Flying cars are a reality.

I first wrote about them in the 90s. Yes, over 30 years ago, I was writing articles about a company call Moller.

Moller’s namesake CEO was experimenting with flying cars with combustion engines.

He was early, and the prototype never really made financial sense. I guess you could say the project never really “got off the ground.”

Fast forward to today, and two companies are getting ready to actually get their flying cars in the air.

These companies are selling eVTOL – which stands for “electric vertical take-off and landing,” to the mass market.

What are eVTOLs

An electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is a category of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land vertically. This technology emerged due to significant advancements in the field of electric propulsion, encompassing motors, batteries, electronic controllers and propellers.

To go along with the eVTOL trend, there was an emerging demand for new aerial vehicles capable of facilitating greener and quieter flights within the domain of Advanced Air Mobility and Urban Air Mobility.

Electric and hybrid propulsion systems (EHPS) also have the potential of lowering the operating costs of aircraft.

So, how do you profit from this technology?

Well, the buy opportunity here is to get in on this trend before it actually becomes a commercial reality for a trade…

You see, I think the eVTOL story will mirror the EV story. Up, up and away before it crashes to earth as the Chinese enter the market.

Two eVTOL companies that stand to benefit

Joby Aviation (JOBY) and Archer Aviation (ACHR) are two groups to consider right now.

Others like Boeing and Toyota are in the space too, but their shares will not be impacted by such a small part of their business. My preference is JOBY – as it is further along.

But remember, this is just a trade because I think once commercial approval is given, it will be a couple of years or less before new, bigger and cheaper models will appear from China to suck out all the margin.

It’s a perfect LEAP play using a long-term LEAP option to make a bet. And, it is a bet.

YOUR ACTION PLAN

Joby Aviation (JOBY) and Archer Aviation (ACHR) are two companies to consider when it comes to getting ahead of the flying car trend.

FUN FACT FRIDAY

Wall Street just keeps setting records: This week the major U.S. indexes kept climbing. The S&P 500 hit a fresh all-time high above 6,900, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed close to the 49,500 mark — driven largely by big gains in tech stocks like Amazon and Micron. Smaller company stocks (Russell 2000) even outpaced the larger indexes with a bigger percentage jump.

Overall, markets are still powering higher at the start of 2026, even with geopolitics and economic data on investors’ minds.