A California-based startup that promises to make zero-carbon flight a reality has just received a major vote of confidence.
ZeroAvia, a company developing hydrogen-electric technology to power aircraft, said Wednesday that it's raised $21.4 million from investors including Amazon, Shell and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a company established by Bill Gates in 2015.
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