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Discuss “Drive a composite vehicle; save the world?”

I want to save the world.

I want to be a sort of opinion-writing, pink-moccasins-wearing, buggy-driving rock star who travels around the world and designs uber-green and self-sustaining cities. To do all that, I’m going to need a getaway car that’s as manageable and efficient as the work I’m trying to create.

And so, I really want an Aptera.

Created by Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony, the Aptera is a car that is super light, super environmentally friendly, and super awesome-looking.

Imagine a sleek, rounded, beam-like shape that rests on two front wheels and one rear wheel, all three of which are covered by smooth fairings that continue the shape of the vehicle. At first only available in California, the Aptera is classified by that...

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