1 Gallon of Gas, 100 Miles — $10 Million: The Race to Build the Supergreen Car

[AZEqualizer]

The Automotive X Prize, known as the AXP, the competition will award at
least $10 million to the team that builds a 100-mpg machine and then wins a race against other green vehicles. Some 43 teams are already working on their rides, even though the competition won't be formally announced until early 2008. A qualifying race in 2009 will serve as a proof-of-concept shakedown, and then, in 2010, the remaining squads will go after the big money.

See full article here from Wired Magazine (http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/magazine/16-01/ff_100mpg)online.

Also there is another little video of the Aptera there... and if you listen closely you can hear what an electric vehicle (other than the tesla roadster) sounds like.

http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1601/ff_100mpg1_630.jpg

http://feedroom.speedera.net/static.feedroom.com/t_assets/20071218/f605ae1663ca0875759197c7d058760d87399a7f.jpg (http://video.wired.com/?&fr_story=a50457b421bf5e2bc307254208c2841dd51194f1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fcars%2Ffuture transport%2Fmagazine%2F16-01%2Fff_100mpg&autoplay=true&skin=twoclip)

[Timon]

Even though my wife thinks it looks funny she would be more likely to ride in this because of the side-by-side seating and better cargo room.

For me it's a real toss up. More room or tilting... more room or tilting...

[Derwin]

I kind of like this car, but what are they asking for it? Also, when is the projected release date of this vehicle?

Derwin

[AZEqualizer]

Aptera's Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 e: Exclusive Video Test Drive (http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4237853.html?page=1)

Ben Stewart in his Popular mechanics article - writes about two Aptera models that are almost production-ready at $30,000 and below: for next year, get ready for the all-electric, 120-mile-range Typ-1 e (this is what Stewart drove); then, by 2009, look for the range-extended gasoline hybrid Typ-1 h, which Aptera says will hit 300 mpg.