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Old 04-13-2011, 12:57 PM   #181 (permalink)
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I would so buy that funky looking thing in a heart beat. But, at last, I guess it's not to be...
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Yes, that parallel has been noted. Both were among the very first uber-efficient cars.

I've sat in an Aptera, and I've seen one being driven many times at the X-Prize.
Looks like promising to build something is more lucrative than actually doing it.
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Looks like promising to build something is more lucrative than actually doing it.
...isn't that *how* Pyramid Schemes are started?
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There are a lot of mundane reasons why the Aptera will (probably) never get built, but they don't include the intentions of Aptera's founders.
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Then what's the holdup?

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