Shocking...Get it!

Ah yes, another cheesy reference but true. This is the new electric car from Aptera and it does catch the eye. This California company started with the idea of building a car that is safe and efficient. What they built is a wing on wheels. The 2e is a very aerodynamic electric vehicle (0.15 drag coefficient) that is light and strong. The 2e can travel 100 miles on one charge, 0-60 in under 10 seconds and a top speed of over 85 mph. This car has a few interesting extras, including LED interior lighting, radio/CD/DVD/MP3 player, climate control, GPS with touch screen monitor, backup camera, keyless entry and ignition and gullwing doors. That's not even the cool part. There are solar panels on the roof that power a cabin cooling system to keep the interior temperature down at all times! That would be useful here in Hawaii...

The Great Escape

The other day, I had the opportunity to drive a Ford Escape Hybrid...and I hate to say, "I Loved It!" Unlike the Prius, it doesn't feel hybridy. I don't hear a loud roar of a small engine waking up because the electric can't pull it's weight, and it doesn't kick in every time I try to accelerate. I was driving to the Costco in downtown Honolulu, pulled off the freeway steped on the break to slow for traffic and the engine had cut. From that moment on, the engine didn't even turn on once. I drove from the freeway exit to the Costco entirely on electricity...ironically driving past a long line for Costco Gas. The engine is so quiet that you can hardly tell when it turns on unless you're at a stop (Engine needs to run for AC to work) or really tring to give it some gas (pun intended). It was a lot of fun.