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That’s one way to avoid congestion pricing. U.S. automaker Alef Aeronautics proved that the sky’s not the limit for vehicles after releasing the first-ever footage of a flying car like something out of a science-fiction movie. The groundbreaking fly run starts off typically enough with the black test vehicle — which is 100% electric — driving along a road in California. Then, all of a sudden, it lifts off vertically and soars over another car like a less futuristic scene from the film "Back To The Future II." Flight is facilitated through a system called distributed electric propulsion, with a...

Start up your DeLorean, fill your Mr. fusion up with Beer and Banana Peels, then break out your hover board for today because today is Back to the future day! October 21, 2015 is the date that they travel to in Back to the Future part II. I plan on going to the cafe 80's and enjoying a Pepsi Perfect ordered from Ronald Reagan himself, well at least an AI facsimile of him. Too bad we don't have flying cars, well the EPA, the FAA, and the DOT would probably regulate them to death anyway....