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Outside Magazine, January 2008

Dispatches: First Look
Higher Bred
Aptera’s hybrid Typ-1 is set to rattle the auto giants with its futuristic look and $29,500 price

Aptera hybrid Typ-1
THE SMOG BREAKS: Aptera drops in October. (courtesy, Aptera)

Finally, one of those Jetsons-looking concept cars we were promised in the eighties is headed for production. The three-wheeled hybrid Aptera gets 300 miles per gallon and also comes in an all-electric model that gets 120 miles to a charge. Both hit 85 miles per hour and corner with the stability of a four-wheeled car. Electric, $26,500; hybrid, $29,500; aptera.com




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