Californian electric aircraft startup Alef Aeronautics announced that it had already accepted 2,500 pre-orders for its Model A eVTOL, which can potentially equate to $750 million in revenue.
“We’re excited to see such strong initial demand for the Alef flying car. We’re thankful for the notes of gratitude and inspiration we received with some of the pre-orders. We still have a road to go before starting deliveries, but where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”
Jim Dukhovny, Alef CEO
Pre-orders from individual buyers and business entities
Alef Aeronautics disclosed that 2,100 of the total pre-orders were from individual customers. Meanwhile, the remaining 400 units came from business entities. It apparently includes the company’s deal with a California-based dealership that intends to sell Model A eVTOLs when it hits the market by 2025.
Notably, Alef Aeronautics started accepting pre-orders for the $300,000 Model A eVTOL in October last year. The company offers two queue options for different amounts of deposit:
- “regular” line: $150 deposit
- “priority” line: $1,500 deposit
Alef Model A details
Alef Aeronautics claims that its battery-powered Model A is capable of taking off anywhere theoretically, owing to its wingless architecture. It can also fly horizontally for a maximum of 110 miles (177 kilometers) between chargers.
In addition, it can also drive normally on roads with a range of up to 200 miles (322 km).
It can carry one driver or pilot and only one passenger. As EV-a2z recently reported, it has successfully obtained the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) airworthiness certificate.
Unfortunately, Alef has yet to disclose the technical details of the Model A’s propulsion system like battery type, capacity, and motor output,
See Also:
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- China approved first eVTOL flight for XPeng AeroHT’s X2
If Alef Aeronotics’ claims were proven to be true, the Model A might be the flying car the industry has been anticipating for over a century. That said, it would be interesting to see how this model competes with other companies, including Xpeng and GAC.
