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  1. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    It is with the original founders, but not much is going on beyond raising capital at this point for a prototype.
     
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    Buzz Lightyear will be thrilled.
     
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    Funny time to try, you’d think they’d wait until gas prices go up
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Waiting for the gas prices to go up before bringing an efficient car to market is what GM and others did in 2008.
     
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    And now they are doing it again......with taking small efficient cars out of production......while keeping a "token" hybrid or all electric model in the lineup.
     
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    I just don’t see a market in this environment
     
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    And that was what, the 3rd time they'd made that strategic blunder since 1973?
     
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    Market might be me. I want an electric car, but most of the others on the market are not appealing. I don't buy cars in the >$30k* category. Never have; not expecting to change. I have no need for 0-60 in less than 11 seconds. I only need one seat beyond my own.

    It's not a slam dunk for my use case, but it certainly has some appeal.

    *2020 dollars, and that's without any kind of tax games. I'm really not into taking handouts.
     
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    They won’t need much funding then
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    And people said that about Tesla.;)

    Range and efficiency aren't the only goals they have for the car. They plan AWD for a production model, and enough solar panels to provide 40 miles a day.
    They are actually going crowd source.
     
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    I would prefer the original diesel version given the current tax environment, although maybe a plug in hybrid version would be exempt due to 3 wheels?
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    It should count as a motorcycle.
     
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    I would not give these guys any of my money until the car was running, right in front of me.

    It is not even vaporware.
     
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    'they plan enough solar panels to provide 40 miles per day'

    not gonna happen
     
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    Why not? a rig that light won't need anywhere near as much juice as a hulking heavy 4-wheeler.
     
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    $25 biannual I am fine with

    $200+ annual for a 2-3 season car not so much
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    The last Aptera prototype made was just 1800 pounds. Material science and costs have been improving since then.
     
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    Honestly the only thing I don't like about this is they've fallen into the same control trap as Tesla with the big touchscreen. I'm so over that.
     
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    there's not enough square inches

    it would be ideal, but not practical

    it's expensive
     
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    Obviously I'm not dependent on such a feature, but I'm not ready to write it off either.
     
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