XPeng Unveils Detachable Car Concept With Flying Passenger Pod

What’s new: Chinese electric carmaker XPeng Inc.’s flying car unit has released the concept design for an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that can meet the needs of both air and road travel.

Unveiled Tuesday at an annual company event, the Land Aircraft Carrier adopts a split-body design featuring an extended-range hybrid vehicle that serves as the ground carrier and charging base of a two-seat helicopter-type aircraft. The fully electric aircraft can be detached to fly in low-altitude airspace.