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China's flying cars ready for liftoff with EV technology

XPeng, EHang and others leverage know-how in batteries

An XPeng subsidiary is developing an integrated eVTOL vehicle that can drive on land and fly without separating modules. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)

GUANGZHOU -- XPeng, EHang and other Chinese companies are commercializing flying cars this year, tapping the country's advantages in electric car technologies to claim a large share of the emerging global market.

XPeng AeroHT, a subsidiary of the electric vehicle startup, aims to sell a dual-mode electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, which can drive on land like a car and detach a flying module for air travel.

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