Pre-delivery
- Price / deposit
- From $299,999; $150 pre-order deposit or $1,500 priority queue
- Certification, as written on the tracker
- FAA Special Airworthiness Certification (2023), not an FAA type certificate
- Delivery / launch
- First hand-built batch to a limited number of early buyers by end of 2026, for controlled real-world testing; production ramp in 2027
- Tracker updated
Certificates
A special or experimental airworthiness certificate, a production approval and an operator certificate are not type certificates. Standing is taken from the linked source.
| Vehicle | Document | Standing | Date | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Special airworthiness certificate (not a type certificate) |
Issued |
Electrek reported on October 15, 2026 that by 2023 Alef had received an FAA special airworthiness certification. Electrek did not give the day. A special airworthiness certificate is not a type certificate. Electrek's description of it as government recognition of a flying car is Electrek's framing. |
Orders and other deals
| Date | Kind | Parties | Amount | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-order Conditional |
Electrek: more than 3,600 pre-orders, which it valued at $1 billion. Deposits of $150 or $1,500. Price from $299,999 |
Electrek reported on October 15, 2026 that Alef had more than 3,600 pre-orders worth $1 billion, with a $150 deposit or a $1,500 priority deposit, and a starting price of $299,999. Electrek did not call the pre-orders firm purchase contracts. The $1 billion figure is Electrek's valuation of that book. |
Milestones
| Date | Vehicle | Kind | Event | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Other |
Electrek reports Alef's 1,000th logged flightElectrek reported that Alef had completed its 1,000th logged flight and released video of its flying car over a Tesla Roadster. Electrek did not give the flight's calendar date. Electrek separately described a Model Zero Ultralight video from the previous year. This row does not decide which airframe was in the October 2026 video. |