Andrew J. Hawkins

Twitter main characters past and present have met recently to discuss possible government roles for Musk should Trump win in November. According to The Wall Street Journal, Musk and Trump have “discussed ways to give Musk formal input and influence over policies related to border security and the economy.” Oh, and also voter fraud. Meanwhile, Trump is out on the campaign trail talking about how he’s going to ban the sale of electric vehicles.

The recently passed bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration contains a whole section on “advanced air mobility,” which is an industry term for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. According to The Air Current, the bill contains provisions that would make it much easier for first generation eVTOL operators like Joby, Archer, Supernal and Beta — all of which have been spending crazy money on lobbying in Washington — to launch commercial airtaxi operations.