who need to recharge quickly and get back on the road. if you are a ride sharing driver you might spend 10 12 hours a week at a charging station waiting for your car to charge and earning a lot less money. whether or not ample can convince owners and vehicle manufacturers to adopt their tech, battery swapping like this could play a key role in addressing some of the issues hampering the uptake of electric vehicles. but we can t talk about the future of transport without mentioning flying cars. the question is, are they ready to take off yet? nick kwek s been finding out. over the years we have seen passenger drone demos, hoverboards and jetwings. 0ne manufacturer from the netherlands, though, thinks it has finally cracked it well, almost. here it is, the pal v liberty, on british soil. shall we take it for a spin? let s go.
of the issues hampering the uptake of electric vehicles. but we can t talk about the future of transport without mentioning flying cars. the question is, are they ready to take off yet? nick kwek s been finding out. over the years we have seen passenger drone demos, hoverboards and jetwings. 0ne manufacturer from the netherlands though, thinks it has finally cracked it well, almost. here it is, the pal v liberty, on british soil. shall we take it for a spin? let s go. eh. sadly, this precise model in the uk is unable to fly. it s had its parts decommissioned. but across the north sea, i am assured it does this. like you find in most aircraft, you have the throttle here to control the power to the engines, the joystick between my leg which controls directions, so left or right orforward or back, and the pedals which were used for driving now
because you separate charging batteries from putting them into the car, we can actually use renewable energy. the hope is the idea could initially be a hit with ride sharing and last minute delivery fleets who need to recharge quickly and get back on the road. if you are a ride sharing driver you might spend 10 12 hours a week at a charging station waiting for your car to charge and earning a lot less money. whether or not ample can convince owners and vehicle manufacturers to adopt their tech, batteries like this could play a key role in addressing some of the issues hampering the uptake of electric vehicles. but we can t talk about the future of transport without mentioning flying cars. the question is, are they ready to take off yet? nick kwek s been finding out. over the years we have seen passenger drone demos, hoverboards and jetwings. 0ne manufacturer from the netherlands though, thinks it has finally cracked it well, almost. here it is, the pal v liberty, on british soil.
liberty, on british soil. shall we take it for a spin? let s go. sadly, this precise model in the uk is unable to fly. it s had its parts decommissioned. but across the north sea i am assured it does this. like you find in most aircraft, you have the throttle here to control the power to the engines, the joystick between my leg which controls directions, so left or right or forward or back, and the pedals which were used for driving now control the rudderfor yaw. it can carry enough fuel to fly for up to three hours. of course on the aviation frontier, safety is a work in progress. german outfit lilium s
but we can t talk about the future of transport without mentioning flying cars. the question is, are they ready to take off yet? nick kwek s been finding out. over the years we have seen passenger drone demos, hoverboards and jetwings. 0ne manufacturer from the netherlands though, thinks it has finally cracked it well, almost. here it is, the pal v liberty, on british soil. shall we take it for a spin? let s go. sadly, this precise model in the uk is unable to fly. it s had its parts decommissioned. but across the north sea i am assured it does this. like you find in most aircraft, you have the throttle here to control the power to the engines, the joystick between my leg which controls directions, so left or right or forward or back,