Embodiments of the disclosure provide an electric vehicle charger including a charger base housing an energy source, a charging cable coupled to the energy source, a charging connector for coupling the charging cable to an electric vehicle, and a cable storage device disposed within the charger base. The cable storage device includes: a reel rotatably disposed in the charger base. The charging cable is at least partially wrapped around the reel. A retraction mechanism is configured to rotate the reel to extend or retract the cable when activated. The retraction mechanism includes an electric motor operably coupled to the reel. A reel actuator is disposed on the charging connector and configured to activate the retraction mechanism. The reel actuator includes first and second user control elements for causing the electric motor to rotate in an extend or retract direction.

A rotorcraft capable of a hover mode and a forward cruise mode including a fuselage, a first electric propulsion system, a second electric propulsion system, and an electric power control unit to control power to the first and second electric propulsion systems in the hover and forward cruise modes. The first electric propulsion system is a tip jet cold flow system that imparts rotation on a pair of rotor blades disposed above a top surface of the fuselage, and a first electric motor configured to drive the tip jet cold flow system. The second electric propulsion system includes a propeller disposed in the rear of the fuselage and a second electric motor configured to drive the propeller.

An aircraft landing platform for a passenger carrying aircraft has a landing module that is moveable between a landing position and a gate position, the landing module has a turntable that orients a door of aircraft to facilitate disembarkment of the passenger(s).

An aircraft landing platform for a passenger carrying aircraft has a landing module that is moveable between a landing position and a gate position, the landing module has a turntable that orients a door of aircraft to facilitate disembarkment of the passenger(s).

A ground service system for an electric aircraft is disclosed. The system includes a charging module including a charging cable electrically connected to an energy source and configured to charge a battery of the electric aircraft. The system also includes a cooling module including a cooling channel configured to fluidly couple the electric aircraft to a coolant source. The cooling module is configured to transmit a coolant from the coolant source and through the cooling channel to the electric aircraft to regulate a temperature of the battery of the electric aircraft. A controller of the cooling module is in communication with a battery management controller of the electric aircraft through a controller of the charging module.

The disclosure provides methods and systems for mitigating charging failure for an electric aircraft. In embodiments, the disclosure provides a method for a charging system for mitigating charging failure in an electric aircraft having a charger port on the electric aircraft mated with a charging connector. The method includes detecting a charging failure based on a comparison between charging data from the charger port and a charging threshold. The method also includes recording the charging failure in a database. The recording includes an identification of the electric aircraft and a failure type.

Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing a vehicle charging station having a docking terminal. In various embodiments, a priority of a first autonomous vehicle and a second autonomous vehicle may be determined for using the docking terminal when a docking request is received from the second autonomous vehicle while the first autonomous vehicle occupies the docking terminal. In some embodiments, the priorities of the first and second autonomous vehicles may be based on an available power level of each of the first and second autonomous vehicles. The first autonomous vehicle may be instructed to undock from the docking terminal in response to determining that the second autonomous vehicle has a higher priority.

Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In various embodiments, the UAV may charge an onboard battery while docked at a docking terminal of a charging station. The UAV may receive a message from the charging station with an instruction to undock from the docking terminal. The UAV may undock from the docking terminal before charging of the onboard battery is complete in response to receiving the message from the charging station with the instruction to undock.

A port for electric vehicles includes an off-loading zone for off-loading one or more passengers from an electric vehicle; a loading zone for loading one or more passengers onto the electric vehicle; and a charging zone for charging the electric vehicle while the electric vehicle is moving from the off-loading zone to the loading zone.

A port for electric vehicles includes an off-loading zone for off-loading one or more passengers from an electric vehicle; a loading zone for loading one or more passengers onto the electric vehicle; and a charging zone for charging the electric vehicle while the electric vehicle is moving from the off-loading zone to the loading zone.