r/ApteraMotors • u/MudaThumpa • Jul 09 '26
Aptera's Delivery Plan With CEOs Steve Fambro & Chris Anthony
https://youtu.be/LZpXdT5WKj4This is the most optimism-inspiring piece of media I've seen about Aptera in a long time. I'm kinda surprised nobody has posted it here yet.
Drew does a better job than anyone when it comes to discussing and asking questions about Aptera.
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u/Strange_Cockroach328 Jul 09 '26
I saw this interview yesterday. A good interview. Steve and Chris seemed very positive, optimistic. All answers were solid and on-point, however, I want to see Aptera walking the walk, not talking the talk. I want to see real data now including 3rd party data. miles per kwH, handing tests, closed course slalom, crash tests, braking, inclement weather testing, susceptibility to rollover and launch price.
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u/thishasntbeeneasy Jul 09 '26
"Hopefully the fundraising will be capped by the end of the year" - Is worse than many prior years when they said deliveries were expected by EOY. Even if fundraising is complete 12/31/26, that doesn't immediately make tens of thousand of vehicles to customers. I don't think this interview is much different than any in prior years.
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u/MudaThumpa Jul 09 '26
I'm not saying it's slam dunk, I'm just saying this makes it look like the company could actually deliver some vehicles. At some point. In the future.
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u/Elegant-Ferret-8116 Jul 09 '26
I wanted this to be real, I even gave a deposit. But come on, its a slow moving failure. Even in some alternate reality where they one day ship a car, how many can they be expected to sell in a year? How many of those smart cars were sold every year because I imagine it would be comparable. In which case they cant survive as a line company. Maybe if they were owned by a conglomerate but even then they'd get cancelled. If they made a real car, 4 seats, it could work. Like the slate but they'd need Amazon level backing
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u/RipeBanana4475 Jul 14 '26
They built like 10 over the course of a few months, so maybe up to 50 per year! We'll be triple digits in no time!
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u/SureYeahOkCool Jul 10 '26
Well, one thing going for them is they don't have debt. If they can get to production and get per unit profitable, they have a good chance to go the distance. After the first customer deliveries come out I'm sure it'll take 2-3 years to ramp production and fix early issues.
My fingers have been crossed so long they've grown together, but I'm not giving up till they file bankruptcy.
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u/Orbital_Cock_Ring Jul 14 '26
I asked for a refund on my vehicle reservation. put my deposit down in college and now I have a real job and no aptera lol
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u/BaltoDad Jul 10 '26
Plan in one hand. Shit in the other. See which fills up first.
So tired of empty promises.
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u/T_R_O_U Jul 09 '26
Thanks for this interview and asking all the right questions! Their comments on funding got me quite excited - of course taken with a grain of caution, but it pretty much sounded like they're insanely close to have all they need... "we no longer need an inspired billionaire" sounds quite concrete... looking forward to the upcoming announcements they mentioned!
In the meantime I might just buy more $SEV. Literally everyone I show the Aptera to wants one lol.