Flying car that was scoffed at already has 3,200 preorders

This flying car was once considered a ridiculous idea, but now it’s nearing closer to production.

With 3,200 preorders already put in, it’s evidently got an eager audience awaiting its release.

The Alef Model A Flying Car could be arriving as early as the end of 2025 and could be a huge game changer.

It’d be a full decade after Back to the Future predicted we’d be taking to the skies in automobiles, but who’s counting?

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The flying car that could change the way we drive

Alef Aeronautics had unveiled the Alef Model A in 2023.

The flying car was going for $300,000 and was laughed off by many at the time.

It’s long been a fantasy of humans that one day we’d have flying cars.

Works of science fiction have long included airborne vehicles in the day-to-day lives of their characters.

The idea that it would move from the realm of fantasy to reality was deemed silly.

But this may actually be a turning point.

Alef, which is based in California, have put pen to paper on a manufacturing deal.

A Special Airworthiness Certification has already been granted by the US Federal Aviation Adminstration.

There’s also been a deal made to sell the Alef Model A through a dealership in the Golden State.

It may have started as a flight of fancy, but it might just become a reality very soon.

It’ll have stiff competition from the Xpeng X2, which has also received thousands of preorders.

What sets the Alef Model A apart?

Alef signed an agreement with PUCARA Aero and MYC to manufacture aviation-grade certifiable parts for the car.

As a point of reference, these two companies are suppliers for Boeing and Airbus, and also work on military airplanes and helicopters, as reported by carscoops.

Jim Dukhovny, the chief executive of Alef, said: “With a growing number of pre-orders and approaching its final design, Alef began to sign agreements to prepare for mass manufacturing for our Model A car.

“Safety is our number one priority, so we chose PUCARA Aero and MYC for their impeccable safety record, and compliance with major aviation authorities.”

As exciting as the prospect of a flying car is, there is something about the Model A that sets it apart from other flying cars that have been proposed before.

This isn’t a car with wings or a large runway to take off from.

Instead, four powerful propellers do the heavy lifting here, allowing the vehicle to ‘take off vertically’.

In this sense, it’s more akin to a helicopter than a plane.

It’s slightly different from this Chinese flying car, in that the Alef’s propellers are tucked inside the body of the car.

Alef hopes that the Model A will begin production in the fourth quarter of 2025, with a second car following afterwards.

The Model Z will reportedly be available for $35,000, which is a bargain frankly.

The future is nearly here.