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Aptera announced today that it would be producing both an all-electric and hybrid version of the 300 MPG prototype we told you about in July. The Aptera Typ-1 plug-in hybrid uses an all-electric drive train coupled to a small diesel gas engine and will achieve 300 MPG, while the all-electric version has a total range of 120 miles. The company claims that the car (categorized as a motorcycle by the Dept. of Transportation) in either form will be available for under $30,000! Aptera is Greek for "Wingless Flight," so let's hope this isn't a flight-of-fancy. The company will take a $500 reservation deposit if you live in Southern California (and has taken 400 already), with the rest of us SOL for now. Full press release below
All Electric - This model is powered exclusively with batteries and will get someone around town for approximately 120 miles depending on driving conditions. At night, simply plug the Aptera into any standard 110-volt outlet, and in just a few hours, the vehicle will be fully charged and ready for another 120 miles.
Plug-In Hybrid - The Aptera hybrid is powered by an electric drive train but is also assisted by a fuel-efficient gasoline-powered generator, which stretches the range considerably. In typical driving, the hybrid Aptera may achieve over 300 miles per gallon, a range far beyond any other passenger vehicle available today.
How much does it cost to charge up 120 miles worth of electricity?
How about some math?
Compared 300 miles per gallon with 30 miles per gallon.
3 dollars to go 30 miles
3 dollars to go 300 miles
If you commute 100 miles per day 5 days a week for 10 years?
5 times 52 equals days per year times 10 years:
2600 miles
Now divide that total for 10 years commute by 30 to get how many gallons of gas will be purchased and times that by 3 dollars.
OOOOPs I forgot to add 100 miles per day.
I need to do that one step at a time (I'm stupid).
5 times 100 equals miles per week:
500 miles per week times 52 weeks in one year:
500 X 52 = 2600
26,000 miles per year times 10 years equals total miles for 10 years commute
260,000 miles (just add one zero)
Now divide by 30 (miles per gallon) to get total gallons used in 10 years commute:
8666.67 gallons for 10 years commute.
Times that by 3 dollars to get total cost for 10 years with 100 miles per day and 5 days a week commute with a 30 miles per gallon car.
26,000.00 dollars.
Check that with a daily cost?
100 miles per day.
100 divided by 30 equals gallons per day:
3.333333
Times 3.33 gallons by $3.00
9.99 or 10 dollars per day.
50 dollars per week
50 times 52 per year is:
2,600 per year
10 years is 26,000
So...
30 compares to 300 with one zero subtracted.
260 dollars per year commute 100 miles and 2,600 dollars per year for the 100 mile per day commute for 10 years.
Savings is 26,000 minus 2,600 equals:
23,000
Note: If you pug the thing in at night you can commute 100 miles without buying any gas.
How much does it cost to charge the thing up?