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Commute by hovercraft with the Moller M200G

Jul 25th 2007 10:02AM - 6 Comments

Dr. Paul Moller's vision of the entire world commuting by small, personal sized vertical takeoff and landing airplanes has never really taken off (ha ha!). In fact, he has never actually ever sold a vehicle, although he has made a few for testing ...

U.S. military considering Moller Skycar in Afghanistan?

Aug 31st 2009 9:13AM - 27 Comments

What are the chances that American soldiers will soon be ditching their High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles – better known as the HMMWV, Humvee or just the Hummer – for flying Skycars from Moller? Well, let's just say we're ...

Moller desings flying hybrid car, don't hold your breath waiting for it

Sep 11th 2008 7:59AM - 3 Comments

Above: One of Paul Moller's past projects, a flying hovercraft Moller has designed another car which will never, ever see the light of day. This time, it's a hybrid flying car which uses both gas and electric power for its eight fans, which would ...

Rotary engine below SULEV standard on ethanol

Sep 15th 2006 7:16PM - 7 Comments

A month ago, Joel noted that Moller, the makers of the Skycar, found ethanol to be the perfect fuel for its Rotapower rotary engines. Today, Moller announced in a new press release that with ethanol, they're achieving remarkably low emissions. When ...

Skycar maker likes ethanol

Aug 10th 2006 5:28PM - 4 Comments

Remember the Skycar (pictured)? Well, its maker, Moller International, Inc., finds ethanol to be a perfect fuel for its Rotapower(R) rotary engine line. The company had tested the engine using gasoline, diesel, natural gas, and alcohol and found it ...

Biofueled Skycar 2009 Expedition plans to drive/fly from London to Timbuktu

Nov 11th 2008 12:02PM - 6 Comments

Click to see more of the biofueled Skycar There are a lot of green car shows and events taking place around the world and we - sadly - cannot cover them all. But there is one event that I'd love to be a part of in 200: the Skycar Expedition. ...

Travel by an eco-friendly flying saucer?

Jul 25th 2007 5:51PM - 1 Comment

Earlier today we mentioned that Dr. Paul Moller might finally be offering a vehicle to the public. His vehicle is sort of a hovercraft, although much different in execution to the standard hovercraft, and looks very much like a small flying saucer. ...

Unmanned flying ambulances using ducted fans for efficiency

Aug 30th 2007 7:13PM - 4 Comments

Ducted fans are an efficient way to power flying vehicles, but the devices remain largely unproduced because of problems with the control and reliability of their mechanisms. Most flying machines suffer from teething pains like this when they are ...

VIDEO: When will cars fly? Maybe this October.

Aug 5th 2008 9:04AM - 8 Comments

We've brought you flying car prototypes before, including the famously never-quite-completed Moller Skycar, and so in keeping with that Jetson-motive reportage tradition, we now present for your perusal the Terrafugia Transition®. This roadable ...

Another flying vehicle, this time a motorcycle

Dec 26th 2008 12:46PM - 2 Comments

Click above to enlarge the SkyBike rendering, click here to watch a video It seems that a new flying vehicle pops up every few months these days. Most recently, we've taken a look at the Biofueled Skycar and the flying Ferrari from longtime ...


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