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Car modifier group Carmagheddon has created the world’s lowest car, essentially cutting a Fiat Panda in half. The collective – made up of Cocchi Rudi, Matteo Marzetti and Nicola Guadagnin – detailed how they downsized the Panda while maintaining that it would be street-legal in a transformation video shared to YouTube.Cut off right below its windows, the vehicle’s original frame was swapped out for that of a go kart. Miniature wheels, the kind that would be used on a shopping car, were used to elevate the floor of the Panda off of the ground by just a few inches. The result makes the car seem as if its floating down the street due to the sheer invisibility of the Panda in contrast to its tiny wheels.As expected, the car runs at a fraction of the speed of the original Fiat Panda. And if som...

The SpaceX-backed startup Alef Aeronautics is the first company in history to be approved to test an electric flying car that is set to be cost about $300,000 USD. In a press release, the fully electric flying car from the Californian automaker has received an official Special Airworthiness Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Model A. This approval marks the fist of its kind for a flight-capable car. CEO Jim Dukhovny said, "It allows us to move closer to bringing people an environmentally friendly and faster commute, saving individuals and companies hours each week. This is one small step for planes, one giant step for cars."While the car has been approved for a fly test, the ever-evolving FAA restrictions has limited the location and purpose for which the...