Current Events QTR 2 Week 2: GREEN: First Drive: Aptera 2E

http://www.automobilemag.com/green/reviews/1010_aptera_2e_drive/index.html

The world being, every now and then, something cool happens. Yeah, the Aptera 2E is one of those things. Depending on how popular it gets, it could be a heavy alternative to most cars. While in California traffic, Steve Fambro wished he could make a car to go around the others in a special "high efficiency" lane. Well he made the car, now all thats left is or the lane. In California, he had good reason to ask for help from Detroit. Engineers, marketing brains, and management experts soon joined the team which ended up helping him score big in the Progressive Insurance "X Prize" using the cars prototype. Automobile says that it has most of the latest technology and controlling systems. This 3 wheel car has only 0.15 drag coefficient, weighs 2225 lbs, has 25% less friction than the average car. It has the equivalent of today's car's MPG, if it ran on gas, instead it runs entirely on electricity. It has a steel tubing frame, 20 hour battery life, and if very sturdy. 


I think that it is a very good idea. But a "high efficiency lane" would only make traffic slower. Making the thing so light, they took out A LOT of good stuff such as moving windows, A TRUNK, a radio, etc. It is strictly for getting from place to place. Thats it. But with no gas and being "green" and all, I have a feeling that the car is going to be a hit. That is, depending on how much the thing costs, ;)