
The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) race is shifting fast, and the skies don't look friendly for U.S. hopefuls Joby Aviation Inc (NYSE:JOBY) and Archer Aviation Inc (NYSE:ACHR). Instead, the spotlight is firmly on China's EHang Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:EH) and Brazil's Eve Holding Inc (NYSE:EVEX), aka Eve Air Mobility, which are emerging as frontrunners in a sector with trillion-dollar ambitions.