 Startup company developing 330 MPG hybrid |
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| Startup company developing 330 MPG hybrid |
 Mar 18 2006, 12:01 AM
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Yeah, that 330 MPG is accurate.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=108992 QUOTE CARLSBAD, Calif.  Accelerated Composites LLC, a small startup company here, said it is developing the Aptera, a two-seat hybrid passenger car delivering 330 mpg at a steady 65 miles per hour  at a price under $20,000.
The company said the car, which may be ready for production in two years, will have acceleration and handling similar to that of the Honda Insight hybrid. The first Aptera prototype may be ready by March. The prototype under construction will be powered by a single-cylinder, 12-horsepower diesel engine and a 24-horsepower DC electric motor, and will have a continuously variable transmission. Power is delivered through a single rear wheel mounted on a composite swing arm. The car is expected to have an electronically limited top speed of 95 miles per hour and an estimated 0-to-60-mph acceleration of 11 seconds. The company says the key to the efficiency of the three-wheeler is an aerodynamic body wrapped around a flat-panel composite structure. The company has developed a composite construction technique that significantly lowers costs. |
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Mar 18 2006, 12:04 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Very interesting... awesome mileage, awesome prospective price.
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Mar 18 2006, 01:26 AM
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 Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
Fuck, one gallon would last me 1 month+! :-D
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Mar 18 2006, 02:18 AM
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 FFFFFFFUCKKKKKKKKKKKK Group: Members Posts: 1,673 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 11 |
BUT THIS CAR WILL NOT GO THAT FAST I WANT TO GO FAST OK
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Mar 18 2006, 02:19 AM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
Wonder how much trunk space it has.
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Mar 18 2006, 02:21 AM
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FFFFFFFUCKKKKKKKKKKKK Group: Members Posts: 1,673 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 11 |
If i can't fit my non-existant snow mobile in the back i want nothing to do with this weak womanly excuse for a motor vehicle
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Mar 18 2006, 02:25 AM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
I was thinking I wouldn't even be able to fit a suitcase in it
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Mar 18 2006, 02:25 AM
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FFFFFFFUCKKKKKKKKKKKK Group: Members Posts: 1,673 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 11 |
QUOTE (James @ Mar 18 2006, 02:25 AM) I was thinking I wouldn't even be able to fit a suitcase in it brother, i got all the storage space i need. "points to his lap" |
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Mar 18 2006, 04:59 PM
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 monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
QUOTE (James @ Mar 18 2006, 02:19 AM) Wonder how much trunk space it has. i wonder if a bike will fit... |
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Mar 18 2006, 05:23 PM
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 START THE REACTOR! Group: Members Posts: 874 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 52 |
IF I CANT GO OFFROAD WHICH I DONT DO ANYWAY THEN I DONT WANT IT. Regardless of the fact that if you have the money to get two cars, I would buy one of these for city driving as well as a gas guzzler if you need one or actually do go offroad. Hell, 330 MPG pays for itself after one refueling.
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Mar 20 2006, 12:23 AM
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 Your Private Eye Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 60 |
I don't think it can pass the crash safety requirements.
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Mar 20 2006, 01:18 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
wonder if it's one of those tiny ass urkle cars
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Mar 20 2006, 01:53 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 23-February 06 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 37 |
For some reason, the prototype reminds me of those cars in the movie AI.
http://www.acceleratedcomposites.com/images/aptera/2.JPG http://www.acceleratedcomposites.com/images/aptera/3.JPG |
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Mar 20 2006, 04:03 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 28-February 06 Member No.: 97 |
is that a wind up key?
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Mar 20 2006, 04:04 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
OMG TERRISTS DID IT!111!!
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