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(covers information from several alternate timelines)

Hovercar, 2259 — Thomas and Rima Harewood's hovercar (2259)

A hovercar was a car that utilized some form of gravity-manipulating technology to "hover" over the ground, and drive through streets similar to traditional automobiles.

History

Hovercars first came into general use on Earth circa 2030s. (VOY: "The 37's")

On Vulcan, hovercars called desert fliers were a common sight on the streets of ShiKahr in the 2230s. (TAS: "Yesteryear")

In 2259 of the alternate reality, Thomas Harewood owned a hovercar. He used the vehicle to drive himself and his wife to the Royal Children's Hospital to see their daughter, who was terminally ill. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

In 2269, when Harry Mudd was attempting to sell his love potion to the miners on Motherlode, a number of hover cars and trucks were seen in the parking lot. (TAS: "Mudd's Passion")

In 2369, Alexander Rozhenko played with a toy that might have been a remote-controlled hovercar, although it's not certain what the toy was called. (TNG: "Rascals")

In 2371, when the USS Voyager brought aboard a 1936 Ford truck, Harry Kim mistook it for an early hovercar. However, Tom Paris stated that particular automobile was about a century too early for that to be the case. (VOY: "The 37's")

In an alternate timeline, shortly after Jean-Luc Picard and Geordi La Forge arrived in England with the intention of seeing Data there, a hovercar was driving to Cambridge University, where Data was living. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

In Greater Boston in the year 2399, Dahj Asha was walking down a sidewalk next to a street that a hovercar was driving on. (PIC: "Remembrance")

In 2399, a number of hovercars were driving by the the Eiffel Tower. A couple of other hovercars were driving down a street that Dahj Asha was running down before she used a holographic communicator to call her mother. (PIC: "Remembrance")

Appendices

Background information

The script of Star Trek: First Contact mentioned the hulks of now-useless hovercars lying corroded in the streets.

Hovercar concept artwork (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Wheeled vehicles apparently continued to survive in specialized roles even after hovercars became ubiquitous. Examples include the wheeled truck-like vehicle used by the Arctic Archaeology Team in 2153 in ENT: "Regeneration" and the Argo buggy in use by Starfleet in the late 24th century in Star Trek Nemesis.

The hovercars shown in the episode "Remembrance" and a few other episodes were actually slightly redesigned models of the shuttles from Star Trek: Discovery. The same seems to be the case for most of the the aircars and other shuttlecraft.

External links

Hovercar at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Hovercar at Wikipedia

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-[[File:Hovercar 2150.jpg|thumb|A hovercar ([[2150]])]]
+[[File:Hovercar, 2259.jpg|thumb|Thomas and Rima Harewood's hovercar (2259)]]
 A '''hovercar''' was a [[car]] that utilized some form of [[gravity]]-manipulating [[technology]] to "hover" over the ground, and drive through [[street]]s similar to traditional [[automobile]]s.
+== History ==
 Hovercars first came into general use on [[Earth]] circa [[2030s]]. ({{VOY|The 37's}})
+On {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}, hovercars called [[Desert flyer|desert fliers]] were a common sight on the streets of [[ShiKahr]] in the [[2230s]]. ({{TAS|Yesteryear}})
-When [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] was [[Time travel|brought back]] ten [[month]]s to his [[apartment]] by [[Daniels (Crewman)|Daniels]], he looked out his window into the [[city]] and saw hovercars flying by. ({{ENT|Shockwave}})
+''In [[2259]] of the [[alternate reality]], [[Thomas Harewood]] owned a hovercar. He used the vehicle to drive himself and [[Rima Harewood|his wife]] to the [[Royal Children's Hospital]] to see [[Lucille Harewood|their daughter]], who was terminally ill.'' ({{film|12}})
-On [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], hovercars called [[Desert flyer|desert fliers]] were a common sight on the streets of [[ShirKahr]] in the [[2230s]]. ({{TAS|Yesteryear}})
+In [[2269]], when [[Harry Mudd]] was attempting to sell his [[love potion]] to the [[miner]]s on [[Motherlode]], a number of hover [[car]]s and [[truck]]s were seen in the [[parking lot]]. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}})
-In [[2259]] of the [[alternate reality]], [[Thomas Harewood]] owned a hovercar. He used the vehicle to drive himself and [[Rima Harewood|his wife]] to the [[Royal Children's Hospital]] to see [[Lucille Harewood|their daughter]], who was terminally ill. ({{film|12}})
-In [[2269]], when [[Harry Mudd]] was attempting to sell his [[love potion]] to the [[miner]]s on [[Motherlode]], a number of hover [[car]]s and [[truck]]s were seen in the parking lot. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}})
+In [[2369]], [[Alexander Rozhenko]] played with a [[toy]] that might have been a [[Remote controlled car|remote-controlled hovercar]], although it's not certain what the toy was called. ({{TNG|Rascals}})
-When [[Benjamin Sisko]] was about four [[year]]s old, his [[Biology|biological]] mother, [[Sarah Sisko]], who had left him and his [[family]], [[death|died]] in a hovercraft accident in [[Australia]]. [[Joseph Sisko]] never told his son this until [[2375]]. ({{DS9|Image in the Sand}})
 In [[2371]], when the {{USS|Voyager}} brought aboard a [[1936]] [[Ford truck]], [[Harry Kim]] mistook it for an early hovercar. However, [[Tom Paris]] stated that particular automobile was about a century too early for that to be the case. ({{VOY|The 37's}})
-In [[Anti-time future|an alternate timeline]], shortly after [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] arrived in [[England]] with the intention of seeing [[Data]] there, a hovercar was driving to [[Cambridge University]], where Data was living. ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
+''In [[Anti-time future|an alternate timeline]], shortly after [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] arrived in [[England]] with the intention of seeing [[Data]] there, a hovercar was driving to [[Cambridge University]], where Data was living.'' ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
-== Gallery ==
+In [[Greater Boston]] in the year [[2399]], [[Dahj Asha]] was [[walk]]ing down a [[sidewalk]] next to a street that a hovercar was driving on. ({{PIC|Remembrance}})
+In [[2399]], a number of hovercars were driving by the the [[Eiffel Tower]]. A couple of other hovercars were driving down a [[street]] that Dahj Asha was running down before she used a [[hologram|holographic]] [[communicator]] to call her mother. ({{PIC|Remembrance}})
 <gallery>
-Vulcan hovercar.jpg|A [[Vulcan]] [[Desert flyer|hovercar]]
+File:Desert Flyer 1.jpg|A [[Vulcan]] [[Desert flyer|hovercar]]
-Hovercar on Vulcan.jpg|A parked '''hovercar''' (or possibly [[shuttle]]) on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]
+File:Hovercar on Vulcan.jpg|A parked '''hovercar''' (or possibly a [[shuttle]]) on {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}
-Desert flyer (Sarek's street).jpg|A [[desert flyer]] driving past [[Sarek]] and [[Amanda Grayson]]'s house
+File:Desert Flyer 2.jpg|A [[desert flyer]] driving past [[Sarek]] and [[Amanda Grayson]]'s house
-Desertflyer.jpg|The [[Vulcan]] [[healer]]'s [[desert flyer|hovercar]]
+File:Desert Flyer over the L-langon Mountains.jpg|The [[Vulcan]] [[healer]]'s [[desert flyer|hovercar]]
+File:Hovercar (interior).jpg|The interior of [[Thomas Harewood|Thomas]] and [[Rima Harewood]]'s hovercar
-Untitled.jpg|A hovercar ([[2259]])
+File:Motherlode surface.jpg|A [[parking]] lot with a few hover vehicles
-Hovercar (interior).jpg|The interior of [[Thomas Harewood|Thomas]] and [[Rima Harewood]]'s hovercar
+File:Blue hovercar.jpg|[[Harry Mudd]] standing next to a hovercar
-Parking lot with hovercars.jpg|A parking lot with a few [[Truck|hovertrucks]] and hovercars
+File:Hovercar on motherlode.jpg|A hovercar on [[Motherlode]]
-Blue hovercar.jpg|[[Spock]], [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Harry Mudd|Mudd]] standing next to a hovercar
-Hovercar on motherlode.jpg|A hovercar on [[Motherlode]]
+File:Hovercar (anti-time future).jpg|A hovercar driving to [[Cambridge University]]
-Hovercar (anti-time future).jpg|A hovercar driving to [[Cambridge University]]
+File:Greater Boston Street.jpg|A hovercar driving down a [[Greater Boston]]
+File:Paris, circa 2399.jpg|Several hovercars driving under the [[Eiffel Tower]]
+File:Hovercar in Paris.jpg|A hovercar on a [[Paris]] street at [[night]] in [[2399]]
 </gallery>
-== See also ==
+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
+The script of {{film|8}} mentioned the hulks of now-useless hovercars lying corroded in the streets.[[File:Hovercar concept artwork.jpg|thumb|Hovercar concept artwork ([[Star Trek Into Darkness]])]]
+Wheeled vehicles apparently continued to survive in specialized roles even after hovercars became ubiquitous. Examples include the [[snowplow|wheeled truck-like vehicle]] used by the [[Arctic Archaeology Team]] in [[2153]] in {{ENT|Regeneration}} and the {{dis|Argo|buggy}} buggy in use by [[Starfleet]] in the late [[24th century]] in {{film|10}}.
+The hovercars shown in the episode {{e|Remembrance}} and a few other episodes were actually slightly redesigned models of the [[Class C shuttlecraft|shuttles]] from {{s|DIS}}. The same seems to be the case for most of the the [[aircar]]s and other [[shuttlecraft]].
+=== See also ===
+* [[Anti-grav]]
+* [[Aircar]]
+* [[hovercraft]]
 * [[Hovercruiser]]
 * [[Desert flyer]]
 * [[Skimmer]]
+=== External links ===
+*{{mbeta}}
+*{{Wikipedia}}
 [[de:Luftkissenfahrzeug]]
 [[it:Auto volante]]
-[[Category:Earth vehicles]]
+[[Category:Vehicles]]
+[[Category:Deleted and unused material in background]]