Val Miftakhov, founder and CEO of ZeroAvia Inc, a California-based company developing the world’s first zero-emission aviation power-train. This guy is going to change the world, and he decided to sit down with me for an hour!

We talk about what inspired the creation of ZeroAvia, the technology behind the hydrogen fuel cell, and how these zero-emission planes will get into the market. Listen to catch a glimpse of the future of aviation!

In This Episode 

2:34 - How Val came up with the idea for ZeroAvia

5:13 - The difference between a battery and hydrogen fuel cell for electric propultion

17:25 - Regulatory hurdles to roll this project out in the USA and the UK and how Val overcame them

20:47 - Next steps for ZeroAvia to bring the product to market

21:51 - “It was interesting to see how the current aviation market crisis because of the pandemic has actually put some foundation behind the rethinking of aviaion.” - Val Miftakhov

29:29 - How big can these airplanes get?

35:38 - Can planes be retroactively fit with a hydro engine?

37:50 - How does a hydrogen fuel cell charge and how much can it carry?

45:31 - “Tesla has shown that you can go into an established market with huge players and basically show them how it’s done.” - Val Miftakov

52:05 - Val’s journey getting into aviation

56:11 - “Zero-emission air travel is possible, it’s coming very soon, and it’s going to be based on hydrogen” - Val Miftakov

Links

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