Good: Hybrid Car that gets 330 MPG in development

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

The Aptera

 

Good idea until you get caught in a windstorm and are suddenly in a 330mpg hybrid vehicle...car/airplane.

 

Plus, that thing would get squashed by a hummer.

[EricMM 0]

Well with less wind resistance, it wouldn't be as affected by wind at all.

 

But ANYTHING gets squashed by a Hummer, except another Hummer.

 

If someone in a hummer hits that car, they have to pay for it. The designers said they have safety features to protect the driver. And a car that light weight would be a lot move manueverable, with easier braking and acceleration.

 

But, I imagine a happy medium is in order. BUT, lightweight cars are inevitable. At least lighter weight.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Cars from the future look so gay.

 

No hybrid is going to be worth anyone's money until the technology is much improved and somewhat stabilized. You have to drive a hybrid for years to actually save money on gas vs. upfront cost, and they'll become worthless in resale as the hybrid systems evolve. Who wants a 4 year-old insight when they can buy a Prius? I really love the buses that can run partly off of old vegetable oil, by the way. That's awesome.

[EricMM 0]

The savings on hybrids will only go up as the price of Gasoline does go up.

 

It's 2.38 where I am right now. It wasn't that last year, and it wasn't last years price the year before.

 

I said it before and I'll say it again <$2.00 gasoline is just history. Soon <2.50 will be history.

 

how are you calculating savings?

 

If one car gets 26 MPG and one car gets 46 MPG, and you drive 30 miles to work every day, and that's 1200 miles per month for work, that's 26 gallons for the efficent vehicle and 46 gallons for the regular. (weird)

 

regardless, that's 20 gallons a month. that's, at the going rate, $48 a month, or 571 a year. If they cost 3,000 more, then that's 6 years to buy them back.

 

Plus energy tax credits.

 

Plus, ALL the other driving you'll do, plus the fact that they get better milage in city driving.

 

Plus, get the fuck out, they're better for the environment.

 

But no, they'll get very little resale value, unless the price of gas goes higher than most people expect, and they go into quite high demand.

[The Czech Republic 0]

I'd get a high-mileage car. I don't care about cars. It's always been a point A-point B deal to me, nothing more. Just get me the cheapest means to do so. Automatic transmission, too. Fuck a bunch of "stick is the only REAL way to drive a car! it's a sport of MEN!" It's an extra thing for me to fumble with at something I don't even like doing anyway.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

How are you supposed to see behind you in the space car? Also, what's its top speed, and what kind of cargo room are we talking about?

 

Until there's an affordable hybrid that can satisfy the latter two needs for me, I'm going to blow by efficient vehicles on the interstate with my loud-ass V8 with a fucked up muffler.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Fuck a bunch of "stick is the only REAL way to drive a car! it's a sport of MEN!"

 

I'm not a fan of the stick shift, but you need to learn how to drive one, because a day will come when you need to drive an automobile with manual transmission.

[Guest Vitamin X]

How are you supposed to see behind you in the space car? Also, what's its top speed, and what kind of cargo room are we talking about?

 

Until there's an affordable hybrid that can satisfy the latter two needs for me, I'm going to blow by efficient vehicles on the interstate with my loud-ass V8 with a fucked up muffler.

Here are the specs from the company's website:

 

http://www.acceleratedcomposites.com/specs.html

 

Doesn't look like it'd make you happy, but I don't think I'd mind it for having a typical commuter car. My Chevy Tracker has around that kind of top speed anyways right now (perhaps there's also a way to take off that electronic limitation as well?). Still have no clue how you're supposed to be able to see behind you, though.

[Art Sandusky 0]

I guess none of you wondering how you're supposed to see out of the back understand the word "prototype."

[2GOLD 0]

I guess none of you wondering how you're supposed to see out of the back understand the word "prototype."

 

Why can't car companies make prototypes that don't look incredibly stupid?

[Art Sandusky 0]

Because concepts and prototypes are meant to give more of an overall idea of what a car will/might be, before the loads and loads of federal regulations (crash restrictions, emissions, width, stuff like that) tonethe idea down to make what looks like something you'd actually see on the street. I'll still take this over the hideous faux-Rolls Chrysler Imperial concept car.

 

For anyone interested, here's a look at where the already established auto companies of the world are heading:

2006 Detroit Auto Show concepts and production models

[Slayer 0]

Soap Box Derby Cars of the Future

[Fökai 0]

The new Ford F-250 prototype have OTTOMANS in the cab.

 

This is the greatest country in the world.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

No shit.

 

 

That thing's pretty tight. 6.8 Liter V10. Fucker's a hoss.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

I think that Chrysler Imperial looks kind of neat...very retro-ish. Of course, it will be way out of my price range, but still looks cool.

[Dr. Zaius 0]

No shit.

 

 

That thing's pretty tight. 6.8 Liter V10. Fucker's a hoss.

 

I bet it costs $10 buck just to go around the corner to the store in that thing. Unless its a work vehicle or you're hauling a boat, most big trucks are for people trying to compensate for something.

[Ced 0]

I like how the logo is right below the Aptera in the third pic. It makes it look like a giant wind-up toy.

 

On the con side, the design makes it look uncomfortable to sit in and have hardly any room for cargo space. Though if they sell that thing for under $20K and I'd have to consider getting myself a second car to complement my Civic hatchback.

[Art Sandusky 0]

No shit.

 

 

That thing's pretty tight. 6.8 Liter V10. Fucker's a hoss.

 

I bet it costs $10 buck just to go around the corner to the store in that thing. Unless its a work vehicle or you're hauling a boat, most big trucks are for people trying to compensate for something.

Dude, it's a concept truck with no intentions for production. It's meant to be a design exercise.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I haul things. I like torque, and big motors.