Aptera
<p> 2015年阅读精选：<span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="carmaker">carmaker</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>. <span word="Biologists">Biologists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="recognise">recognise</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="scuttling">scuttling</span> <span word="wingless">wingless</span> <span word="insectssilverfish">insectssilverfish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suchlike">suchlike</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Fambro">Fambro</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eponymous">eponymous</span> <span word="Californian">Californian</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="swarming">swarming</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="boutique">boutique</span> <span word="electric">electric</span>-<span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="back">back</span> $98,000 . <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="at">at</span> $26,900, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ferrari">Ferrari</span> <span word="knock">knock</span>-<span word="off">off</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="tricycle">tricycle</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="small">small</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="roping">roping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="fashionistas">fashionistas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="outwards">outwards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="resembles">resembles</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="wingless">wingless</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="exempts">exempts</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="onerous">onerous</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span>-<span word="fibre">fibre</span> <span word="composite">composite</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>-<span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="aerodynamic">aerodynamic</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="protuberances">protuberances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span>. <span word="Wing">Wing</span> <span word="mirrors">mirrors</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rear">rear</span>-<span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 180 <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="valves">valves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="recessed">recessed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minimise">minimise</span> <span word="turbulence">turbulence</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="plug">plug</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="version">version</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="valves">valves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span>-<span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="cylinder">cylinder</span> <span word="generator">generator</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="extends">extends</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> 200<span word="km">km</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,130<span word="km">km</span>. <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="is">is</span> 150<span word="kph">kph</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergence">emergence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="simulation">simulation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="bashing">bashing</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="workeven">workeven</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>-<span word="testingon">testingon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="endless">endless</span> <span word="prototypes">prototypes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="specialised">specialised</span> <span word="components">components</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="lithium">lithium</span>-<span word="ion">ion</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upstart">upstart</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="thus">thus</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="believes">believes</span>, <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="volumes">volumes</span>. <span word="Automotive">Automotive</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="littered">littered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sceptics">sceptics</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="batch">batch</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deny">deny</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Teslawhich">Teslawhich</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="conspicuous">conspicuous</span> <span word="examplesVenture">examplesVenture</span> <span word="Vehicles">Vehicles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="Carver">Carver</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="wheeled">wheeled</span> <span word="motorbike">motorbike</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="Motorcars">Motorcars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>-<span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="REVA">REVA</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="Global">Global</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="hatchbacks">hatchbacks</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venture">Venture</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span>, <span word="about">about</span> $220<span word="m">m</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>.</p>
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