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In general, I agree with many of the points that have been made; in particular the need to start small and improve and adjust as they went, and that the new management bunged it up royally. They wanted to go big -- like 10K units in a year, and that was not really doable.
But some of the details are not quite correct: the front wheel drive was a decision by the original management, and there were very good reasons for this. They strayed big time by insisting on full roll down side windows (instead of partial openings). This necessitated a complete reworking of the doors, and the chassis, and the weight was increased, which then required a bigger battery pack, which then moved some of the cells to the rear floor, which shifted the Cg -- and the original efficiency was transformed into a very average EV.
And yes, the front wheels were very wide, and the original intent was to be classified as a motorcycle.
We may yet see an Aptera 2e sold and on the road -- the IP is up for bid, and the founders will (probably) be in the hunt to buy things up. Or, at the very least they can redo based on what they have learned.
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