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Carchops.com take on the Aptera
2008-05-13 01:09:00 If you're a wiz with image altering software and crazy about cars then chances are you know all about the world of photochopping. Maybe you even have a folder stored on your computer filled with your attempts to improve on the exterior designs of top auto designers. If you think you got skillz and can improve on the design of the Aptera Typ-1 (pictured above) then you should click your bad self on over to Carchops.com and pit your revisionary talent against some of the best car photochoppers teh internets has to offer. That's right, the Aptera has been selected as the subject matter for the Carchops Official Chop Off for May 2008. One entry per customer and you have to post on their forum before the 25th to let them know you're going to unleash.If you're teh suxors with software and need pointers from your nephew on how to chop Jay Leno's head into a Tesla don't be sad. You can join me in checking out the entries when they appear in the forum on May 31, between 12:00 AM and 12...
Aptera 300 MPG Car to be released in October - Only $29,000
2008-05-06 20:59:00 Aptera 300 MPG Car to be released in October - Only $29,000 Here is everything you need to know about the Aptera Typ-1 car which looks like an airpl1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Aptera crushing lots of its cars
2008-05-05 06:33:00 Aptera chief Steve Fambro, in his company's latest newsletter, tells us they are building "lots of cars". Hooray! And then crushing them. Oh noes! We know this has been done to electric cars by the likes of GM and Toyota before and now Aptera admits it has joined the pulverizing parade. Have they gone to the dark side? Well, no. It's all being done in the name of increasing safety. You see, despite not having to crash test their three-wheeled Typ-1 (because it is defined as a motorcycle by the only state - California - they have immediate plans to sell them in), they are attempting to make the doors and roof of their vehicle much stronger than what is required of a typical car. As Fambro states, "We want the Typ-I to be renowned not only for its remarkable performance and efficiency, but its safety too." Besides addressing their safety ethos, the newsletter also contains a mini-bio of three of their employees as well as word of their most recent hire, Neil Hanneman. Links to press...
Electric Car Company Aptera Releases Guided Factory Tour [Video]
2008-05-03 00:51:00 Electric and hybrid electric car manufacturer Aptera has been turning heads since the first announced their space-age looking Typ1 prototype. The sub $30,000 electric version of the Typ1 has a range...
By: Green Options
VIDEO: Take a guided tour of the Aptera factory
2008-05-02 20:57:00 In something of a paradigm shift equal to that of their source of propulsion, it seems the companies developing electric drive cars are being a lot more open with the general public and allowing folks to follow their progress closely. Tesla, through their website, seemed to have started the trend and GM is getting in on the action, hosting an afternoon with a bunch of Voltheads under the banner of VoltNation and allowing packs of journalists to tour their facilities. Aptera has also developed under the watchful eye of the public. Road testing of their first prototype was recorded on videos and put up on YouTube. Now, continuing the tradition, they take you on a tour of their current facilities and show you some of their secrets. In the videos, you'll see that original prototype and how they build these composite vehicles. You'll watch the Aptera team all working together in quarters that are getting more cramped as the company begins to rapidly grow. You even get to see the nurser...
Aptera Hybrid Gears Up for Production
2008-05-01 00:00:00 While the spotlight has been on Fisker and Tesla and their legal issues, a small company out of California has been working hard to get ahead. Aptera and their Typ-1e are set for release towards the end of the year, the best part being a $30,000 price tag. Technorati Tags: Cars and Motors Environment Gadgets Innovation Technology Travel
By: InventorSpot.com
Casual Friday ? meet the Aptera
2008-04-04 13:51:00 There's been plenty of ink spilled about potential electric cars -- but if you asked me (and I'm fully aware you haven't), I'd have to pick the Aptera as the most likely to succeed in the near term. Here's a Popular Mechanics video of a test drive they conducted of the prototype... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — meet the Aptera", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/04/04/casual_friday_--_meet-_the_aptera/" });
Aptera Typ-1, una muestra de los coches híbridos del futuro[Video]
2008-03-29 01:17:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hfv7wMXarig Aquí tenemos el concept presentado por una empresa de tamaño medio-bajo de California. Este vehículo es un híbrido-eléctrico que aprovecha el conocimiento de la aeronáutica y se lo aplican a este diseño pa ... Link: Actualidad Motor Tags: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hfv7wMXarig Aquí, tenemos, concept, presentado, empresa, tamaño, medio-bajo, California., Este, vehículo, híbrido-eléctrico, aprovecha, conocimiento, aeronáutica, aplican, este, diseño, para, poder, disminuir, ...
By: Bits de autos
Aptera Typ 1 video
2008-03-28 06:39:00 An interesting video as to why the oddly shaped Aptera Typ-1, which is registered as a motorcycle, looks the way it does. After concluding its crash testing, Aptera will be ready to move the Typ-1 into production. The ‘car’ is essentially a plug-in hybrid designed by Jason Hill, whose previously been involved with the Porsche ...
The Much-Awaited Hybrid Electric Car From Aptera Debuts in California
2008-03-27 22:06:00 We've been hearing a lot about Hybrid and All-Electric cars with high mileage promises for quite some time now. But looks like finally the long wait is over as one of them succeeds to move from R&D to actual production! Aptera has officially unveiled two vehicles (which look more like mini-planes to me!) that could change the future of automotive design, and is ready to find its place on California streets by end of 2008! Modestly-priced at 26,900(all-electric) and 29,900(plug-in-hybrid),... Please Click the Title for the Full Story
Carlsbad Manufacturer Will Launch Two-Seater Aptera
2008-03-18 06:14:00 A Carlsbad-based startup called Aptera Motors Inc. said it has received 1,000 orders for its ?ultragreen car? before even building a prototype. The futuristic-looking vehicle, which will be available as a hybrid or electric, costs $30,000 and can get up to 300 miles to the gallon, according to Chris Anthony, chief operating officer.Registered as a motorcycle, the two-seater can seat individuals as tall as 6 feet, 5 inches and carry up to 15 bags of groceries.The private company was founded in 2006 by Anthony and Steve Frambo, Aperta?s chief executive officer and a former employee of San Diego biotech, Illumina Inc. It recently secured its third round of financing and Anthony said the company expects to begin manufacturing in October, with the electric model going out in late 2008.The 1,000 orders ? each of which required a $500 deposit ? are expected to be filled by the summer of 2009. Although the company is not profitable, Anthony said that with the purchase of 300 vehicles, it sh...
Aptera?s $26,000 Electric Car and 300 MPG Hybrid Coming Soon
2008-03-12 22:01:00 For under $30,000, you will soon be able to buy an electric car with a 120 mile range, or a plug-in hybrid that gets 300 miles-per-gallon. Sound like a fantasy, but this one could be coming to a...
By: Green Options
Electric Hybrid Aptera #1 Car Of The Future
2008-02-26 06:30:00 The #1 Car of the FutureBy Adrienne MarkovicGas prices are up and rising. Human overindulgence and waste are escalating as the population continues to grow. Recently the clever people at Aptera have come up with a solution to at least one out of two of these issues with their futuristic ride. Just looking at the Aptera one would think that it is some far-out concept car millennia away from the production line and more apt to be in a live action movie of the Jetson's. The Aptera is taking the auto industry's talk about a more efficient car and putting into action.The company's mission statement is "to make the most fuel-efficient vehicle the world has ever seen, and to make it stylish, incredible safe, and fun to drive". (Aptera.com 2008) Aptera began their mission five years ago and, in record speed, have two models of car ready for the production line this year. The Typ-1 is currently taking pre-orders now. Aptera currently comes in two versions, the hybrid and the all-electric....
Video: LA Times test rides Aptera electric car
2008-01-06 03:31:00 The LA Times recently got a test ride of the Aptera electric car recently. The Times also test drove several other three-wheelers including the Vectrix V3, TriRod F3 Adrenaline, Piaggio MP3 500, and Can-Am Spyder. The Times reporter only drove along in the passenger seat of the Aptera but she said the futuristic ride felt stable at 45 MPH. The Aptera Type 1 comes out this year, will cost less than $30,000, has a top speed of 80 MPH and can go 70 miles on a single charge. It is sure to be one of the more unique electric cars released in 2008.Related: Wired Magazine January 2008 cover: the race to make 100 MPG car Videos: NY Mayor Bloomberg test drives Javlon, Popular Mechanic test drives Aptera Aptera series hybrid will have 1,000-mile range Videos: Aptera launch, Nissan concepts, Smart hybrid [Source: YouTube, LA Times]
Aptera Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 gets 300 MPG
2008-01-05 17:13:00 Aptera Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 gets 300 MPGThe Aptera Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 is quite a cool little number with its ability to achieve 300 miles to the gallon.[img...
L?auto delfino è fra noi Ecco l?Aptera 3 ruote
2008-01-03 00:00:00 E? immatricolato come una moto, ha tre ruote, un volante ...
Aptera Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 gets 300 MPG
2007-12-25 14:20:00 The Aptera Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 is quite a cool little number with its ability to achieve 300 miles to the gallon. That’s right, you heard me, 300 miles to the gallon. It must have something to do with its 3 wheels or something. There are two innovative models that are already pretty much production ready, and could be open as early as next year! The Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 e has been
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The Aptera Flying Machine
2007-12-24 01:42:00 You can do 300 miles / GALLON, its enviromentaly safe so just turn in your hummer LIMO tomorrow.
By: The ASCIICoder
The Aptera Flying Machine
2007-12-24 01:42:00 You can do 300 miles / GALLON, its enviromentaly safe so just turn in your hummer LIMO tomorrow. If you enjoyed this post please consider buying me a coffee! Thank You!:)
By: The ASCIICoder
The Aptera Flying Machine
2007-12-24 01:42:00 You can do 300 miles / GALLON, its enviromentaly safe so just turn in your hummer LIMO tomorrow. If you enjoyed this post please consider buying me a coffee! Thank You!:)
By: The ASCIICoder
The Aptera Typ-1e; Yeah, but if it works ?
2007-12-23 20:43:00 This thing is called the Aptera Typ-1e. It’s been bouncing around various geek, gadget and green sites for the past 9 months or so (or near as I can remember at the moment) and, if it works (and that’s always a big if with vehicles of this nature) it is capable of getting 300 miles to ...
By: AutomoBlog.net
Aptera Typ-1 Test Drive!
2007-12-21 00:00:00 By Sean Editor The guys over at Popular Mechanics were lucky enough to land a test drive in what is quite possibly the most unique Green Machine ever, the Aptera Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 e. John reported on this oddity a...
By: CarDomain Blog
Interview with Aptera CEO
2007-12-01 06:05:00 AutoblogGreen has had our share of stories on Aptera and the company's upcoming 300 mph space-like vehicle. But we understand that more information is just a click away for everyone, and so we thought you'd like to know about an interview Gizmag posted with the Aptera Co-Founder & CEO, Steve Fambro (AutoblogGreen spoke with Fambro in October). ABG reader Sayyad pointed this out for us, and says it "is worth the read, and makes a lot more sense than Aptera's website." He's not kidding about the website. The last time I went to Aptera's site, I about poked my eyes out. Anyway, there's a lot of interesting stuff in the interview. I like the way Fambro explains why he got excited to build his own high-mpg car company in the first place: it was when he saw SpaceShipOne. I was amazed that twenty people in three years could develop a spacecraft, the aircraft to carry it up at altitude, test it and put it on the edge of space. If twenty people can do that then surely three or four...
Aptera, la moto a 3 ruote ibrida o elettrica
2007-11-21 00:00:00 Si chiama Aptera ed è una moto a 3 ruote disponibile in due versioni: ibrida o elettrica. Ed è disponibile già nel presente! E? stata ufficialmente presentata al Salone dell?Auto di Los Angeles dalla Accelerated Composites Aptera, una società con sede nel Sud della California. La versione ibrida percorre 100 ...
By: Accodati.com
The Aptera: 300 Miles Per Gallon?
2007-11-08 00:00:00 By John Community Editor While the Aptera looks like something out of a Star Wars flick, the company is currently accepting deposits, and plans to begin delivering vehicles to customers a year from now. On their website, Aptera claims its...
By: CarDomain Blog
Concept car hybride : l?Aptera Diesel
2007-10-15 10:43:00 Une soucoupe avec trois roues qui ressemble à un cafard vue de derrière, à une voiture solaire vue de profil et qui se paye des portières papillon, voilà le futur de l’automobile. Oui, c’est un concept hybride bien sûr, pas cher : entre 25 et 30.000?. Vitesse de pointe 88 km/h. En même temps si ...
By: Pause Cafe Blog
Aptera concept 300 MPG car is now a reality and you can pre-order now
2007-10-11 13:18:00 Aperta have raised a few eyebrows when they revealed their concept car because of its space age looks and turned even more heads and minds when they said it could do 200 MPG, well stuff the 200 miles per gallon how does the new 300 MPG sound. The company are now accepting pre-orders for the ...
By: Product Reviews
3 wheeled hybrid car by Aptera $29,000
2007-10-09 06:32:00 Aptera is taking reservations on their sleek futuristic vehicle. It seats three and aims for 230 miles per gallon at 55mph! This 3 wheeled hybrid vehicle still uses diesel, but the lightweight composite materials and aerodynamic features of the design allow for great fuel economy. It doesn?t get more stylish and green than this. For storage, ...
APTERA Electric Car
2007-10-04 07:39:00 The APTERA electric car is a contender for the Automotive X-Prize. Aptera Motors engineers radically efficient vehicles through the groundbreaking fusion of advanced aerodynamics and light-weight composite technology. In an era that promises a future of improved vehicles economy and alternative fuels, Aptera is delivering that future now. Rather than design a vehicle in the conventional way, ...
By: Top Blog Posts
Does the Volt Have Another Competitor? Enter Aptera.
2007-10-03 16:26:00 You may have heard about a new plug-in electric vehicle called the Aptera. The company has begun taking orders for a $500 deposit on its website (Aptera.com). The vehicle is a 3-wheeler that seats 2 in front and 1 in back. It is capable of highway speeds and can do 0 to 60 in ...
Aptera Electric Car
2007-10-01 22:18:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video! title="Download Flash">. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool lookin’ Aptera Electric Car. They even got bunch of videos on their myspace page. Looks like a big bug…haha… Pre-order yours, it looks like this one’s gonna be a lucky one. But only if you ...
Blade-runner Car Coming to a Street Near You in 2008: Aptera for Sale Now
2007-10-01 20:01:00 Check this gorgie three-wheeler that comes in either all-electric or plug-in electric diesel hybrid designs. The spiffy, space-age Aptera boasts a 230 miles-per-gallon fuel efficiency (no need to complain that the prototype promised 330 MPG--trust me, be grateful for a week's worth of commute costing you about $3.00), assuming you chose the hybrid. Electric gets you 130 miles per charge up and costs $26.9K. Hybrid gets you much farther than a standard-fuel car and costs $29.6K, promises Aptera Motors, Inc, formerly Accelerated Composites. You can pay $500 to reserve yours now, or visit Aptera's freaky-cool website. (Forgive them the typo on the Home page?they need someone like me working for them?in exchange for, naturally, a car. I think the Aptera's delicious in every dimension and if you buy one, please call me up and take me for a ride around the block in it.)
By: Tumerica
Aptera Jetsons Spacecraft Electric / Hybrid Car available to pre-order for
2007-10-01 12:58:00 Jetsons Spacecraft Electric / Hybrid Car available to pre-order for late 2008" />Got $500 (£250) to spare and want an electric car? Why not put it down as a - fully refundable - deposit on an Aptera? Okay, so you’ll need to shell out at least another $26,400 (£13,200) to complete the purchase, but you won’t be seeing the completed car for another year, so you can ... Related Entries: Finally - I Can Be a Jetson, Well MaybeThe Connaught Type-D H: the world’s first hybrid sports coupéElectric planes! Pull the other oneThe Edge hydrogen SUV Tags: Car Gadgets - Cool Stuff
Aptera Three-Wheeler - Reservations Start Now
2007-09-30 19:32:00 From Newlaunches.com: Aptera Motors takes pride in evolving one of those Go-Green cars and their three-wheeled model is harnessi...
Aptera is now accepting orders for their three-wheeled car, with videos
2007-09-29 05:29:00 The last time the three-wheeled Aptera was featured on our site, we promised to keep you abreast of any new information that we found. Thanks to a tip from a reader named Matthew, we are pleased to let you know that Aptera is now accepting orders. Aptera has a website here, but there is not a great deal of information or raw-data to be found there. A better source of information is at their MySpace page, which is here. According to this article, Aptera is looking at around 300 miles per gallon along with acceptable performance numbers of about 11 seconds to sixty with a 95 mile per hour top-speed. Totally suitable for a commuter, wouldn't you say? Selling for less than $30,000 each, I can imagine that there would be quite a few takers. Other cool features of the car are the 360 degree visibility afforded by rear-mounted cameras and a solar powered air-conditioning system which will run on sunny days even when the car is turned off, keeping the vehicle comfortable. Awesome! Weighing...
Aptera goes green (and saves you your green too)
2007-09-29 02:25:00 This funky 21st century vehicle is the Aptera, a three-wheeled energy efficient car that will come in either an all-electric version or a hybrid model. You get a top speed of 95 MPH, zero to 60 MPH in 10 seconds it seats 2 comfortably (or 3 squished together). A solar panel on the roof is ...
By: SlipperyBrick
200MPG For Reals! Aptera Unveiled at TED
2007-03-13 02:04:00 We’ve been hearing about the Aptera, the ultrahighmileage supervehicle from Accelerated Composites for more than a year now. Steve Fambro and his merry band of geniuses over at AC let the math do the talking when it came to the design so that the car would be as aerodynamic as possible. Pair that with a ... |
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