http://www.aptera.com
"Five years ago, Aptera's founder Steve Fambro endeavored to design and build a passenger vehicle that was safe, comfortable, and more fuel-efficient than anything ever produced. This aspiration, combined with his background in engineering, led him to an intensive study of aerodynamics, and composite aircraft construction. He hypothesized that a low-drag, aerodynamic body shape could be achieved without sacrificing comfort, drivability or safety.
What emerged, after much designing, conceptualizing, and constructing, was a prototype two-seat, three-wheeled vehicle. This first operating prototype achieved a stunning 230 miles per gallon, Building on this success, Steve expanded his Aptera team and created the Aptera Typ-1, which has been re-designed, re-engineered, and refined into a production ready vehicle. We are excited to announce that the Aptera Typ-1 is now available for reservations."
The Aptera, in addition to getting over 300 miles a gallon in both versions available for reservation, is registered as a motorcycle with the state of California, due to its three-wheeled design and extremely light weight. Now, am I the only one who finds that tidbit particularly cool? The Aptera, according to the website, has room enough in the rear for a couple of "seven foot tall surf boards," which suggests to me that it also has room for a nifty fold-up wheelchair. So, while it lacks a lift, hand controls, and space for folks who need more accomodation in a vehicle, for people with disabilities who have some use of their legs but use a wheelchair for mobility.... this might just be the world's first accessible motorcycle, complete with storage for a folding chair!
