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Old 01-01-2021, 12:33 PM   #3703 (permalink)
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Aptera opens orders on 1,000-mile solar EV that never needs charging
That clickbait reads like chewing on tinfoil. My amygdala compels me to go ALL CAPS: THE SOLAR PANELS C H A R G E THE FRICKING BATTERIES!1!!

But that's not all:
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The Aptera prototype hits the streets... At night. When there's no sun. We suspect this prototype doesn't have the solar panels on it
I can't even. It must be an attempt at humour. It must be. No one can really be that stupid can they?

Sorry folks, I needed to get that out.

That western clipper, on the other hand, is sweet music to my nostalgia nodes.
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