Aptera is on a mission "to make the most fuel-efficient vehicle the world has ever seen, and to make it stylish, incredibly safe, and fun to drive". They are damn near spot on. The whole thing started 5 years ago when an engineer named Steve Fambro decided to make a better car that didnt kill the planet. What he and his team have come up with is a 2 passenger, 3 wheel, mostly electric jetson car. The developers have been breaking grounds left and right in terms of MPG(its mostly electric so MPG actually becomes an irrelevant measure of distance over energy used), Safety (the company makes it a point to exceed every safety regulation they can, and have achieved several already), crash testing(they use the most advanced software available to simulate thousands of crashes before smashing an acctual car into the wall), and design(it is actually registered as a motorcycle based on weight and wheel layout).
The best part is this isnt a super elite six figure car only 7 people can afford-it will be priced around 26-29,000. And it isnt a future car our kids will only see in bond flicks. It is to be realeased within a year. You can preorder one now for 500 bucks.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Jetson's car on pre-order. Reserve yours today!
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This thing is pretty awesome, but does it fit in a parking space?
Also, I would love to see some video of the steering linkage. I saw the motor, which is awesome. looks like a crotch rocket with the giant, sprocketed belt drive.
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