Tesla Aviation: Why Elon Musk may still produce a flying car
Elon Musk has led the world in the transition to electric vehicles through Tesla, and in space transport with SpaceX. Surely he is interested in the half way point - flying cars?
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
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