US company Terrafugia has announced the launch of the car in 2009. Called Transition, the $ 148,000 car is the size of a Cadillac Escalade.
With the combined design of sports cars and aircraft, Transition can take off asphalt or from the airport (but landing at the airport). Especially fuel for this car is just normal gasoline can buy at any gas station.
According to the designers, the most difficult while they make this special car is the folded wings. Finally they chose the button press to open or fold the wings (before, one had to mount the wing by hand). However, while the company plans to ship 50-200 units a year, Terrafugia is still not licensed.
The Transition also goes through two rounds of challenges: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (which licenses cars) and the Federal Aviation Administration (licensee). It should be noted that the patent for the first automobile was issued in the United States in 1918.
Transition on the road ... (Photo: evworld.com)
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