While while only slightly similar to the Apter, the Organic Transit ELF was an interesting and fun vehicle. According to rumors, the company borrowed more money than they could pay off. They had somewhere in the range of 1000 sales. Now the assets are up for sale. What do you think, should Organic Transit be rescued?
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In our system, which we have all prospered under, the market determines what survives and what does not. I am generally against "Rescuing failing startups or for that matter established companies although we have done the latter a lot in the last decade, especially around 2008! The issue is which ones are worthy of "Rescue" and which are not. The first Aptera went out of business. But, because of the belief in the base concept, and tenacity it has been resurrected Maybe it should b called the phoenix instead of Aptera.
In the case of Aptera, it has proven the "Value" necessary to be supported by the financial systems used by startups and the financial support of its customer investors.
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I owned an ELF and even made a website to share info. It was really just a bicycle and not very solid. As you know they went out of business. The Mo by Evovelo in Spain also planned a 2 seaster side by side Mo vehicle but they failed to produce any and took our monet and ran. The Apetra is a great safe reliable design. It is much better than all the SUV Electrics like the Jaguar Ipace and Porsche Tycan among other large wasteful electrics.
It is unlikely, I think, that the rear wheel will need alignment, or be able to be adjusted. By definition, the single rear wheel can't be out of alignment with the other rear wheel. So, I think the Aptera will be less susceptible to being out of alignment.
Neil, are you asking about the video the screenshot was from?
If so ...it was from an video, a forum person included in somewhere in a blog. It was a tele interview with Chris with 3-4 EV enthusiast and a radio host At the end Chris pulled up that sample panel of the new Aptera body.
Best Regards!
I was sorry to hear that Organic Transit went out of business. I own a similar vehicle, that is better for New England weather - the Better.Bike PEBL. See my avatar. We need all these transportation alternatives.
Interesting...
You probably seen tbe old ” try to dent me” videos...Let’s hope the dent proof composite body of the Aptera far exceeds the norm of a similar sized conventional vehicle even though it will only be ~ 1800-2200 lbs
Above is a snapshot of Chris holding a honeycomb panel to show the substrate used in the body.
I am not sure what type of crash test they had on the old prototypes but with side opening windows, solar cells, motors in wheels etc...it is different
Looks more like the rickshaws I hired in India, Philippines , etc ..it may have a place there. Safety was not very important there, with people even riding on top of their transportation vehicles .
An E-Rickshaw may have a place in golf or seashore boardwalks, airports, other shuttle transport ...
But HEY, bikes and motorcycles are popular everywhere... and you are vulnerable in them!
Aptera‘s safety is something I will be following, on their latest forthcoming prototype !