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How Soon Before We Have Flying Electric Cars?

The Jetsons had one. So did Doc Brown and Marty McFly. But are flying cars something that can exist in our reality? Take a look at some of the work being done to create the first mainstream eVTOL — electric vertical takeoff and landing — vehicle. And the idea seems to be more than just science-fiction. Here's the progress tech startups and auto makers have already made to fashion together a prototype.

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    The Reality of Electric Flying Vehicles

    Flying cars: coming soon to your city?
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    Flying cars: coming soon to your city?

    Battery-powered urban aircraft are well within the bounds of technological reality. Companies creating flying electric taxis are attracting a lot of …

    Taxi! To the Airport — by Air, Please.
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    Taxi! To the Airport — by Air, Please.

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    The New York Times - Gautham Nagesh

    Correction: November 22, 2021 An earlier version of this article misstated the name of a company producing electric aircraft. It is Lilium, not Lilium Air Mobility. Correction: November 26, 2021 An earlier version of this article misstated the location of the headquarters of Volocopter, an electric …

    Who's Working on Flying eVTOL?

    Flying car completes test flight between airports
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    Flying car completes test flight between airports

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    BBC News - By Zoe Kleinman

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