Di Yi Cai Jing·2025-09-19 02:09Group 1 - The emergence of flying cars, particularly eVTOLs, has garnered significant attention from the market, with over five automotive companies, including Changan Automobile, Geely, GAC Group, and XPeng Motors, incorporating flying cars into their strategic plans within five years [1] - Flying cars offer advantages such as bypassing ground traffic congestion and significantly reducing travel time, but face challenges including battery range, safety, autonomous driving capabilities, and the need for improved regulations [1][2] - The integration of flying cars into the automotive supply chain can reduce operational costs by 85% and procurement costs by 60%, leveraging existing technologies and resources from the automotive industry [2] Group 2 - XPeng Motors' CEO, He Xiaopeng, indicated that achieving a sales volume of 10,000 flying cars annually could lead to breakeven, while without automotive ecosystem support, the required sales volume would increase to 50,000 [3] - The development of solid-state batteries is a key focus for enhancing the range and safety of flying cars, with ongoing efforts to establish mutual certification standards for battery performance [3][4] - The global flying car market is projected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2040, with the low-altitude economy expected to exceed 3.5 trillion yuan by 2035, of which flying cars will account for approximately one-third, amounting to 1 trillion yuan [5]