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Whelp, they released the final alpha build, "Luna."
https://www.aptera.us/luna-dream-a-better-world/
And man, is that video hard to watch. If there were any more marketing fluff, you could use it as a pillow.
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10-20-2021, 12:16 PM
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Yeah, that video is garbage, and I bet they spent a fortune on it. That's the reason I like to buy products that have little advertising; so I'm not overpaying for all the fluffy marketing that contains no information about the product whatsoever.
The only other suggestion I'd have with that video is to show someone dressed in brilliantly white robes exit the vehicle slowly while a divine aura of light emanates from their perfectly righteous being, perhaps with an inaudible whisper saying "your sins have been forgiven". That, and rename the vehicle "Atonement".
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10-20-2021, 01:31 PM
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Odd they post Mortum release a video on an Alpha build when the betas are mid stream in test
But alas it’s only a 2 minute video, could be much worse, imagine a feature length ad?
Honestly the Jay Leno Aptera video was better,
Just a guy driving very poorly BSing while he drove
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11-01-2021, 09:59 PM
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A couple nice shots of the new suspension.
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11-02-2021, 01:00 AM
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Yes, that front suspension and cable routing is the best part. They don't say how big the new facility is.
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11-02-2021, 03:05 AM
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Anyone going to be an investor to get those insider updates?
The panels are designed to last 10 years?
That's a waste they should just dump the solar thing all together. I have always said panels belong on the roof tops of people's houses.
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11-02-2021, 12:47 PM
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The panels are designed to last 10 years?
That's a waste they should just dump the solar thing all together. I have always said panels belong on the roof tops of people's houses.
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Obviously it's a dumb idea, but you'd be surprised how many people say I'm the dumb one.
One person even stated that we'll see more solar on the roofs of cars. Of course we'll see more considering there are zero so far. There are zero now because it's a dumb idea.
Perhaps one day solar will be so stinkin cheap that we can plaster everything with it, but that day isn't now, and putting it on cars is retarded. |
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11-02-2021, 03:51 PM
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Perhaps one day solar will be so stinkin cheap that we can plaster everything with it, but that day isn't now, and putting it on cars is retarded.
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11-02-2021, 08:56 PM
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I don't think the problem is the cost, but building codes, renting, etc.
Where I live I'd need to build them to code, which is kind of prohibitive.
Also in Florida, for an example, you can't build a stand alone solar array on your roof. It has to be grid connected. If the power goes out, your solar array has to be shut down and disconnected so that you don't have any power either.
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11-03-2021, 12:43 AM
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That's some mighty fine legislation they've got there. 
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