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My specialty is identifying irrationality, with a side interest in making predictions about the future. The things I don't comment on are all well and good, because there's no point in stating something is good.
As Thomas Sowell says, "there are no solutions, only trade-offs". That's a mindset that considers not only what is gained, but what the various "costs" are.
The Aptera gains extreme efficiency, but notably at the cost of greatly reduced utility. There's other trade-offs as well.
I think it could be the perfect vehicle for some people. Whether or not those people purchase one remains to be seen.
I'm completely dispassionate (no emotion) on most of these topics. I'd like to see Aptera succeed, but if I had to make a bet, I wouldn't predict success. I'm skeptical that hub motors is a good choice, but then I'm not involved in the engineering discussions. I've outlined how solar is more gimmick than functional, though I'm completely dispassionate about if one likes or dislikes them, so long as their reasons are based in truth, something which is not en vogue these days.
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