ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It’s the latest form of aviation, it’s electric and the city of St. Petersburg is making moves to bring it local.

The backstory:

Electric air vehicles are the future of aviation, and a group of aviation experts and community leaders are working together on a task force to bring them to the city of St. Petersburg.

"It’s kind of like the cartoon ‘The Jetsons’ where you kind of get into a vehicle, at some point in time there may not be a driver, and it’s just to transport you from one point to another," said Ed Montanari, the chair of Advanced Air Mobility Taskforce for the St. Petersburg.

Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles or EVTOLS are on the minds of St.Pete leaders. The Advanced Air Mobility Taskforce has been meeting for months, with Montanari p

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