Flying Jeepneys or Vans. Can This Be for Real?
eFrancisco Motor Corporation (eFMC) is partnering with LuftCar a mobility
company based in Florida, USA, to one day see a vans that can also fly.
The two companies have signed a memorandum of agreement that involves
investment, development, integration, deployment, branding, and marketing
of LuftCar-branded air vehicles that use hydrogen propulsion and an eFMC
road vehicle platform.
The project will be called the Luft-Pinoy eVTOL or electric vertical
take-off and landing.
According to LuftCar CEO Santh Sathya, the mobility company's flying and
road vehicle concept is tailor-made for connecting the archipelagos and
serving cargo, air ambulance, tourism, and regional transportation
verticals.
she added that LuftCar believes eFMC has the resources to support LuftCar
in bringing meaningful air transport to the people in the region.
LuftCar plans to build Luft-Pinoy eVTOL vehicles at eFMC's 200-hectare
Special Economic Zone in Camarines Norte. It expects to provide flying
vans for various uses including those for regional transport, recreation,
healthcare, defense.
It would seem far-fetched but the thought of one day seeing the iconic
jeepney flying through the air is exciting.