Aptera

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    • Class: Subcompact
    • Engine: 10 kW engine generator and 30 kW 3-phase electric motor
    • Transmission: Series hybrid
    • Fuel Efficiency: no less than 130 mpgOfficial Site: Aptera Details
    • Electric range: 120 miles
    • Top Speed: +85 mph
    • 0-60: less than 10 seconds
    • MSRP: $27,000 for the all-electric Typ-1e
    • MSRP: $30,000 for the plug-in hybrid Typ-1h.

  • Developed by California-based Aptera Motors, the Aptera Typ-1 is a "high-efficiency vehicle" capable of achieving 130 mpg for its hybrid version. Two models of the Typ-1 will be available: an all-electric version and a Plug-in hybrid version. Aptera plans to release the all-electric Typ-1 in 2008 and the hybrid Typ-1 in late 2009. The Typ-1 is initially being made available only to residents of California.

    Aptera Motors is one of 111 automotive teams planning to race in the Progressive Automotive X Prize, a $10 million road race that will test whether practical vehicles are capable of getting 100 miles per gallon or better.Wall Street Journal: Teams Race to Build Super-Fuel-Efficient Car (April 7, 2009)

  • Reviews

    "Riding in the Typ-1 is sort of like being in a high-tech fishbowl."—LA TimesLA Times: Three-wheelers have designs on sportiness, safety (January 2, 2008)

    "Three hundred miles per gallon and a Jetsons-style look are enough to get anyone excited."—Popular MechanicsPopular Mechanics: Aptera's Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 e: Exclusive Video Test Drive (December 21, 2007)

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