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Old 01-24-2021, 07:40 PM   #142 (permalink)
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But "The Aptera" is really a halo car. The founders have already said they have a 4 wheel car in the works.

If you think about it, all new entrants start with a halo car and try and work their way inward towards the mass-demand markets. Look at Tesla. The roadster, then the Model S, X, and finally the 3 and Y. Fisker started with the Karma, but flopped. I'd even bet the FUV is only the tip of the iceberg and Arcimoto would like to work their way towards enclosed vehicles.

The halo-ness of the Aptera is in a totally different direction of performance (extreme efficiency), but they can carry the aura of ultimate efficiency through to their follow-up models.

Will they? I dunno. I hope they at least do better than Fisker did and can at least work from a niche like Arcimoto. Just ,SELL SOMETHING this time round, please?
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