Aptera hybrid rocks the box
Can it forever change the auto industry?
Last week I highlighted the Citroen Cactus electric car as an example of out of the box thinking. Still, my favorite out of the box thinking example continues to be Aptera.
While I like the Aptera Typ-1e and its 120 mile range, it’s the Typ-1h that really captures my attention. Yet, it’s neither the 130 mpg+ the Aptera Typ-1h plug-in hybrid will achieve that most arouses my attention, nor its qualification for car pool lane status.
Instead it’s the as-safe-as-any-car ultralight composite body that results in space age designs, only 1500 pounds of weight, and .15 drag coefficient (The Toyota Prius is .26) that rocks my world.
The Aptera demonstrates that everything about the automobile needs to be reinvented. Today’s automobile shapes, designs - even materials - have become archaic. We can, and must, do better.
Original post by Dahcredyns