Small production run sports cars were always a thing, and with the technically much simpler electric drive those small production runs can be sold for the price of a normal car instead of sports car prices.
In addition they seem to have gotten a Chinese company with lots of automatization experience on board, so that should improve margins a bit as well.
I think they have a good chance to survive in a niche market.
I dunno, ±60k with every option isn’t bad when the average new car price is 50k.
The climate here where I live in the US southwest coupled with my driving habits means I’d have to charge maybe once a year. Would like to see these with sodium ion batteries though, at least for the smaller ranges.
If I traveled a lot I feel like I could be swayed by a machine with that kind of range too. I agree they look strange, but I fall into the function/form camp, especially when it comes to vehicles.
DISCLAIMER: I didn’t do really any research on traditional 3 wheel vehicles, this is just the first result with a price I saw
This 3 wheeler starts at 22,299, only carries 1 passenger, no weather protection, ICE engine, etc. etc.
There’s probably overlap between the prices if you go bottom-of-the-barrel Aptera and top of the line Can-Am.
If I was shopping for a new vehicle, didn’t have a family of 5 to drive around, and was certain the company would stay above water I’d be all over this.
I predict failure. Not enough people want a car like this to sustain the company. The few who can afford it don’t want this style.
These things never work.
Small production run sports cars were always a thing, and with the technically much simpler electric drive those small production runs can be sold for the price of a normal car instead of sports car prices.
In addition they seem to have gotten a Chinese company with lots of automatization experience on board, so that should improve margins a bit as well.
I think they have a good chance to survive in a niche market.
As much chance as Bollinger, Canoo, Nikola, Fisker, Lordstown, Faraday…it’s a niche of a niche market. Guys who work at health food stores.
I dunno, ±60k with every option isn’t bad when the average new car price is 50k.
The climate here where I live in the US southwest coupled with my driving habits means I’d have to charge maybe once a year. Would like to see these with sodium ion batteries though, at least for the smaller ranges.
If I traveled a lot I feel like I could be swayed by a machine with that kind of range too. I agree they look strange, but I fall into the function/form camp, especially when it comes to vehicles.
But $60K for a motorcycle is stupid. It’s a not a car.
DISCLAIMER: I didn’t do really any research on traditional 3 wheel vehicles, this is just the first result with a price I saw
This 3 wheeler starts at 22,299, only carries 1 passenger, no weather protection, ICE engine, etc. etc.
There’s probably overlap between the prices if you go bottom-of-the-barrel Aptera and top of the line Can-Am.
If I was shopping for a new vehicle, didn’t have a family of 5 to drive around, and was certain the company would stay above water I’d be all over this.