3,000 Miles on One Tank of Gas?????

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22 Responses to “3,000 Miles on One Tank of Gas?????”

  1. Darla Says:
    March 20, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    I’ll be by tomorrow with it for you to test drive, stop hinting wouldya. LOL

    Oooh, what a shopping trip that will be. ;)
    A

  2. anonymum Says:
    March 20, 2008 at 7:27 pm

    at 1.50 a litre {current petrol price} here in oz, sign me up girl…sign me up!

    Ain’t that the truth.
    A

  3. purefnevyl Says:
    March 20, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    I don’t know. Where’s the backseat? Backseats are essential for many things in a car.

    They have a backseat, which accomodates 1 midget and a small pet. Although if you remove the backseat, they say you can stow 15 bags of groceries. So, it must be roomy, right? :lol:
    WC

  4. teeni Says:
    March 20, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    With gas prices the way they are, these things had better be in the works soon. Seriously.

    Hey Teens,
    Oh you’d be amazed at what is around. They actually have a guy who invented an engine that runs on water. You can probably find the vid on Youtube- plus there are vehicles whose engines run on recylced fryer grease and I’ve heard rumors that there is an engine in the works that will run on fuel cells (somehow similar to the type of technology used for cell phones???). There is no lack of ideas or innovative products out there - it’s getting them on the market.
    WC

  5. the Grit Says:
    March 21, 2008 at 10:51 am

    Hi WC,

    That’s a cool vehicle, if you live in town. I suspect, however, that’s it won’t make it very far across the field, and I’m not sure it’ll hold my chainsaw, let alone enough fire wood to bother with ;)

    As to fuel cells, they combine hydrogen and oxygen to make water without involving combustion, and in the process capture the energy given off as electricity. The big problems with them are that free hydrogen doesn’t exist on Earth, meaning that it has to be made, and that hydrogen is a very combustible substance, explosive even, so storing and transporting it is more dangerous that fooling around with gasoline. On the up side, they don’t weigh as much as regular batteries, so an electric drive car built around them should be a lot of fun to drive.

    Oh, there’s another technology that I saw mentioned somewhere which will have a good deal of potential if they can get it to work, solar cells that can be painted on a surface! That way, your house, car, and even your clothes may eventually be able to generate electricity when the sun shines on them! The down side to that is, of course, that on a good day no one’s cell phone will run out of power.

    the Grit

    Wow Grit,
    With those paint on solar cells, you could have a blinking smiley on your tee shirt or maybe even a mood shirt. How fun would that be. I’d especially like to see that mood shirt on you while you were discussing politics with a liberal. :lol:
    WC

  6. anonymum Says:
    March 21, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    My concern is the oil companies will never let these vehicles hit the market…as with most things that are an advantage for the average person, they’ll pay a zillion $ to keep it off the market…
    not too sure about the wisdom of telling Evyl a midget and small will fit in the back seat btw…gerbil comes to mind here and we all know his thoughts on midgets! :wink:

    Well, according to what I read, they are testing them out in California in a couple of years. It seems that maybe they will make it on the market. As to whether or not they will catch on and prove to be a reliable source of transportation I think is another matter. I’m wondering what a buzz by of an 18 wheeler would be like in one of these babies.

    As to Evyl and midgets, well…I know he likes a good tease. ;)
    Wc

  7. anonymum Says:
    March 21, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    ok…missed a word there…insert “pet” after small!
    must be too early for my poor little brain to be functioning @ 100%!
    Need more tea…or drugs! :shock:

    Yes, dear - I read that between the lines. ;)
    A

  8. Darla Says:
    March 21, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    Oh you SOOOO should have been on my shopping trip today! Walgreens and the Goodwill store pulled through for me BIG TIME! (I’m sure you’ll see my SCORE!!! on a blog near you reallll soon ;) ).

    LOL, you and your scores - shopping is like crack for you. ;)
    A

  9. Angie Says:
    March 21, 2008 at 6:12 pm

    Does look spacy,When it gets that far on one tank of gas,it will probably be in the price range of Bill Gates or Warren B. If affordable who cares what it looks like with that kind of milage and Darla I want to go too…Please… :)

    Ya know I have been waiting for decades for that flying belt they used to say we would all have? Remember, think it was the 70’s, the future predicted we would have a belt like contraption that would just fly us around..LOL! As a matter of fact, I think it had been invented, just not approved for us mere mortals…Just think, Put on your belt and fly girl just like A real Wonder Woman! :)

    LOL Ange, with my luck if I had a flying belt, the first thing I’d feel would be bird poop on my freshly shampooed head. And can you imagine flying around when it starts to rain. And what about groceries? How would you carry them? Too many questions in my head for that one.

    I don’t know about the price range, I didn’t find anything that mentioned what they might market for, but based on the the overall info, my sense is that they would be relatively affordable - especially considering that it’s that whole green thing - they’d want people to buy them and use them. Doncha think?
    A

  10. moonbeammcqueen Says:
    March 21, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    The website says it’s considered a motorcycle, and I want one. Maybe someday, someone will do a remake of “Easy Rider” featuring a gang of sixty-seven years olds sporting Aptera tattoos, cruising down the highway in these things while “Born to Be (Sort of) Wild” plays in the background.

    Maybe more like ‘ Born to be Mild,’ eh? :lol:
    WC

  11. CGHill Says:
    March 22, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    I dunno about 3000 mpg, but I studied enough physics to know that weight is a major enemy of fuel economy, and from the looks of it, this thing can’t weigh too awfully much - unlike today’s “small” cars, which are comparative porkers. (Today’s Volkswagen GTI weighs 1000 lb more than the GTI from 25 years ago.)

    Hey CG,
    I think it’s more 150-300 mpg - it’s 3,000 on a tank of gas, or so they say. According to what I read, it is relatively lightweight and also there is some sort of hybrid action going on in there. It makes me laugh to think of someone stopping in Nowheresville, USA for a fill up and all the local denizen thinking they’ve finally gotten their ufo siting, though. ;)
    WC

  12. Darla Says:
    March 22, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    Crack, crack. Happy Easter!!!!!!!!!! Blessings to you!

    LOL, crack, crack is about right. Happy Easter, hon.
    WC

  13. Chris Says:
    March 22, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    Neato!

    Groovy and cool! :lol:
    WC

  14. -30- Says:
    March 22, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Here in Denver you’d likely A) get blown off the road, or B) get run over by all the SUVs (odd, really, in a state that prides iteself on being so green). I’m paranoid enough driving around with my current eye-level view of bumpers and axles.

    LOL 30! I know what you mean - just trying to see around the car ahead of you is a challenge. I have thoughts about this sucker blowing off the road too. It looks like it could be made of paper maichet - guess we won’t know until the test drives. ;)
    WC

  15. popsgirl Says:
    March 23, 2008 at 7:14 am

    Gas heaven yes, but “smashed like a bug” does come to mind. I guess it’s the same threat with motorcycles. Did you know the most common reason for motorcycle accidents is because passenger car drivers just don’t see them? The biker zooms up so quickly by comparison that most drivers are oblivious until it’s too late. I would have to think the Aptera would be a lot more visible, though apparently just as fast. Sure looks cool, quite futuristic, but then the “future” has arrived. Like you say with the “Jetsons,” the future was depicted a lot more like the Aptera looks than our present environment. I had always truly believed that when we hit 2001, we’d be heavy into space travel and living in the space age. Here we find ourselves in the Information Age instead, which is great–don’t get me wrong. But the Aptera sparks some hope for the space age, eh?

    ~ PG

    LOL PG - smashed like a bug indeed. Yes, I’ve read that motorcycle accidents are caused because of vision issues - although, as you said, this thing couldn’t be missed. It’s the Halloween suit of cars. ;)

    It’s true too that we aren’t into heavy personal space travel yet, unless you count the space travel many of us do in our minds - there are plenty of space cases around, as I can readily attest to. ;)
    A

  16. the Grit Says:
    March 23, 2008 at 10:48 am

    Hi WC & pg,

    For me, it’s not a problem with seeing motorcycles, but one of not recognizing what they are quickly enough. There’s just not enough of them around here to form the instant watch-out response I have to even a brief glimpse of a car. Combine that with the way some riders like to weave in and out of traffic and …

    the Grit

    Truth be told, Grit, I think we all need to be more alert on the road, even when it seems we have it to ourselves, eh?
    WC

  17. babychaos Says:
    March 23, 2008 at 11:01 am

    I reckon they need to find something that can run on hydrodgen or split the H2 off from the O… oh no hang on that’s nuclear fission. Whatever, it’s well cool.

    Cheers

    BC

    LOL - can you just see us with nuclear fission cars? Can you imagine the uproar?
    WC

  18. CGHill Says:
    March 23, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    Even a meager 100 mpg would be something to shoot for, inasmuch as darn few of our personal vehicles today can manage even half that. (I’m still in awe over having done a 4300-mile road trip in my own car, which is on the large side, on less than $500 worth of gas - but that’s still below 30 mpg.)

    Hmmm…now I wonder what kind of car you drive, because I did the same not that long ago and I don’t drive a hybrid or anything. Still, as you say, that’s hardly 100 mpg, is it? ;)
    WC

  19. CGHill Says:
    March 24, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    Not even close.

    I drive an Infiniti I30, vintage 2000. Trip average was 28.7 mpg, with a couple of tanks over 30 Still, for a largish sedan with a big honking V6 and the A/C cranked up, that’s not too shabby. (On the downside: 91 octane, or else.)

    Wow, that was good mileage. I had a stripped down Chevy Cavalier - little 4 cylinder compact. But she could scoot.
    Wc

  20. thedesktop Says:
    March 24, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    I stumbled upon this gem quite a few weeks ago. I was thinking about reserving one, but I changed my mind. I’ve decided that I want my first car to be a bit less eco-douche.

    DT! I was just thinking about you. Haven’t seen your smiling face for a while. Eco-douche, eh? It is a little weird looking, isn’t it?
    A

  21. thedesktop Says:
    March 24, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    Edit: additionally, I won’t get one because I don’t live in California.

    Well, if you really wanted one, you could just move to California until you got one and then leave again. :)
    A

  22. CGHill Says:
    March 25, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    I had a rental Cavalier for about two weeks, and it wasn’t quite the penalty box it was made out to be. The three-speed automatic insured both speed and gas mileage would be mediocre, but it tracked better than some bigger Chevys of its time (middle 1990s) and room for two was more than adequate.

    I loved my little Chevy. Took me cross country twice and I think I had the dang thing for 12 years. Not fancy, but it worked for me.
    Wc

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