Florida Is Investing In A Flying Taxi NetworkArcher eVTOL air taxi. This will come about by using the federally supplied cash for an electric car charging network, which amounts to $197 million. Archer eVTOL flying electric taxi ArcherWhether you want to call them flying taxis or eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) vehicles, they are, effectively, electric helicopters. Documents show that the plan is for 32 flying taxi pads, costing $5.6 million each. It's worth noting that Archer Aviation claimed in 2021 that it planned to have its taxi vehicles flying across Miami skies by the end of 2024.