ePlane to launch electric air ambulances before flying taxis

Indian startup The ePlane Company, founded by IIT Madras professor Satya Chakravarthy, will begin commercial eVTOL rollout with electric air ambulances rather than urban air taxis. He says emergency medical transport offers higher margins at low production volumes, with commercialization targeted for 2028.

• ePlane chose electric air ambulances for high margins at low volumes
• Five air ambulances in Bangalore to fund early production
• Air taxis promised to cut travel time 5–8x at twice an Uber fare
• eVTOL commercialization targeted for 2028