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Re: $10M for 100 MPG

Unread postby patience » Wed 26 Mar 2008, 13:33:58

I think these guys plan to win that prize.

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Re: $10M for 100 MPG

Unread postby Omnitir » Wed 26 Mar 2008, 21:39:19

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('heroineworshipper', '
')If $10M can't do it, nothing can.

You've got to be kidding, right? $10M is peanuts!
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Re: $10M for 100 MPG

Unread postby Vegas » Sat 29 Mar 2008, 12:53:18

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/04 ... s_its.html


If VW collected it might cover a quarter of the R&D cost already accrued. $10m?. It is so lame, esp with 3 billion a week getting tossed into the dessert.


I am bummed that VW cancled that car, what a wicked rig, 3/8 of a ton, and a perfectly tuned tiny injected diesel. It makes the apterra look foolishly amatureish
They might be reconsidering production on it, but probly not.
The eco market is a tight-fisted one, paying more for less is a hard sell.
Holy-crap, they were going to sell it for $25k! I woulda thunk they coulda sold some.
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Re: $10M for 100 MPG

Unread postby skyemoor » Mon 31 Mar 2008, 12:18:52

http://www.carfree.com
http://ecoplan.org/carshare/cs_index.htm
http://www.velomobile.de/GB/Advantages/advantages.html

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He that lives upon hope will die fasting. --Benjamin Franklin
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Re: $10M for 100 MPG

Unread postby Vegas » Mon 31 Mar 2008, 13:35:50

Wicked.

When the germans get all OCD about enginering realy good %, and the market tolerates it, perhaps we could bootstrapp out of PO.
Damn late start.

10 Million, VW could care less. Another story had them looking to cut 4 billion. To get production up on a new vehicle probly costs a billion+. 10 million pays for the employee lounge.

I ain't got 25k to drop on something like that, but way before I picked up a hybrid I'd go VW...
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Re: $10M for 100 MPG

Unread postby kokoda » Tue 01 Apr 2008, 08:02:34

Put me down as another fan of the Aptera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Ke1VWh ... re=related
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