stutters May 15, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni May 15, 2008 i'll take my chances with the aptera in an accident. it's not like my girlfriend's jetta would hold up much better against the tanks soccer mom's (and shoot) are required to drive these days. this sounds pretty rad: This Aptera is powered exclusively with batteries and will get you around town to the tune of approximately 120 miles depending on your driving conditions. At night you simply plug the Aptera into any standard 110 volt outlet and in just a few hours you will have a fully charged vehicle that will take you another 120 miles. The approximate cost of this option with all the features listed above will be $26,900. if i need to drive > 120 miles in a day, hour car or daily car rentals aren't a bad option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot May 15, 2008 Share shoot Member May 15, 2008 i'll take my chances with the aptera in an accident. it's not like my girlfriend's jetta would hold up much better against the tanks soccer mom's (and shoot) are required to drive these days. this sounds pretty rad: This Aptera is powered exclusively with batteries and will get you around town to the tune of approximately 120 miles depending on your driving conditions. At night you simply plug the Aptera into any standard 110 volt outlet and in just a few hours you will have a fully charged vehicle that will take you another 120 miles. The approximate cost of this option with all the features listed above will be $26,900. if i need to drive > 120 miles in a day, hour car or daily car rentals aren't a bad option. If I hit the Aptera with my Denali, I would drag the darn thing for miles before I knew what I hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner May 15, 2008 Share Demoner Member May 15, 2008 i'll take my chances with the aptera in an accident. it's not like my girlfriend's jetta would hold up much better against the tanks soccer mom's (and shoot) are required to drive these days. this sounds pretty rad: This Aptera is powered exclusively with batteries and will get you around town to the tune of approximately 120 miles depending on your driving conditions. At night you simply plug the Aptera into any standard 110 volt outlet and in just a few hours you will have a fully charged vehicle that will take you another 120 miles. The approximate cost of this option with all the features listed above will be $26,900. if i need to drive > 120 miles in a day, hour car or daily car rentals aren't a bad option. If I hit the Aptera with my Denali, I would drag the darn thing for miles before I knew what I hit. maybe, you shouldn't drive with your eyes closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL May 15, 2008 Share dwEEziL Member May 15, 2008 i'll take my chances with the aptera in an accident. it's not like my girlfriend's jetta would hold up much better against the tanks soccer mom's (and shoot) are required to drive these days. this sounds pretty rad: This Aptera is powered exclusively with batteries and will get you around town to the tune of approximately 120 miles depending on your driving conditions. At night you simply plug the Aptera into any standard 110 volt outlet and in just a few hours you will have a fully charged vehicle that will take you another 120 miles. The approximate cost of this option with all the features listed above will be $26,900. if i need to drive > 120 miles in a day, hour car or daily car rentals aren't a bad option. If I hit the Aptera with my Denali, I would drag the darn thing for miles before I knew what I hit. Then the Aptera would be getting really great gas mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveForPriscillaChan May 15, 2008 Share LoveForPriscillaChan Member May 15, 2008 i'll take my chances with the aptera in an accident. it's not like my girlfriend's jetta would hold up much better against the tanks soccer mom's (and shoot) are required to drive these days. this sounds pretty rad: This Aptera is powered exclusively with batteries and will get you around town to the tune of approximately 120 miles depending on your driving conditions. At night you simply plug the Aptera into any standard 110 volt outlet and in just a few hours you will have a fully charged vehicle that will take you another 120 miles. The approximate cost of this option with all the features listed above will be $26,900. if i need to drive > 120 miles in a day, hour car or daily car rentals aren't a bad option. If I hit the Aptera with my Denali, I would drag the darn thing for miles before I knew what I hit. Then the Aptera would be getting really great gas mileage. such great optimism; able to see the glass being half full in every situation haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Soapdish May 15, 2008 Share Nick Soapdish Member May 15, 2008 cheapest regular gas in Ann Arbor this morning was $4.13 up 23 cents from yesterday. Word has it that it will be $5 for memorial day. I'm so f'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot May 15, 2008 Share shoot Member May 15, 2008 i'll take my chances with the aptera in an accident. it's not like my girlfriend's jetta would hold up much better against the tanks soccer mom's (and shoot) are required to drive these days. this sounds pretty rad: This Aptera is powered exclusively with batteries and will get you around town to the tune of approximately 120 miles depending on your driving conditions. At night you simply plug the Aptera into any standard 110 volt outlet and in just a few hours you will have a fully charged vehicle that will take you another 120 miles. The approximate cost of this option with all the features listed above will be $26,900. if i need to drive > 120 miles in a day, hour car or daily car rentals aren't a bad option. If I hit the Aptera with my Denali, I would drag the darn thing for miles before I knew what I hit. maybe, you shouldn't drive with your eyes closed? Can't help it... I'm Asian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL May 15, 2008 Share dwEEziL Member May 15, 2008 Don't try to floss while you drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nut May 16, 2008 Share nut Member May 16, 2008 0-60 is about 10 seconds. Estimated top speed for the production model is ~85mph. I tried to look it up on wiki.. but i am guessing it was just on the site. 10 seconds isn't bad at all.. the only things I'd be bummed with it are: Getting hit Long Trips (although i have heard of "Trip" batteys) The style/look and i mean come on... have they taken that thing out on the top gear test track? that thing looks like it'd get annihilated on turns... and it looks like a speed bumb would kill you all in all though something like this... maybe a sedan model would be nice for small commutes.. like ive said. i like the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerisme May 16, 2008 Share farmerisme Member May 16, 2008 And how much will your electric bill go up charging that thing every few days? And what exactly produces the electricity, coal and natural gas plants? Clean eh. cheap eh. Sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot May 16, 2008 Share shoot Member May 16, 2008 And how much will your electric bill go up charging that thing every few days? And what exactly produces the electricity, coal and natural gas plants? Clean eh. cheap eh. Sure. You're so right about this... If you use an alternative energy, it has to come from somewhere. Electricity = coal, gas (hydro and windmills too, but it's mostly coal and gas power). Hybrids = batteries to store electricity (where are we going to dump all those batteries when they need to be replaced? Hydrogen = how do we make it? same thing as electricity, it needs other means of power to process. Nothing is for free = something else has to give. There's no single cure for this energy crisis. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters May 16, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni May 16, 2008 And how much will your electric bill go up charging that thing every few days?from the FAQ, $3 / charge (based on current PG&E electric prices). i drive commute ~ 10 miles / day, and the average charge lasts ~ 160 miles. i'm not a bean counter (), but the comparison would be: electric - 160 miles = $3 gas - 160miles (@ 30mpg) and average price $3.75/gal = ~$20 160 miles x (1 gallon / 30 miles) x $3.75/gallon = $20.0 edit: that does not include the carbon footprint for gas transport to each station and each hop from the refinery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa May 16, 2008 Share Playaa Member May 16, 2008 Did you know that a single cow puts out more greenhouse gasses in a year than your SUV would? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot May 16, 2008 Share shoot Member May 16, 2008 Did you know that a single cow puts out more greenhouse gasses in a year than your SUV would? Really? Let's eat more beef to save earth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerisme May 16, 2008 Share farmerisme Member May 16, 2008 And how much will your electric bill go up charging that thing every few days?from the FAQ, $3 / charge (based on current PG&E electric prices). i drive commute ~ 10 miles / day, and the average charge lasts ~ 160 miles. i'm not a bean counter (), but the comparison would be: electric - 160 miles = $3 gas - 160miles (@ 30mpg) and average price $3.75/gal = ~$20 160 miles x (1 gallon / 30 miles) x $3.75/gallon = $20.0 edit: that does not include the carbon footprint for gas transport to each station and each hop from the refinery. Huh. I woulda thought it would suck more juice than that. Maybe my AC unit should run on that system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma May 17, 2008 Share YoMamma Member May 17, 2008 I filled up @ $3.99 per gallon the other day. Total cost of $53. I'm sure that'll be the last time I'll ever fill up for under $4.00 per gallon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_Berge_00 May 19, 2008 Share Ice_Berge_00 GC Alumni May 19, 2008 $3.98 per gallon when I filled up my Avalanche on Tuesday, cost me $97.70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flux May 19, 2008 Share flux Member May 19, 2008 It's about $4.34 here for 93, and that's what I use. It took about 60 bucks to fill up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa May 19, 2008 Share Playaa Member May 19, 2008 I filled up yesterday on the way to church at $3.75 a gallon...then on my way home I saw a gas station selling at $3.40 a gallon. I was tinkled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL May 19, 2008 Share dwEEziL Member May 19, 2008 $3.89 a gallon to fill up yesterday. Took about $48. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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