I like it alot more than the smart car.It looks like you would be safer.

to cool it is..

I big step in the right direction for automotive design! However: The car is using electricity generated largely by "Big Coal". and: The single least ecological thing that a person can do is to buy a new car that is likely to be obsolete in a year or two. Mass transit infrastructure hopefully will supersede urban commuter vehecles or the USA will fall far behind the many other nations that follow the obvious wisdom of providing urban mass transit.

Interesting! It looks a lot like the First Hybrid introduced to the Market, The Honda Insight. I like Hatchbacks, as an artist and stylist, hatchbacks are really practical. I have been driving my Insight since 2000, wow...amazing this topic is still being discussed almost 10 years later. But Yeah...I have been on the waiting list for a very "odd" vehicle that is a 3 wheel car. I'm not sure if it is completely ugly, or futuristic, but I felt the same way about my Insight, when I bought it, and 9 years later, it still hold's it's futuristic appeal and "When did you buy your car"? questions, in the light that people are assuming I bought it recently, in the past year or so max.

Check out www.aptera.com It is by far going to be one of the safest cars, for It is built with a role cage, like race cars. Also, it has no mirrors, but a 360 degree view from a panel on your dash. Pretty cool for when your cat is sleeping under the car....or for backing up. You have all the angles covered! I like also, that if in an accident, head on collision, it takes the impact of the crash by (ala Transformers style) the engine safely retracting into the car, rather than the dash/wheel/airbag into the driver.

Last time I checked it was only for CALI drivers, and only came in white, which supposedly made it easier to see on the road....hm...as a fashion designer I need to revamp that a bit. The hatch on the Aptera, made in silicone Valley, showed its ability to fit a few surf boards and other needs showing that it would hold a lot more than my current Insight.

I never got the full 70 mpg on my Insight, but I realize they test drive on Highways/Freeways/Expressways that are open roads, no traffic, maintain one speed, etc...and are not new to stick shift driving as the first Insights only came with manual transmission. I just bought a brand new clutch, a brand new battery, new tires, and they are installing the new computer system, for I think they reintroduced the Insight again. And I know when I sell mine, someone will get a very good deal for 1. it is part of US car history. in a class of it's own. and I get tons of nods from car affectionados. 2. Unlike a new to market car, I went through the 21 something recalls. ha ha. not that many. But that alone is reason to keep the car! 3. I have had no problems with it, other than the recalls and basic maintenance, getting "only" 55 mpg over 9 years, since I drive in the city, stop/go all the time. (LA traffic)

My current concerns with the aptera and other complete electric cars are that the batteries (think of one's laptop) get really hot. And in reading Business Week, and a ton of other environmental and car sites, they say that there may be threat of fires on the road, which may be 1 in 100 or 1000, but not until driven and tested by consumers will we really find out how often fires from the battery occur. Which, put me back at picking the aptera hybrid version...and wondering if the battery starts a fire, is it riskier to have a gas engine...explosive? or does the gas engine allow for cool down time, on the electric battery? My thoughts, the gas helps the battery cool down, and i picked the 100 mpg aptera.

For now, I'm waiting to read more, but I will consider people that want my Insight for collectors purposes, and will love and care for it, and cuddle and sleep with it as I do. ;) There are less than 60k on it. And already had the full 60K maintenance! Red!

this isn't exactly zero emissions...the electric power it takes to charge the car comes from a utility company, who probably burn coal to create that energy. just something to keep in mind.

nice car review.