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Would you swap your car for this hoverbike?

Japanese startup A.L.I. Technologies' "XTurismo Limited Edition" hoverbike is pictured during its demonstration at Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

A Japanese start-up wants people to swap their cars for a $680 thousand dollar hoverbike

ALI Technologies’ Limited Edition went on sale in Japan and can fly for 40 minutes at up to 100 kilometres per hour on a single charge.

The Tokyo-based start-up is backed by Electronics giant Mitsubishi and they’re aiming to have manufactured 200 single-rider hoverbikes by mid next year.

Overcrowding is a big problem for Tokyo’s 13.5 million residents, and the high-tech city is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.

But current laws will prohibit the hoverbikes from flying over Japan’s busy roads.

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