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Flying cars are dead because we need less flying and fewer cars, not more cars but flying. We need better public transport and safer walking and cycling infrast
by andrewshadura 2y ago
Flying cars are dead because we need less flying and fewer cars, not more cars but flying. We need better public transport and safer walking and cycling infrastructure. That will also make it safer and less stressful to drive for those who have to.
- impossiblefork 2y agoBut this thing is actually really efficient. It only has an 8 kWh battery and still has a usable range of 32 km. It's efficient even for overland flight, but it can also take a much shorter path. So, in Stockholm where we have lots of islands a trip from Bergshamra to Vaxholm is 16 km by air, 27 km by car (if you were allowed to take off from Bergshamra, which I fear one may not, since I think it's part of the airspace allocated to Bromma Airport). This is probably better than a car, energy-use wise, at least in places where ground transport is constrained. The limited time in hover until overheating is seriously unfun though, but I think that's solvable.