India's 1st electric air taxi revealed at AI summit
Chennai's ePlane Company just showed off the e200X, India's first three-seater electric air taxi, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
Designed for quick city hops, it fits a pilot plus two passengers and aims to start flying in cities like Ahmedabad, Chennai, Pune, and Bengaluru by 2028.
Specifications of the e200X
The e200X has a compact 8x10 meter footprint, cruises at 160km/h, and can travel up to 110km on a single charge while carrying up to 200kg.
It uses four ducted fans and a carbon fiber composite fuselage for efficiency and safety—its Distributed Electric Propulsion system provides redundancy, keeping the aircraft steady even if some motors fail.
Development began in 2019
ePlane says it began development in collaboration with IIT Madras in 2019 and became the first private Indian company to receive Design Organisation Approval (DoA) from India's DGCA for an electric aircraft.
The company showcased the aircraft at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, with commercial operations expected by 2028 if all goes well.