What do you guys think about the pricing? Is it price competitive enough?
I see the roadster as more of a 2nd car category for most families (with 3rd seat if possible) or a young couple as opposed to family 5 seater car.
Driving the COSTS down automatically creates more demand; which in turn drives further costs reduction; thereby even more demand!!
Like the concept, the design, and the efficiency; but unsure about interior quality. I guess once it's out; there will be more marketing or review materials!
Note: I'm based in Australia and would love to see it here. Plenty of sunshine and long long roads!!!
If there are minimal parts and assembly compared to other EV cars like they have claimed - then perhaps the assembly line may not be as complex as other EVs that has 200+ parts that needs to be put together precisely on time, every time.
It's much easier to be sustainably profitable with Aptera's huge battery cost advantage of requiring 60% less battery (per mile of range) than any prior EV. They also have the advantage over all past EVs with today's very significantly lower battery (& solar cell) costs.
What is the amount of money that will be enough to start manufacturing? Some fine EVs have been manufactured (Ford Transit EV https://www.automobilemag.com/news/azure-dynamics-maker-of-ford-transit-connect-ev-files-for-bankruptcy-120107/, Ford Th!nk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_TH!NK ) but were unsustainable.
MSRP under $18k is easily achievable just by offering the option of deleting items that aren't 100% necessary for everyone, but should be pretty easily added later*.
More cost-cutting discussion on this same forum here (click here)
The basic Aptera concept is already relatively inexpensive, so a stripped-down version would be pretty economical, especially as car #2 of a 2-car household. (the car for trips with "only" 1-3 people, with the 3rd-seat option)
*Solar, dual-motor, wheel covers, rearview cameras, & a smallest-avail batt that goes 625% of the US avg. daily drive.
In interviews Chris gas said the Aptera may not fit everyone’s need and hopes folks may have in parked at theirs homes next to. Cybertruck or whatever else makes sense fir that family but hopes when you drive an Aptera you will enjoy tget ride and use more often.
Price?
I guess Tesla started/ launched with a super expensive roadster? Of course the Aotera is not that expensive many years later. An even the less expensive 25kWh FWD Aptera will be coming at the lowest price ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The 25kWh might be a future candidate for a third seat TBD .They say
Yes it will be nice to pet one “safely” after this pandemic😔