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Unveiled: Aptera Typ-1 100% Electric and Series Hybrid Vehicles

Monday, November 19th, 2007

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Ever since we first saw the Aptera, we’ve been waiting for this: today, the company officially pulled the curtain back the Typ-1, the funky three-wheeler with jaw-dropping efficiency stats. After some speculation about diesel engines and parallel hybrid modes, about how the prototype would hold up in a crash, here’s the real deal.

Aptera will be available in two models: all-electric and series hybrid. The electric version is slated for delivery in 2008 with the hybrid model to follow (for more on the difference …