300mpg+?!?

[Fap]

This thing is ridiculous.. sorry if it was already posted im just amazed by it.

Here is a link to their site:
http://www.aptera.com/

Here is a pic:

[crockett]

Yea a GFY member was the one who did their promo shots. He posted it here a while back. Personally I think it's ugly.

[Fap]

Of course it's ugly.. but i mean 300mpg?

[Fap]

no other thoughts on this ugly fuel saver?

[C-Bass]

thats not bad......some bad ass paint jobs and some chrome and maybe even a flame thrower, and you're in business!

lol

[Antonio]

not even sure what mpg is but is says 85 on their site - just cheked the FAQs, it looks like the cross b/n cars and bikes they make in Holland

[F-U-Jimmy]

Sir Clive Sinclare in the UK invented a similar electric vehicle more than 15 years ago, it was small and impractical much like this vehicle and needed a flag on a 6 foot pole at both ends so that large trucks didn't run over it and its driver. The same problems are evident here, its small ( not as small as Sinclairs but still small ) it has little storage space. Im all for saving fuel and reducing emissions but at least make the vehicle practical

I owned a Ford Escape Hybrid for 3 years it was supposed to do 33/36 mpg but I never got more than 25 mpg and I guess unless you drive at a constant 56 mph on a flat surface with no stops and starts one would never obtain those figures. I wonder how you would need to drive to get 300 mpg, Driving at 56 mph is not realistic at least if you want to live here in San Diego.

[J. Falcon]

[Boobs]

[Vendzilla]

I remember seeing this, pretty cool car, would get lots of looks

[farkedup]

Originally Posted by F-U-Jimmy

I owned a Ford Escape Hybrid for 3 years it was supposed to do 33/36 mpg but I never got more than 25 mpg and I guess unless you drive at a constant 56 mph on a flat surface with no stops and starts one would never obtain those figures. I wonder how you would need to drive to get 300 mpg, Driving at 56 mph is not realistic at least if you want to live here in San Diego.

let me guess, you're one of those hybrid owners that think they can drive 80+MPH and get EPA gas mileage? You have to use a little logic, anything with regenerative braking it PAYS to coast and lightly brake into your stops.

in my civic hybrid I just got back from a 130mi round trip doing the speed limit the entire way (70) and came back with 47MPG without trying hard, there were some spots I was doing 75 just to get my ass out of the way of traffic but coasting off my exits make up for that.

what you see of the EPA number you basically have to average around 50MPH wherever you go and this is true with ANY car. In my civic driving 55MPH everywhere I can get close to 60 MPG but even knowing that I say FUCK IT! doing 70MPH for a solid 500-550 mile stretch I set the cruise at 70MPH and averaged 50MPG and this included driving THROUGH chicago. From Kalamazoo, MI to minneapolis, MN is about 550miles.

I've been stuck in bumper to bumper traffic plenty of times in about every city you can think of from chicago, detroit, Atlanta, Tampa, Orlando and about every decent sized city in between... As long as you use coasting and light acceleration you can keep good gas mileage. Its the drive fast just to slam on the brakes types that will always be extremely disappointed in a hybrid because you really do have to drive differently to take advantage of them. They reward you for better driving habits.

[baddog]

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

I remember seeing this, pretty cool car, would get lots of looks

Probably by drivers flipping them off for not moving out of the way.

[F-U-Jimmy]

Originally Posted by farkedup

let me guess, you're one of those hybrid owners that think they can drive 80+MPH and get EPA gas mileage?

Guessing is not your strong point is it ?

[woj]

Looks pretty stupid, but that's probably what all the cars will look like in 20 years when gas hits $20/gallon

[Zorgman]

I like the "jet" type look, but a 3 wheeler? come on. I prefer somethng like that of iRobot has.