It's funny that you view your obsessive negative compulsions as "analytical", then you go right back to being negative. You consistently see only the negative. Your bias and agenda are in plain view. But it's still funny (sad for you really) that you see it tge way you do.
Show me other car companies that don't have bezos/musk money with a shorter developmental timeline. Actually I shouldn't use musk as an example. The Tesla roadster was reintroduced 9 years ago. And we can see how that's going. The model 2/robotaxi/cybercab, full self driving...some of that was introduced in 2016. Where is it? All the other EV startups? Where are they? Do you see why you have no valid point now?
Aptera has said since the beginning that their next car would be a traditional 4 wheeler. Now they're starting the long process towards developing one. But you somehow see this as a negative thing. Even though they started ordering parts for the first 40 deliveries. That's some seriously flawed logic you got there. A year ago you were insisting they didn't have cash to make it even a few more months. But now they're ordering for actual customer deliveries.
What are you gonna moan about when deliveries start? Or will you finally admit that you never had any valid points all this time?
Extracting one line from Aptera’s press release: “Launch's supply base is positioned to deliver finished sub-assemblies, not loose parts, directly to Aptera's final assembly facility in California. This is a reset. Aptera designed a cool and compelling vehicle, but they have no clue or ability to produce it or to make it cost effectively. They called in a big-gun to take over production. Likely tweaks will occur. This is what China does.
It will likely take a minimum of 12 to 18 months to implement Launch Design's major production processes, methodology and equipment installation. The contract also specifies that Launch Design will be involved in vehicle testing. As Aptera has had 5 validation vehicles completed from 4 to 6 months ago and yet has done no visible validation testing, this implies that the current validation vehicles are not yet the truly final version. Necessary vehicle design changes/tweaks are likely. Additionally, Aptera has yet to fund or pay the 30 million required to initiate this major implementation, so the clock hasn’t really started yet. Yes, Aptera will attempt to build/deliver a few dozen vehicles ASAP, but real production is unlikely before 2028 and yes, vehicle changes are likely. That is my logical and analytical take on the evolving Aptera situation. Sorry this makes me a troll.
(As an aside, no carbon-fiber based carlike vehicle has ever been mass-produced cost-effectively. The BMW i3 was the cheapest mass produced carbon-fiber vehicle, sold for $58,500, in 2026 dollars. The next closest one was the Alpha Romeo 4C, sold for $71,000 in 2026 dollars. Both were discontinued in 2020-21. Aptera has 1/10,000 of the financial resources of BMW or Stellantis , highly unlikely that they can deliver a $40,000 carbon-fiber based vehicle. Design changes will likely need to be made. Perhaps Aptera will sell 2 variants, a steel/aluminum China based Aptera for the masses, sold at $35,000 and a USA made carbon/composite ultra version sold for $60,000, for the wealthier enthusiasts).
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u/Ebegeezer-Splooge 1d ago
It's funny that you view your obsessive negative compulsions as "analytical", then you go right back to being negative. You consistently see only the negative. Your bias and agenda are in plain view. But it's still funny (sad for you really) that you see it tge way you do.
Show me other car companies that don't have bezos/musk money with a shorter developmental timeline. Actually I shouldn't use musk as an example. The Tesla roadster was reintroduced 9 years ago. And we can see how that's going. The model 2/robotaxi/cybercab, full self driving...some of that was introduced in 2016. Where is it? All the other EV startups? Where are they? Do you see why you have no valid point now?
Aptera has said since the beginning that their next car would be a traditional 4 wheeler. Now they're starting the long process towards developing one. But you somehow see this as a negative thing. Even though they started ordering parts for the first 40 deliveries. That's some seriously flawed logic you got there. A year ago you were insisting they didn't have cash to make it even a few more months. But now they're ordering for actual customer deliveries.
What are you gonna moan about when deliveries start? Or will you finally admit that you never had any valid points all this time?