Save Household Energy Blog » hybrid http://savehouseholdenergy.com/energy Saving Energy in Your Household and Developments in Alternative Energy Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:47:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The 300 MPG Aptera Automobile http://savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/autoenergynews/300-mpg-aptera-automobile/ http://savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/autoenergynews/300-mpg-aptera-automobile/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:00:48 +0000 Mike http://www.savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/?p=22

The Aptera is a 2-seat, 3-wheeled car being developed in Carlsbad, California that gets up to 300 miles per gallon of gas! There are two versions of this vehicle: One is electric and can go up to 120 miles per charge and the other is a hybrid that can go up to 300 miles per gallon of gas. The top speed is 95 miles per hour and it takes about 11 seconds to reach a speed of 60 MPH. And here is a real nifty benefit: Solar-powered AC that keeps your car cooled while parked in the hot sun!

Since the state of California puts this vehicle in the motorcycle class, it can then use the single-driver carpool lanes, another big plus.

The Aptera is a two-seater; three-wheeler, two in front, one in back. California classifies it as a motorcycle, meaning it can legally travel in carpool lanes carrying just the driver.

See http://www.fremonttribune.com for more information.

]]> http://savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/autoenergynews/300-mpg-aptera-automobile/feed/ 3 Ford Fusion Hybrid Most Fuel Efficient Midsize? http://savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/autoenergynews/ford-fusion-hybrid-fuel-efficient-midsize/ http://savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/autoenergynews/ford-fusion-hybrid-fuel-efficient-midsize/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:39:30 +0000 Mike http://www.savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/?p=17 According to the article at usatoday, Ford claims that its Fusion Hybrid is the most fuel efficient midsized hybrid with MPGs of 41 MPG city and 36 MPG highway. Toyota is not taking this lightly however. Their Prius is rated at 48 MPG city and 45 MPG highway. And, both the Prius and the Fusion meet the requirements of being classified as a midsized car.

Sounds like Ford needs to do a bit of explain’in!

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