In the Fall of 2015, 4 founders set a difficult goal to create a car that will be able to move in the air. This task sounds unrealistic, but you should not underestimate these four absolute geniuses.
In fact, in 2016 they created their first prototype that was demonstrated to very popular and big-time businessmen, Tim Draper. After that he became the investor of this potentially successful company.
The next big step was to make these inventions not just a museum exhibit, but a real vehicle that can easily fly. Thus, they worked a lot and in 2018 this first full-size ‘skeleton’ ascended to the sky for the first time. Shortly after that, the car was able to autonomous flight, that is wonderful for the safe continuation of testing. Apart from the above, the ‘product’(first semi-public demo of real full-size flying car) was presented to the investors in very thoughtful way.
However, the main question arises: Will this project become popular? Obviously so, and it happened in 2022,when the company officially change their name to ‘Alef’. Alef’s Model A – 100 % electric flying car with its own design and a seven-year history of developing and carefully improving every detail of the project attracted more and more investors. For example, Tim Draper, an early investor of Elon Musk and SpaceX, that backed long-range company with $3 million in seed money.
“I put more (money in) when I saw that they had created a small drone prototype that did exactly what they told me it would do,” he said in an email. “The design is extraordinary. The sides of the car become the wings when the plane goes horizontal.”
In an interview, Dukhovny, who is Alef’s CEO said that the plan is to sell Model A for $300,000,with it start in 2025.
“The whole car is the wing,” said Dukhovny.
In fact, this car will have range 200 miles(322km) and flying range of 100 miles.
What is more interesting Dukhovny has an even brilliant plan for 2030: A proposed Model Z sedan, with a flight range of 200 miles and a driving range of 400 miles – and with a prize of $35,000
“This is not more complicated than a Toyota Corolla,” he said. “Our goal is to make sure it has the same price point.”
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