Transition Will be First Flying car | Sale May Starts in 2015 | Review

Massachusetts based firm Terrafugia has announced a flying car, named Transition which will go on sale to the public in 2015.

According to automakers, this flying car is a part sedan and part private jet with two passenger seats, four wheels and it is designed to driven both on the city roads and in the skies. The Transition will go on sale within two years.

"We do want to create a flying car that can be used by a much broader segment of the population that just the pilot communities today," Terrafugia CEO Carl Dietrich in a Reuters video report said.

Terrafugia's TF-X model will have a range of 500 miles with speed of 200 miles per hour and this will be small to fit it in a garage without need a runway to takeoff.

"These vehicles that need to basically be able to fly themselves need to know where every other aircraft is in the air space, they need to know where the weather fronts are that they need to avoid, they need to know restricted airspace pops up, so they need to be tied in to basically a data network," Carl Dietrich said.

 According to Dietrich, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently has been developing that network and he is confident this system would be up and running till the TF-X is ready to take to the skies.

If this go to sale in 2015. Would you buy one?

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RUSSIA PRESENTS 1ST PROTOTYPE OF ITS 1ST WOULD BE HYBRID CAR | FUTURE HYBRID CARS

Russian First Hybrid Car Won’t Be Launched Till 2015 :

Prototypes of the futuristic e-mobile (also called as Yo-mobile or Yo-mobil) were unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011.

The Russia’s first hybrid car features doors that slide open, behind and through the vehicle, appearing folded flat on the vehicle roof like the resting wings of a beetle.

The chairman of e-AUTO, Andrey Biryukov, reports that testing of the electrical transmission has been already finished, and the company is now deciding what model will be released first: a coupe, a hatchback or a mini-van. Its launch has been postponed to 2015.

While using the dual-fuel engine (natural gas / gasoline) in the ë-mobile design the company’s engineers are oriented primarily to natural gas (methane), which should become the main fuel for ë-mobile in future.

Designers hope that this design feature will solve a number of economic and environmental problems; vast world reserves of methane, ease of transport, safety in operation – all this will lead in future to a full replacement of gasoline by methane. According to the company’s website, a four-wheel-drive variant named ë-crossover is currently being worked out.

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HANDY ELECTRIC CONCEPT VEHICLE FOR PEOPLE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY

An electric three-wheeled vehicle was designed specially for disabled people or elderly people with limited mobility. This handy concept vehicle can accommodate 2 passengers and one of them on a wheelchair.

The main frame is made of steel while the body utilizes fiberglass; the basic dimensions of the vehicle are 1793mm (W) x 3612mm (L) x 1800mm (H). The concept car can travel up to 50mph with maximum speed of 65mph; a remote control can be used to open the doors and luggage space.

The hydraulic system allows the car to elevate from 3.5-inch to 7-inch above the ground. As for the car’s interior equipment, it comprises an iPad dock on the left side of the dashboard, removable basket, cup holders, and handle for moving backrest for driver on a wheelchair.

The futuristic dashboard is made of bent plywood bounded with ABS profile. Share your views about this futuristic vehicle concept.

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