The Intersection of Science Fiction and Green.

The car you see above may look like one of the many GM or Toyota prototypes that are still many years away from production but  in fact, this one is already on the road (in California.)  With an amazing 100 miles per charge (8 hours for a full charge) you might be thinking the Aptera is some million dollar one off wonder car but in fact, it costs a mere $20,000.  Pretty amazing considering it has: driver and passenger airbags, back up cameras, LED interior and exterior lights, RFID (radio frequency ID) key fob, Solar panel assisted climate control and GPS touch screen navigation all rolled into one 1500lbs package.  As good as this may sound however, I think the design of the Aptera is too much of a step forward on the design front.  I think the auto industry needs to ease into electric cars by using more conventinal design like the Toyota Prius or the Honda Civic Hybrid.   Although the radical design may not be the best, I do like the name Aptera which means a sort of wingless flight.