New French aircraft maker Aura Aero has linked up with Verkor, another new company developing battery cells for electric vehicles. Through this collaboration, Aura Aero plans to develop its range of electric aircraft.
Based near Grenoble, Verkor is aiming to create a gigafactory in the south of France by 2024 for the production of lithium/ion battery cells for electric automobile vehicles.
It’s already supported by major groups such as InnoEnergy, Schneider Electric, IDEC and Capgemini. This collaboration will help optimise lithium ion cells for aeronautics.
Jérémy Caussade, CEO and co-founder of Aura Aero, said: “Verkor is based on the same values as Aura Aero – innovation, traceability and respect of the environment.
“By bringing together our technologies, we will be able to launch the industrialisation of our electric aircraft, while Verkor will gain access to the aeronautical market. It is a win-win partnership, and most of all it is a new step towards the aviation of tomorrow, low-carbon aviation.”
Aura Aero is currently developing a two-seater aerobatic aircraft, the IntegralR.
