http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/ Engadget Comments for Aptera unveils full specs for its flagship 2e http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
Sorry put a better battery solution in it for the price and it might sell.

Damn you and your crappy comment system!]]>Feb 3rd 2009 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 4th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
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Looks like some solar car! :D]]>Feb 3rd 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 4th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
If I lived in California and required a car everyday, an electric one like this would be quite nice. ]]>Feb 3rd 2009 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
Try to see your electric scooter get this low a drag coefficient, unless you bathed yourself in grease and went on a starvation diet.

Good job signing up just to post negative comments about a cool car.

Personally, I'm digging the futuristic design of both this and the Prius, but that could be the utilitarian in me.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
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Aptera gets 120 miles to the charge at 65 MPH. Top speed is 90 MPH. At 45 it could go closer to 200 miles on a charge. At 25, it would get closer to 400 miles to a charge. Below 25 the total distance actually goes down, due to loss of efficiencies, but it would still be more miles than you could put on it in a day at such low speeds. ]]>Feb 6th 2009 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
I really wish people would quit comparing a new vehicle technology with one that's had a century worth of development and maturation.

Yes, it takes time to charge, and yes, that will make it inconvenient for some users. For many, though, that will just take a little adaptation, and it may not pose a problem.

As more electrics hit the road and the technology matures, they will improve and become more acceptable. In the meantime, cut these guys some slack. At least a little.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
Because all this is classified only as a motorcycle, the company has been able to avoid a lot of the design safety and testing issues that otherwise should have shut these hypsters up before they sucked their investors dry. ]]>Feb 3rd 2009 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
There has been a consistent "anti-Aptera, or other hybrid/EV" and pro-Volt poster on all the major forums for over a year. His(her?) login name consistently changes, but the posts are almost identical. The poster was tracked to a PR firm who's purpose was to sow FUD (Fear Uncertainty Doubt) about all of the Volt's competitors several months ago. It looks like their current login is.... wait for it... Marco Parco. ]]>Feb 6th 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
- Buying a new eco-car. Even with recycled materials, the Eco car takes energy to manufacture and transport, and has nasty chemicals in the batteries. Plus there's the energy consumed and chemicals released in recycling the existing car in which the eco-car prematurely replaces.

- Keeping an existing car. Even if it uses more energy per mile driven, I'd have to drive a lot of miles to use the same energy it takes to manufacture and transport the new car. And there's a net gain of one less car manufactured and later recycled, and less materials overall reach the landfill because 100% of a car cannot be recycled.

There's 3 "R"s: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Recycling should be the last resort. We should focus on reducing and reusing by keeping and maintaining the cars, computers, and cell phones that we already have for as long as possible, instead of discarding and wasting energy recycling perfectly serviceable equipment.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 4th 2009 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/This thing is awesome, it's like a shark, they should make it in gray with fins]]>Feb 3rd 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 3rd 2009 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/Feb 4th 2009 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/aptera-unveils-full-specs-for-its-flagship-2e/
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OK .. so in california electricity comes out to what? 17 cents a kWh ?

17 * 13 = umm thats too hard of math .. umm let's make it 20 * 11 = 220 cents.

so $2.20 for 100 miles .. .. that ain't bad .. though i haven't accounted for battery charging efficiency loss etc. so it's prolly close to $3 for 100 miles.
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And zmjjmz is right. DVD-based navigation has been far supplanted by Flash-based offerings. You all know that just about all the handheld GPS units have street-level maps + a zillion POIs and still plays MP3s and fits in your pocket.

I'd be happy if they just stuck a Zumo with a GXM-30 Sirius/XM receiver on the dash and called it a day. There's your whole navi/audio system, half the price and twenty times better than anything an automaker has developed, in a tight little compact package. QED.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 11:00PM