Dark Smoke Billows After Horrific Collision Between Flying Cars

"Ouch. Two flying cars collided with each other during an airshow rehearsal in Changchun, a city in northeastern China. Videos on social media show emergency response vehicles at the scene as a big plume of dark smoke billows from one of the wrecks. Fortunately, it doesn't sound like anybody involved in the crash between the two electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, developed by the Xpeng AeroHT subsidiary of EV giant Xpeng, was seriously hurt."

"Xpeng AeroHT's flying cars are part of China's ambitious plans to realize a "low-altitude economy" up to two thousand feet above the ground. The Communist Party has endorsed the development of the vehicles in an attempt to turn them into an everyday reality, as The Economist reported earlier this year. And given its EV and battery manufacturing prowess, China is in a powerful position to do just that."

Two Xpeng AeroHT electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles collided during an airshow rehearsal in Changchun, northeastern China, producing a plume of dark smoke from one wreck. Emergency responders attended the scene and the company reported all personnel safe; one pilot sustained minor injuries. The collision resulted from "insufficient spacing," with one aircraft sustaining fuselage damage and catching fire upon landing. The vehicles feature six large rotors each and are intended for a state-supported "low-altitude economy" up to two thousand feet. Xpeng aims to sell them for about $300,000 apiece and has reportedly collected 3,000 orders.

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