300 MPG Car Opens For Business

A company called Aperta is taking reservations for the production version of a three-wheeled, 300 MPG concept car that looks like it was lifted from a '60s science fiction flick.

Eventually, the company says an all-electric model that will cruise for 120 miles before needing a re-charge will be available for $26,900. A hybrid version will sell for $29,900. In a year, you'll also be able to reserve a model that flies directly to the Jovian moon Europa, where it will convert into a submarine and take you deep below the surface to search for alien life forms.

OK, so maybe that's not quite true. And we're reluctant to believe those 300 MPG claims, too. That said, the company's Web site sure is sweet.—Gregory Mone

Comments

[roger]

The 300mpg claim is valid, considering it looks like a plug-in. A plug-in costs a few dollars (US$1.20 I would guess) in electric to recharge; divide that by 120 miles per recharge to get to a dollars-per-mile figure (I'm guessing about 1 cent, or US$0.01) , and then convert that to miles per gallon by dividing that by the cost of a gallon of gas (US$3.00 per gallon) to get 300 miles per (equivalent) gallon of unleaded.

[arcanelogic]

I am a design junky. I get my high off seeing stuff like this! I love it when people start with a fresh slate and come up with something brilliant! That being said, there is no single part of this vehicle that is new (www.go-t-rex.com), but it's the combination that makes it more than the sum of it's parts.

[G]

They are both 3 wheels so they both must be the same... I see how that works. Cool concept. I wonder how much energy it actually uses versus a traditional car.

[arcanelogic]

The reason I gave the link to the t-rex was to show a lesser-known design that already exists that is very close to the overall design of the aptera to illustrate my point that all of the core technologies/design principals for it exist elsewhere. People already know about electric vehicles, composite, aerodynamic structures, F1 style crash protection, and other technologies that went into it so I didn't feel I needed to give links for all that stuff. My main point, however, wasn't that it's been done before, but rather that they've done a great job of combining existing technology into to the best, most comprehensive package of complimentary technologies to come up with a unique design that is better than current designs that rely only a few of the technologies available to put them slightly ahead of the status quo.

BTW Gregory Mone, it's important to get the correct name of the company you are writing an article on (Aptera, not Aperta).

[Zola]

A worthy addition to my list of concept cars. thanks for the info.

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The biggest problem with this car is the design. It's just not ready for mainstream acceptance IMO. 20 years from now maybe, but not yet.

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another problem is if you go to fast you will flip the car

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My friend recently got into a car accident and it has made me want to
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I'd like to know what cars have received an NHTSA 5-star rating for
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NHTSA, so equivalent top-score ratings from European agencies (such as
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I'm interested in cars manufactured between 1996 and 2003. For each
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Thanks!

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[Electric Car Kit]

Wow you are right this thing looks funny. Another option, if you don't have $27,000 lying around, is to convert an existing car with an electric car kit for under $300. You may need to spend more if you hire someone to install it, but it would still be much less than forking over $27K.

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That looks lovely and such a great idea. Cars like this will be on our streets within 5 years.

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I think it is a wonderful idea i am in the 7th grade and we are studying how fossil fuels ruin and pollute the air and this car could change a lot of people's opinion

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I know I've felt it coming on occasionally.
But wait. The guy was already wearing a helmet. Was this planned or was he psychic? Very strange!!!

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I hope that this concept car comes out. Too many times they make changes to them at the last minute.

[auto transport quotes]

That's what I've been thinking of to myself. Would this one really work?

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