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Flying Cars? Yep (and Sooner Than You Think)

Will cost under $100,000

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 11, 2008 6:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Flying cars aren’t the stuff of science fiction anymore. A small California company called Moller is already producing a run of its M200 Neuera, an ethanol-powered two-seater straight out of the Jetsons, LiveScience reports. The car is expected to land next year, and carry... Read full story »

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