The San Diego Traveler

June 11th, 2008

Aptera’s Gasoline Hybrid Coming

Carlsbad’s own automotive company, Aptera, plans to follow up their upcoming all-electrical vehicle with a gasoline hybrid claiming to reach 300 mile per gallon!

Popular Mechanics Tour of Aptera
The “plug-in series hybrid” or “range-extended electric vehicle” (aka Typ-1H) does not yet have a launch date announced, but if you’d like to be among the first to […]

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June 10th, 2008

Aptera Launches in Carlsbad

With gas prices soaring, Aptera (Greek for “wingless flight”) couldn’t pick a better time to launch a gasless vehicle. The Carlsbad automotive company has built an electric 3-wheel futuristic conveyance (the Aptera Typ-1) that reports to drive 120 miles on a single battery charge.

Aptera Typ-1 Tour

This “enclosed motorcycle” is charged by plugging it in […]

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