. >> reporter: aska, which means flying bird in japanese, is a los altos company with big goals in mind>> our target is to reduce the traffic. >> reporter: -- you're going to love the idea of cruising above it all. >> if we're taking off vertically, would we need to be at an airport? >> no. >> a prototype electric vehicle that takes you on the road and in the air for business or personal use. better for the environment, better for our housing crisis because you can quickly get away to where homes are cheaper. >> cost of living is much lower and better quality of life and you can fly here within 20, 30 minutes. >> reporter: aska says they expect this to be in production in 2026 with an initial range of about 250 miles a charge, like from the bay area to tahoe, a charge you'll be able to get at home, at the airport, or just about anywhere. they're taking pre-orders now for $790,000 each. eventually they plan to sell it for about $200,000. scott budman, "today in the bay." >> wow, air traffic controllers are going to be going crazy. >>> 4:53 right now. sticking with tradition ahead on "tod

the los altos company aska created a prototype electric vehicle that can travel by ground and air. about 250 miles per charge. our reporter scott budman tried out the simulator. the company's founder says once it's available, you may live further away from the bay area hustle and bustle. >> the cost of living is much lower and better quality of life, and you can fly here within 20, 30 minutes. >> aska is hoping its flying car makes it into production by 2026. they're actually making pre-orders now. the price tag, though, $790,000. they're hoping to eventually get the price down to the $200,000 range, i think. >> ouch either way. >>> 6:00 for you this morning. record inflation. prices keep soaring across the country and it's only expected to get worse. we have live team coverage this morning breaking down the increase in prices at the pump and grocery store. scott mcgrew dives into the numbers to show

. >> reporter: aska that they expect this to be in production by 2026 with a range of 226 miles a charmingbay area to tahoe. a charge you can get at home, at the airport, or just about anywhere. they're taking pre orders now for $790,000 each. eventually they man to sell it for about $200,000. >> not bad. >> reporter: in los altos, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> pretty cool. >>> have you noticed now what's happening at the winter olympics? not much winter. the snow you see there, the hardly any snow you see is all fake. they had to spend about $60 million to create enough of the fake snow. at the mountain venue outside beijing, the area only gets an average of just over an inch of snow in february and global warming may be to blame. a new study found the past 70 years, beijing has warmed up about nine degrees in february. >> not the experience, or the sort of feel that you're used no in competing in a winter destination. i think they're seeing firm conditions so that's positive in some ways. they're not seeing deteriorating conditions. the temperatures are still cold in beijing. >> th

. >> aska is hoping its flying car makes it into production by 2026. they're actually making pre-orders now. the price tag, though, $790,000. they're hoping to eventually get the price down to the $200,000 range, i think. >> ouch either way. >>> 6:00 for you this morning. record inflation. prices keep soaring across the country and it's only expected to get worse. we have live team coverage this morning breaking down the increase in prices at the pump and grocery store. scott mcgrew dives into the numbers to show us where we can save. >> plus, winter games are heating up. we've got a live look at beijing where team usa is celebrating an overnight victory. a local olympian is getting a chance at gold after testing positive for covid. we're live from the games covering it all. this is "today in the bay." >>> good wednesday morning. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. don't forget, if you're on the go, you can take us with you. we broadcast not only to your television, but you can watch us l