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Old 12-08-2020, 01:45 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile View Post
Aptera plugs in, has a huge boot and claims 100w/km. It's as wide as a Model S and as long as a 3.

Much of the boot space in a conventional car is lost to the suspension towers so Aptera is probably closer to a full size boot than it first appears. Just another way in which current car designs are inefficient.

Cost appears competitive for the performance and range.
It's much easier to accomplish surprising utility when the class of vehicle is exempt from many safety requirements imposed on 4-wheeled vehicles.

If anyone wants to gamble, I'm willing to bet $100 the company will not be selling vehicles 6 years from now.

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