Comments on: Aptera Diesel Hybrid car gets 230 miles to the gallon http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Too http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679/#comment-29541 Too Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:33:55 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679.php#comment-29541 Don’t forget about the tax credits.

]]> By: angel http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679/#comment-29475 angel Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:31:58 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679.php#comment-29475 LOL…

]]> By: David http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679/#comment-29461 David Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:04:39 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679.php#comment-29461 Yeah, except the H2 costs $55000, so you’ve just saved over $25000 by buying the Aptera. What the hell are you trying to make up?

The point is that this won’t be some super-expensive niche-market car, but quite reasonably priced.

]]> By: uhm http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679/#comment-29436 uhm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:52:52 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679.php#comment-29436 You’d have to be driving quite the gas guzzler (or be one hell of a commuter) to come anywhere near the payments of a $30,000 car. Let’s say you got a 5 year loan at a convenient 0% interest – that’s $500 per month. At let’s say $3 per gallon that’s the equivalent of 166 gallons. Let’s say you DO drive one of the worst gas guzzlers out there, a 2007 Hummer H2 (which is 10% less efficient than the 2008), and you drive it exclusively in the city, so you’re getting (a similarly convenient) 10 mpg. Ok – that’s 1660 miles per month. (At an average speed of your city driving of 20mph that’s 83 hrs spent in traffic per month, or 4 hrs per working day, btw).

Now, let’s say you had a personality transplant and lost the need for 3 extra seats, and about 5000 lb of steel and rubber, and switched to the aptera. Your same 1660 mile monthly commute is now only costing you in the neighborhood of $21 and change, which we can just round off.

So, yes, I guess you CAN make up the monthly payment in gas savings alone. But you wouldn’t.

]]> By: Ty http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679/#comment-29435 Ty Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:24:51 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679.php#comment-29435 It looks like a alien spaceship if you ask me…

]]> By: Scott http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679/#comment-29433 Scott Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:29:57 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679.php#comment-29433 Uh, the top speed is 95mph. 55 is the crusing speed at which mileage(e) is measured. BTW, not gull-wing but scarab style doors. maybe 55 is the Kph? no. miles per hour top speed is 95. did you read about all the safety aspects? airbags, structure, etc..

solid.

S

]]> By: Ty http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679/#comment-29349 Ty Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:45:08 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/aptera-diesel-hybrid-car-gets-230-miles-to-the-gallon-287679.php#comment-29349 Dang, I want that fuel saver!!!

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