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Inhabitat » 275 MPG eVARO Electric Vehicle Goes From 0 to 60 in 5 Seconds

by Patrick on November 16, 2009

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One of Inhabitat’s favorite high-mileage vehicle is mine too.   They sure know how to find them, don’t they?  This is the Aptera’s competition.  Two different vehicles competing philosophies.  Which one would you prefer? 

Inhabitat » 275 MPG eVARO Electric Vehicle Goes From 0 to 60 in 5 Seconds

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Aptera — Engadget

by Patrick on November 6, 2009

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I’ve been telling everyone about this vehicle.  Seats two and it’s suppose to get 200 mpg and another 100 via plug-in and solar.   I usually just give them the link to Aptera.com.  Today I found that engadet has an “everything Aptera via engadget”.  Still, It’s interesting to go to Aptera. com to learn more about the car.  Crazy, cool car!

Aptera — Engadget

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Inhabitat » SAHİMO Hydrogen Vehicle Travels 568 Kilometers on 1 Liter of Fuel

July 14, 2009

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Check this out.  I don’t know where Inhabitat gets their information but here we are struggling to get 100m/160k per gallon of gas, being told that the public would never buy it, yaddi,yaddi, yadda…  Double the size.  Halve the MPG and still it would sell. I think it would make a nice city car.  What do you think?

 

Inhabitat » SAHİMO Hydrogen Vehicle Travels 568 Kilometers on 1 Liter of Fuel

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Hybrid Anything: Retrofit Kit Wins Award | Popular Science

July 6, 2009

If you’ve followed me for any length of time I’ve always said that the world (the drivers and auto owners of the the United States) really wants a vehicle, any vehicle, to get a minimum of 100mgp and 1000 miles to a tank of gas (or charge; or both) and it’s coming.  I can feel it.  This is just one great step in the right direction.  Now I have to ask, “Why can’t our auto companies, GM, Ford, and Chrysler, work on these things themselves?”  Why haven’t they?

Patrick

A former IBM engineer says his latest invention can turn regular cars into plug-in hybrids for between $3,000 and $5,000. He could be on to something.

By Mike Spinelli Posted 07.01.2009 at 11:22 am 9 Comments

Dr. Charles Perry’s Hybrid Retrofit Kit:

It fits into a wheel hub and can double a car’s fuel economy.

Hybrid Anything: Retrofit Kit Wins Award | Popular Science

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