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BTW, a good definitive source for this info.. Designing Tomorrows Cars - Walter Korff 1980
And Robert Q. Riley's book, Alternative Cars in the 21 Century 2003
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goofyone said:
Snipped:paraphrasing something I have heard Paul Elio say numerous times now; this is not an easy thing to do!
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Yup, if it was every one would be doing it, etc. Therein lies some of his advantage
for daring to go where others have tried & failed....... HAPPY HOLIDAYS my fellow crazies!

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BigWarpGuy said:
I think it is cool. There seems to be a lot of cool cars that never seem to get made. Perhaps the deal with China will get the Aptera made(?). It is a neat design. I think this one is too. I am hoping the Elio is the exemption to the rule and it gets made. It helps that it is affordable, IMO.
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I wonder what kind of milage the Aptera body style would have had if it had an engine like the Elio will have.
 
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There is a way to relate the two. One has a bigger frontal area, one has a higher coefficient of drag. Both are about the same weight.
Seems pretty likely they would be similar, so my guesstimate with out figures is about 100mpg for the Aptera.
 
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