China's flying cars ready for liftoff with EV technology

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China's flying cars ready for liftoff with EV technology

XPeng, EHang and others leverage know-how in batteries

An XPeng subsidiary is developing an integrated eVTOL vehicle that can drive on land and fly without separating modules. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
SHIZUKA TANABE, Nikkei staff writer | China

GUANGZHOU -- XPeng, EHang and other Chinese companies are commercializing flying cars this year, tapping the country's advantages in electric car technologies to claim a large share of the emerging global market.

XPeng AeroHT, a subsidiary of the electric vehicle startup, aims to sell a dual-mode electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, which can drive on land like a car and detach a flying module for air travel.

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