Would you buy this car for $300,000?
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wrote on 3 Jul 2023, 21:04 last edited by
What if I told you it's all electric with a 200 mile range? Would you buy it then?
What if I told you, it flies?
"The top surface of the Alef Model A flying car is an open mesh to let air flow through. The body houses four propellers on one side of the passenger bubble and four propellers on the other side."
It's been FAA approved, and you can pre-order one now.
https://alef.aero/preorder.html
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wrote on 3 Jul 2023, 21:15 last edited by
Well it's damn well about time.
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wrote on 3 Jul 2023, 21:39 last edited by
Flying range is claimed to be 100 miles, so there's that. It would make for a quick commute, however.
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wrote on 3 Jul 2023, 23:22 last edited by
Can I see the flying in action before preorder?
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wrote on 3 Jul 2023, 23:22 last edited by
For that matter, can I see proposed licensing requirements as well as proposed “traffic controls”?
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wrote on 3 Jul 2023, 23:23 last edited by
How much space do I need for takeoff and landing? Can I do so on a Highway?
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wrote on 3 Jul 2023, 23:24 last edited by
Until they offer VTOLs it won’t fly.
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wrote on 3 Jul 2023, 23:46 last edited by
@Mik said in Would you buy this car for $300,000?:
Until they offer VTOLs it won’t fly.
It does that. Then the "car" rotates on its long axis propelling it forward.
A computer-generated animation showed that the car contains eight rotating blades underneath its permeable bodywork, which allow it to rise vertically.
Once it is a few meters in the air, the whole car rotates sideways so that the blades can propel it forward, while the passenger seat turns so that the passenger remains upright during flight.
"The whole car becomes a wing—a biplane, a circular wing," the founder of the Stanford Science Fiction Society said, adding that the car had "a very specific body-wing geometry" to allow it to fly with limited resistance.
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wrote on 4 Jul 2023, 00:23 last edited by
Ok sign me up.
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wrote on 4 Jul 2023, 00:24 last edited by
@Mik said in Would you buy this car for $300,000?:
Ok sign me up.
You can get on the waiting list for a measly $500. Priority waiting is $1500.
Send me your credit card/venmo/paypal info and I'll sign you up.
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wrote on 4 Jul 2023, 00:36 last edited by
Ok, but all I have is a money order for $100000. I will send it to you. Keep the $1500 and send me the rest back.
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wrote on 4 Jul 2023, 02:26 last edited by
God love ‘em for trying.