I have placed a reservation in the very slim chance that they will come to the US... and, of course, that they even make it to production. I think it is a very cool design and very practical for so many people.
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I have placed a reservation in the very slim chance that they will come to the US... and, of course, that they even make it to production. I think it is a very cool design and very practical for so many people.
Hmm. Inexpensive at 12K Euros for 125 km = 78 mile range, but top speed is just 90 km/h = 56 mph. Not safe on US highways. Too fast to be called a neighborhood car unless it's speed limited. I'm thinking it won't be allowed in the USA.
I enjoy seeing these different ideas for vehicles of a design trending (more-or-less) in the same direction as Aptera. But I also find myself thinking, mawh; unimpressive.
Why that should be keeps getting clearer. Virtually every vehicle on the road or the drawing board these days is intentionally kept to some common concept of a vehicle; coup, hatch back, SUV, pickup, van, etc. and the variation is almost entirely cosmetic and only sometimes incremental tech improvements. Basically some fashion designer made it so hoping to hit on the next, latest fashion statement in a standard vehicular form.
I design and make some craft products, the exact details of which are irrelevant here, but in that undertaking I hew heavily towards supremely functional products and the materials and processes that get me there. If the result is beautiful too, then it is because of a visceral appeal inherent in the approach to perfect functionality.
That's why with new cars (and other vehicles), time and again, I think, "Yeah, that's pretty (or not), has a catchy bit of novelty (or not), or has some new and appealing tech (or not), but in any case, the functional appeal is mediocre at best.
Aptera comes along and, bam! Now that's a functionally beautiful design! That's what I want, and will get ample use out of.
Cybertruck does that for me to a large degree also, but the functionality is almost completely different, and I have to admit I don't really need it.
Everything else is just a resurfacing of the same old thing, maybe with some updated tech, but mostly for the sake of the latest fad. Not interested.
I like the design a lot, too. If I lived somewhere else, I would consider it. I always liked the Isetta when I lived in Germany.
Nice design. Reminds me of the Isetta, but now as an electric.