I Am Apple's Car: The Aptera 330 MPG Concept Vehicle - Jalopnik Comments

I Am Apple's Car: The Aptera 330 MPG Concept Vehicle

wohho — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:12:53 EDT

Um yeah, I posted this observation over at the Giz, but whoever is pitching this needs to put down the Unix station and pick up a pencil. You can't run a 25hp motor with a 12 hp engine continously - not unless somewhere these guys figured out how to break the laws of thermodynamics. Energy output can never be greater than energy input. On the other hand, they could be running the 25 hp motor at 11-12 hp output, but then why buy a 25 hp motor? Perhaps they are using the supercaps for acceleration at 25 horses. I know its possible to get that kind of mileage, I've done it with a 5 hp briggs engine in the SAE supermileage challenge, but that was nowhere near roadworthy and I was 18, so it doesn't count.

wohho

I Am Apple's Car: The Aptera 330 MPG Concept Vehicle

cjh — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 05:30:38 EDT

I think its biggest problems will (I say "will", they'd actually have to build it first) come when someone crashes an 18-wheeler into it. Splat.

cjh

I Am Apple's Car: The Aptera 330 MPG Concept Vehicle

nash — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:53:42 EDT

that car will never make it be cause there is nothing like it almost every car ever made has a simularity to another and has a few diffent body panels but this is out of the wold the onl reaason this would make it because ohhh the gas milage be cause our idotic oeople in the world think were running low on oil

nash

I Am Apple's Car: The Aptera 330 MPG Concept Vehicle

Mad_Science — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:57:01 EDT

So, basically they made a concept that *claims* it would do all of those things...but it doesn't actually *do* any of those things... I can make a spiffy looking car and make all sorts of claims about it, too. 2 Quotes come to mind: "In theory, theory and practice are the same. However, in practice they are not." "You are awarded no points, and may God have mercy on your soul"

Mad_Science

I Am Apple's Car: The Aptera 330 MPG Concept Vehicle

just dave — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:33:29 EDT

Regenerative breaking control

Wow; that's a special feature indeed. Control when things break, and have them regenerate... Cool! (or is it perhaps braking?)

just dave

I Am Apple's Car: The Aptera 330 MPG Concept Vehicle

Adam — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:11:26 EDT

It looks like a crappy 3D model that will never see the light of day. "WOW, there is a CHROME TEXTURE! I'm gonna use that! Look how cool it is!"

Adam

I Am Apple's Car: The Aptera 330 MPG Concept Vehicle

Mike — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:17:41 EDT

Looks like an evolution of the car from Woody Allen's Sleeper: http://images.google.com/images?q=woody%20allen%20sleeper%...

Mike