and earning a lot less money. whether or not ample can convince owners and vehicle manufacturers to adopt their take on the tech, batteries like this could play a key role in addressing some of the issues hampering the uptake of electric vehicles. but we can't talk about the future of transport without mentioning flying cars. the question is, are they ready to take off yet? nick kwek�*s been finding out. over the years we have seen passenger drone demos, hoverboards and jetwings. 0ne manufacturer from the netherlands though, thinks it has finally cracked it — well, almost. here it is, the pal—v liberty, on british soil. shall we take it for a spin? let's go. eh... sadly, this precise model in the uk is unable to fly. it's had its parts decommissioned. but across the north sea, i am assured it does this.