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The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

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158 points voisin | 5 comments | 17 Nov 24 23:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.819s | source
1. VeejayRampay ◴[18 Nov 24 14:43 UTC] No.42172683[source]▶
the only manufacturer that does this right is Aptera, the rest is a bunch of gimmicks / subsidy fraud that doesn't solve any actual problem with cars
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2. declan_roberts ◴[18 Nov 24 14:47 UTC] No.42172744[source]▶
Never even heard of them, so I doubt they're the only ones "doing it right" vs other car companies that actually sell EVs.
3. happyopossum ◴[18 Nov 24 16:56 UTC] No.42174287[source]▶
What exactly does Aptera 'do right'? and what is it 'manufacturing'? They've been pitching the same tiny, unsafe, and impractical car for ~20 years now...
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4. VeejayRampay ◴[18 Nov 24 17:19 UTC] No.42174557[source]▶
they understand that weight and efficiency is the only way forward

not like Tesla selling 3-ton vehicles that pretend to be green

5. fwip ◴[18 Nov 24 17:37 UTC] No.42174764[source]▶
You can't really call them a "manufacturer" when they haven't manufactured a single car, can you? I think they have exactly one test vehicle that they've made by hand.