With 100% electric engine, the Alef Model a It is the evolution of the company’s first prototype, presented at the 2023 Detroit Salon. And the latest news is that last week, the Model A He successfully completed his first real test flight in urban environment in California.
The first flight of the model
The American startup vehicle took off vertically and, as in the futuristic film scene, flew over a parked car on an ordinary street. The company itself released a video of the moment, which went viral quickly.
“We are proving humanity that a new means of transport is possible”celebrated Jim Dukhovny, CEO of Alef Aeronautics.
The company, founded in 2015, has been gaining ground in the promising air mobility market, with an initial investment of US $ 3 million from Draper Associates – the same one who bet on giants as Tesla e SpaceX.
With a supermodern design that hides propellers in the body, the Model A It has capacity for two people. The project was designed to follow the traffic laws of the United States and, believe me, fit in parking spaces and conventional garages.
And the autonomy and the price?
Alef’s flying car promises to run until 321 km em solo and fly between 110 and 177 km. The model is pre-sold by US$ 300 mil (nearly R $ 1.7 million) and, so far, the Alef Aeronautics It says already accounting for more than 3,200 pre-orders of your flying car.
The expectation is that the production of Model A start 2025with the first deliveries scheduled for the end of the same year. The company has also signed partnerships with two aeronautical companies to ensure the manufacture of the flying car on a large scale.
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