Watch out GM, there’s a new competitor in the hybrid market:

Actually, that’s the rear of the Aptera. Pretty spacey lookin huh? Might explain some of the UFO sightings in California of late. Now, on a more serious note, this things gets something like 230 miles per gallon.

That’s the front of the Typ-1. Looks like a plane with the wings chopped off to me. And, for all intents, it is. Keep the aerodynamics and run it on electricity and you’ve got a low drag vehicle that doesn’t take a whole lot to get moving. Toss in some pretty space-age digital only displays and you’ve really got something to play with. Price it at less than $30,000 and you’ve actually got the potential to sell some of them as well.
Now, imagine the shape the US would be in if everyone were getting, at worst, 230 miles per gallon. Figured it this way, that $200 a month on gasoline would be reduced to about $16.
What I do like about this thing is the outrageous mpg if you go that route ( they have an electric only option as well ). What I don’t like is the rather spare interior. It’s small, so you’re going to be right on top of everything inside. More color, more flash, more gadgets are needed. I hate white interiors. Secondly, although I’m sure it’s an option not shown, flashier exterior paint jobs would be a boon as well. This thing is a one trick pony, it can easily be a lot more appealing. Other than that. I’m hopped up about this.
I’ll bet GM is too. They are promoting their Volt will be ready in a couple of years for mass markets. Aptera is claiming they are right now.
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