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Aptera, a hybrid beautifully designed car

Batiste Bieler on February 7, 2008 | 867 Views

I came accross this Aptera car some times ago and found it so beautifully designed that I wanted to buy one for myself.

Aptera front side

This is the first three wheeled, safe, fun, confortable, "affordable", energy efficient vehicule I have seen.

Aptera on the road

Get more informations on the official website

And no! it's name is not iCar, but an aptera model 1.

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