My fears about what Aptera's user interface would be like were confirmed yesterday with this new video...
The primary reason why I have absolutely no interest in anything Tesla is because of the computer screen interface that controls all car functions. I have always thought that is a terrible idea and I was hopeful that Aptera wouldn't copy that model. But as I feared, it looks like that is exactly what they are doing. Talk about dampening my enthusiasm!... I am gutted, and will likely cancel my reservation. As much as I like everything else about this vehicle, the founders, the mission and the company, I just am not going to be able to get past having to interact with a computer screen to operate my vehicle. Guess it's time to reconsider Nobe.
@boreal I was surprised at your comment and headed over to the Nobe Web site www.mynobe.com It is a different animal, but I took one look and had my deposit down within an hour! That is sweet!
When I watched the video and saw how that thing handles on an ice track covered in deep snow, I was totally sold. While I like the never charge idea of the Aptera, I've got plenty of panels on my roof, and I don't have to move those around all day to catch the sun.
From what I gather from Nobe's founder, he is making one of the safest cars out there, and he isn't going to compromise to please the suits or for marketability and mess the thing up by changing the design or making the thing bigger. (Aptera getting bigger turned me off to it that tiniest bit. It's already plenty big inside. After I put a deposit on Nobe, I found out Aptera was getting bigger, and that may be the deciding factor on which car I get. I do also love retro, and this is retro-futuristic. Some people have called the back end a Jetson's look and the front end James Bond (the Sean Connery one, I would think). That fits me. And I do love the simple, very-retro interior and controls. That is not a complaint against Aptera. Aptera's controls fit it, don't you think. Kind of what you would expect of a Batmobile look alike, but not the 1966 one, which is what I would go for.
Anyway, @boreal , thanks for the tip!