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  1. Re:Doubtful... by TemporalBeing · · Score: 1 · on Is the Future of the Electric Car Industry in Silicon Valley?

    Aptera
    https://aptera.com/
    All-electric version is $27,000, range of 120 miles, top speed of 95. This would be your around-town model.
    Electric/gas hybrid is $30,000. Electric drive with a tiny combustion engine to charge the batteries. Unlimited range.
    Cool. So is the Chevy Volt hybrid that is suppose to be released in 2010 - same basic design as the electric drive w/ gas assist.

    If Aptera really wants to make it as a company though, they'll have to get the prices down to the same as a commuter car ($15k to $22k). Should be pretty doable in the next couple years. Once they're there, then they'll be fully competing with commuter cars, and could storm the market. I'd buy/reserve one myself if I had the spare $$.
  2. Re:Doubtful... by .killedkenny · · Score: 1 · on Is the Future of the Electric Car Industry in Silicon Valley?

    Aptera

    https://aptera.com/

    All-electric version is $27,000, range of 120 miles, top speed of 95. This would be your around-town model.

    Electric/gas hybrid is $30,000. Electric drive with a tiny combustion engine to charge the batteries. Unlimited range.

    Plus, dig that Jetsonian interior!

  3. alternately by farker+haiku · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Fairly Realistic Flying Car Offered for 2009 Delivery

    Ecogeek is reporting that you can get a car that looks like an airplane and gets close to 300 mpg. It also starts selling next year. The car in question is pretty sexy - you can preorder one at this extremely annoying web page.