Comment by johnea

These guys are based here in San Diego county. I've been watching them for years.

It's good to see some new news, and I think the road trip and report are an interesting update.

But I do think they could have avoided criticism like what we're replying to above, if they had stated clearly how much of the 300 mile day was powered by the photovoltaic, and how much relied on plug-in charging.

I'm not critical at all, and I still want to know those details 8-/

Solar powered daily errands and even a modest commute are totally viable here in the southwest. I work from home, and plug my Nissan Leaf in about twice a week. So that's about 300 miles per week. I could almost certainly do my driving in the aptera without plugging in at all.

The look is strictly "form follows function", it's not intended to be a fashion statement, it's intended to be maximally efficient.

Clearly trying to attract Kunk Daddy and the thug crowd away from giant blacked-out escalades with gold wheels, isn't the demographic addressed by this vehicle.