200-300MPG, Infinite Range

I want to have one of those by yesterday. I live in Maryland though, so it sounds like I'll have to wait a few years. I love my Prius, but if I could go out at lunch and trade it in for one of those, I'd be driving an Aptera home tonight.

I think it is FANTASTIC that a small company is make huge strides like this, and that the car is priced to be affordable to many people. Hopefully this spurs other companies to pursue similar endeavors.

 

I so want an Aptera too, maybe that will be my next car!!

 

Andy, if you truely get one of these I will pay you to let me take a ride! lol

 

(Set to music)
They're the Jetsons! They can rocket to the future, they can rocket to the moon, they can work on jupiter, or play on neptune.
Machines do the working, machines do run, if they need anything they push a button and it's done.
Their house is in the heaven, the free way is in the sky, but their feet are on the ground 'cause they're just regular guys.
Judy's got a boyfriend, Elroy's got his theme, Jane's shopping and George has got mister Spacely. They're the Jetsons!

"Ruh-roh!"
"Jane! Stop this crazy thing!"
"Help, Heelllppp, Heeellllpppp!"

ZC1

 

i would like it better with 4 wheels. more stable

 

300 mpg?... wow.. a ten gallon tank could go coast to coast with no fill up.. an empty two litre bottle for (you know)... and you could go without stopping!

 

I have been watching Aptera for a long time.
They started with a diesel but could not meet emission standards.
Bet they are glad now!
I got tired of waiting so I went for a Prius,glad I did.
This car has it all,good mpg,lots of room, looks and fantastic reliability figures.
Maybe sometime in the next few years my second green car will be Aptera.

 

The wide stance accomodates Senators from western states.

 

Unfortunately, I think the wide stance is going to haunt Aptera owners with constant dings and people running into them (literally) or driving into them, not to mention bicyclists and motorcyclists that are taken by surprise. Think your parking spaces are tight to maneuver in now? Wait 'til you get in the Aptera and have an extra couple of feet (approx) dangling out to each side.

Don't get me wrong... I love the Aptera. I just wish they would slim it down at least so that the front wheels fit within the footprint of the body of the vehicle.

 

It looks like a Cessna without wings.

ZC1

 

so.. you think your prius moves around a lot? how fast are they going anyway?

 

Agreed, we don't know the actual dimensions. However, take a look at the picture head-on:


Two humans can sit side by side, comfortably inside the vehicle. And just doing a quick measurement 'by eye', it would appear that within the cross-section of the vehicle as viewed head-on, an additional seat for a human could easily fit on each side, within the envelope of the outriggers. That makes four humans sitting side-by-side across, comfortably. I don't know too many sedans that are capable of that, so unless it's meant for really slim humans, I think it's safe to say that this vehicle is considerably wider than a standard sedan.

 

A couple things, first here's the website so you don't have to google it. Aptera Next, it looks like it only holds two people. There's a very limited market for a two person car. Count out anybody with kids. I'm fearless, but I'd never get my wife in that thing.

Yak

 

I don't really think that's a limiter, though. Most families with kids have at least two vehicles. Both vehicles get used for commuting to work during the day. The family would really only need one of the two vehicles to carry the kids, while the other could be an Aptera or similar vehicle that would be used strictly for commuting.