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arrakark ◴[] No.43533829[source]
I think Aptera's vision is fantastic. People are quick to judge the looks or three-wheelness of the car, but I think that's just a symptom of cars being marketed as status symbols nowadays.

I am worried about production. With all of the years it's taking them to get there, they can run out of money at any time it seems. It's unknown if they can raise enough money on their terms to get this thing to production.

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russdill ◴[] No.43564906[source]
If you're traveling 300 miles, cargo capacity is pretty important. I feel like this is sacrificing a great deal of what people actually need for a "feature" that is a bit of a solution in search of a problem.
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skykooler ◴[] No.43565315[source]
The trunk in the Aptera is actually pretty huge, it's like six feet deep. What's mainly sacrificed is passenger capacity since it's only a 2-seater.
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russdill ◴[] No.43566623[source]
It claims 25 cubit feet which is large but not certainly not huge. It's shaped in such a way that much of that isn't as useful as you'd hope. A fair amount of that area is at or below 12 inches in depth.
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tecleandor ◴[] No.43566844[source]
Well, it's not "remodeling your house" big, but in 25 cubic feet you can fit 15-20 cabin size suitcases. That sounds like "family vacations" big.
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1. tenuousemphasis ◴[] No.43579444[source]
For a family of two?
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2. skykooler ◴[] No.43598507[source]
I guess it could be a family of four if you have two of them and both parents drive.