Carmaker XPeng Flies eVTOL Flying Car Demo

The revised design of XPeng AeroHT’s X3 flying car now features a roof-mounted foldout multicopter lift system.

Credit: XPeng
Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng has unveiled a revised design for its planned fly/drive electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) “flying car.” The Guangzhou-based company showed video of a hover flight of a full-scale test vehicle at its 2022 Tech Day on Oct. 25. When unveiled last year...
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