|first=Charles|last=Alcock|website=Aviation International News}}

In June 2023, the E20 eVTOL prototype rolled off the production line. TCab Tech completed the frame machine test in August 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ainonline.com/news-article/2023-10-29/chinas-tcab-tech-completes-initial-flight-testing-e20-evtol-aircraft|title=China's TCab Tech Completes Initial Flight Testing of E20 eVTOL Aircraft|first=Charles|last=Alcock|website=Aviation International News}}

In October 2023, the E20 eVTOL prototype completed its first flight. On October 27, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) accepted its application for type certificate.

During the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE), TCab Tech signed a memorandum of understandingwith Autocraft. The agreement aims to jointly explore the commercial applications and operations of the E20 eVTOL in the UAE, focusing on initiatives such as aerial sightseeing and urban air taxi services.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/article/b62r00v-tcab-tech-ceo-sees-ciie-milestone-for-affordable|title=Tcab Tech CEO sees CIIE as milestone for affordable, sustainable eVTOL solutions}}{{Cite web|url=https://aam-me.ae/2024/11/12/tcab-tech-autocraft-partner-launch-evtols-in-uae/|title=TCab Tech, Autocraft partner to launch eVTOLs in the UAE|date=November 12, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaminternational.com/2024/11/tcab-tech-autocraft-to-expand-middle-east-market-with-e20-evtol/|title=TCab Tech & Autocraft to Expand Middle East Market with E20 eVTOL|first=Joe|last=Macey|date=November 11, 2024}}

In February 2023, the company announced a Pre-A round of $15 million, and raised an additional $20 million from a strategic fund to introduce the air-taxi application in the Middle East region in 2024.{{cite web|title=TCab Tech closes Series A financing with additional 20 million USD|website=Yahoo Finance|date=2024-03-26|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tcab-tech-closes-series-financing-003000554.html}}{{Cite web|url=https://themalaysianreserve.com/2024/03/26/tcab-tech-closes-series-a-financing-with-additional-20-million-usd/|title=TCab Tech closes Series A financing with additional 20 million USD|date=March 26, 2024|website=The Malaysian Reserve}}

Aircraft

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File:TCab Tech 2.jpg

;E20 eVTOL

TCab Tech is currently focusing on developing a passenger-carrying vectored thrust eVTOL aircraft that adopts a tilt-rotor configuration, called the E20 eVTOL.

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