Almost there: Aptera has built five solar EVs on their validation assembly line

by TeaVMFan • 2 months ago

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TeaVMFan4• 2 months ago

The first 5 Aptera solar EVs have been built on their validation assembly line. These are EVs that charge from the sun using built-in solar panels for up to 40 miles per day (you can plug in if you need more than that).

These validation models will be used for road testing and safety evaluation (crash testing, perhaps). They are tuning and improving the assembly line for minimum latency and maximum throughput (via pipelining).

DivingForGold• 2 months ago

Once they build 1000 cars, I will be interested.

I have been following Aptera for sooo long, I sense they could fold and go under any moment and take anybody's deposit down with them.

Who, if anyone, is the big name behind them ? Or do they even have anyone ? Like someone on the level of Bezos, or similar ?

TeaVMFan4• 2 months ago

This recent filing says Polar Asset Management ( https://polaramp.com/ ) is involved to the tune of 2.25M shares: https://ir.aptera.us/node/7511/html

dlcarrier• 2 months ago

If they're actual deposits, and not crowd funding, they go into an account that gets special treatment in bankruptcy court.

TeaVMFan4• 2 months ago

Their FAQ says you can request a refund at any time, at least at present: https://aptera.us/article/how-do-i-cancel-my-aptera-pre-orde...

ungreased0675• 2 months ago

50,000 pre-orders? There should be an urgency to start shipping as soon as possible.

TeaVMFan4• 2 months ago

If you are interested in reserving an Aptera, you can get $30 off with a referral link. You can find them on sites like Electrek, or use mine: https://aptera.us/reserve/?referral_code=vcmbjXvJ

Almost there: Aptera has built five solar EVs on their validation assembly line

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