The Flying cars They have been raising since the last century. At first as a utopia and then as a future project, it seems that we are getting closer to seeing them in the real world. There are many doubts about how they could revolutionize the traffic of cities and the risks that there would be in their airspace. In any case, we continue to see specimens such as Alef Model a who want to take production at the end of this year 2025. It might seem precipitated, but preliminary data is surprising.
In fact, the point of view that the American company, Alef Aeronautics, is quite peculiar. They have a decade with the idea to bring a flying car to the market and are based on an electrical propulsion system and vertical landing/takeoff as if it were a helicopter, what is known as evtol. Although they depend on the legislation to make it come true, they seem convinced and continue to raise funds. In fact, they accept reservations for this specimen for a price of $ 1,500 for priority deliveries and 150 dollars for general list.
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The final price of Alef Model a It will be 299,999 dollarsalthough later it seems that they will launch to make a more affordable model, the model Z, which could start from $ 35,000. Despite the doubts it generates around it, it has more than 3,200 orders and is already testing. Judging by videos, it seems that there is still much to improve in terms of air stability. Use one technique similar to that of a dronewith four large propellers at the bottom of the body to rise.
This body has openings to let the air pass through and also reduce the weight. That aspect is key and the Alef Model a cannot exceed 114 kg of weight inside To fly safely. In any case, they have made it clear that their main function is that of a conventional car and that the flight is reserved for special situations such as avoiding a jam or passing over a large obstacle. It is a 100 % electric model, but battery capacity is not known. They claim that he has a Autonomy of 318 kilometersbut it is considerably reduced when it flies.
It seems still There is much to develop And that is early to see this type of car by our bodies. Technological solutions are interesting from a theoretical point of view, but many will terrify the idea of having hundreds of flying cars like this circulating above their heads and driven by not entirely expert hands …
