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The company stated in September 2009 that "if Aptera was given an official EPA rating [the fuel-efficiency figure assigned to all cars by the United States federal government], it would be 851 mpg", suggesting that it is 2.2 times more efficient than Nissan Leaf. The Aptera 2 Series has a drag coefficient of Cd=0.15, compared with Cd=0.19 for the record-holding General Motors EV1, and Cd=0.24 for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé, currently the lowest for a mass-produced car.[7]

.cd isn't everything:
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2010_Mercedes-Benz_E-Class.shtml
City MPG:13. city. Highway MPG:20.

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