What Me Worry? Not with a 300mpg Hybrid

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That’s right, by making a $500 deposit, you can be one of the first people on your block to receive a production model Aptera, a sleek two-seat, three-wheel electric vehicle with a top speed of 95 miles an hour. The hybrid at $29,900, gets 300mpg and the all electric model at $26,900 gets a not too shabby 100mpg.

The Aptura’s very cool features includ:

Driver and passenger side Airbags

Energy absorbing and impact deflecting passenger Safety Cell

Advanced drive computer with GPS navigation, CD/MP3/DVD player, XM satellite radio, Large View Rear Camera, and complete vehicle diagnostic system

“Eyes Forward” vision system with 180 degree rear sight picture displayed in the driver’s field of view to enhance situational awareness

LED interior and exterior lighting for maximum energy efficiency

Solar assisted Climate Control System so you always enter a comfortable Aptera that is never too hot or cold

And an RFID(Radio Frequency ID) key fob so you never have to pull out your keys to enter or start your Aptera. The key fob simply remains in your pocket or purse.

Steve Fambro, Aptera’s founder must build or piggyback onto a dealer network to sell and service the cars. That takes capital, skilled manpower, and time. Aptera’s all-electric model should at least be very easy to maintain. It has no transmission, and its electric motor has only one moving part, compared with about 400 for regular engines. Its mechanics may need software degrees, but at least they’ll have clean hands. Even if Fambro succeeds in building an affordable, energy-efficient commuter car, the impact on the market, at least in the short run, will be minimal. He hopes to sell around 3,000 to 4,000 Apteras in the first year of production, marketing mostly to buyers in California, Arizona, and Nevada, and then ramp up to about 10,000 cars a year soon after that.

To learn more or make a deposit on your Aptera, visit their website.

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