Chocolate lovers do not get all worried that your vice will be going through the roof cost wise.
It would be more accurate to say that it is powered by the waste from making chocolate that has been turned into a bio-fuel. Much like taking used greese and and making bio-diesel.
This race car is built to Formula 3 specs and the claim is (they claim it because they have yet to drive it at speed) is it should be good for 145+ mph out on the race track. Also some of the cars components, like the body, seat and steering wheel, are built from several types of plant based fibers.
After showing you the Aptera Motors 2e, I decided to look into some additional choices for those of you who would like to keep it green as well as buy American.
All of these are American or Canadian companies and are on the cutting edge of the electric/hybrid technologies.
ZAP’s Xebra sedan - Zap stands for Zero Air Pollution has a top speed of 40 mph, can run up to 25 miles on a single charge and seats up to four.
The Meyers Motors NmG -NmG for No More Gas seats 2 and has a range of up to 45 miles and a top speed of 80 mph.
Persu Mobility - the tilting, three-wheeled Hybrid that its builders have devised a new term for the vehicle — an Urban Life Vehicle, or ULV. Sales of the Persu Hybrid are planned for early 2010.
Green Vehicles - three-wheeled Triac plug-in hybrid has a top speed of 80 mph and a driving range of 100 miles that can be boosted by as much as 25 percent with an additional battery pack.
Bombardier Recreational Products - Can-Am Spyder is neither a bike nor a car, but rather something in between. It comes with features like pedal brakes, a reverse gear and power steering.
Campagna Motors - T-Rex has combined the look and handling of a car with the size and fuel-efficiency of a motorcycle. The six-speed T-Rex is zippy with a top speed of 144 mph and can do 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds.
Tesla Motors - The Tesla Roadster, the all-electric, emissions-free sports car can do 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, has a top speed of 125 mph and does 244 miles on a single charge, according to the company.
This is the Aptera Motors 2e an all-electric three-wheeled two-seater that gets the equivalent of 200 mpg and goes 100 miles on a charge.
It is supposed to be in the “affordable” range of $25k - $45k. Available in California only at first and if all goes well the rest of the nation. It is reported that there is room for 2 golf bags or about 15 bags of groceries. I wonder if its paper or plastic bags that they tested.
I am also wondering if the Jetsons styling will catch on to more then the Ed Begley Jr. types. I wouldnt mind it as a commuter car, but the “affordable” price is way out of my range, especially for just a commuter. Now mind you I am also not the type of person that believes that I have to go into debt for a car.
Chocolate lovers do not get all worried that your vice will be going through the roof cost wise.
