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Alef Aeronautics: SpaceX backed firm has nearly 3,000 pre-orders for flying car


Alef Model A, the flying car brainchild of the team at Alef Aeronautics, has reached 2,850 pre-orders. The overall cost will be $300,000.

Alef Aeronautics, based out of San Mateo, California, hopes to start production on the first of its flying cars at the end of 2025. Speaking to CNBC, CEO Jim Dukhovny said: “As of today we have a little bit more than 2,850 preorders with deposits down, which makes it the best-selling aircraft in history, more than Boeing, Airbus, Joby Aviation, and most of the eVOTLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles) combined.” Heading straight into a regional newsroom, after graduating with a BA (Hons) degree in Journalism, Sophie started by working for Reach PLC.

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