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Depends on the what I'd use it for
Commuting, an Aptera with a little red flag plus a tiny yellow blinker on a tall pole.
Fun drives, a Caterham 7
Local people hauling, VW Buzz
Road trip without a budget, Rolls Royce Phantom, with a hired driver.
Road trip with a group, a 6 door limo of a 2010 or so Cadillac with bench seats facing each other in the back.
Towing, a remanufactured Squarebody Chevy pickup body on a custom frame with an Edison Motors retrofit kit.
I'm super excited about the Aptera. I'm skeptical they can make it to market and even more skeptical that they will survive long term but man I'm rooting for them. That design should be the future of the auto industry
Yeah, it has a small market, but people who want one REALLY want one. So I expect that if they can ever get production figured out they'll sell as fast as they can be made for a short time, then they'd better move on to a new design if they want to stay around. Or, sell some of the solutions they built to other manufacturers. I think i've seen them selling their lightweight, flexible solar panels to another manufacturer.
carbon fiber bicycles can shatter on impact. i wonder whats different on apteras body panels?