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Dear investors,
We are so appreciative to the over 500 investors who supported us in 2019. We feel that efficient transportation is key to the responsible management of our valuable resources and our planet long term. And we are delighted that many investors agree with us. In 2020 we will ramp our engineering efforts heavily in an effort to test new vehicles late in the summer and have a production intent vehicle design by the end of the year. Please follow our progress and tell your friends about our efforts to improve transportation efficiency.
We need your help!
If there is any way you can help spread our story it will help us gain interest after our product launch later in 2020. This will in turn help us raise funds to support our ramp into production and our growth into 2021. This will also help boost our pre-orders which will help us gain the economies of scale we need to drive down production costs over time. And this will help our profitability in the future and allow us become a stable company more quickly. So please, share if you can.
Sincerely,
Our Mission
By 2021, we hope to create the first prototypes of the new Aptera. These prototypes will aid us with the testing and validation we need to perform to launch into production of the Aptera later that same year. By 2022, we hope to produce 10,000 units per year of several variants of our 2 passenger+ vehicles. In five years, by 2024, we hope to produce 40,000 units per year with additional Aptera variants. These are forward looking projections that are not guaranteed.
How did we do this year?
A+
The Good
We refined our aerodynamics, body structure, and suspension to decrease weight and increase strength and efficiency.
We started a crowdfunding and brought in over 500 investors who support our vision for efficient transportation.
We've built a nice following of people who are interested in our story.
The Bad
We didn't have the financial resources to do as much research or as many design experiments as we would have liked to.
We would have liked to have been able to hire up talented engineers more quickly.
We have found it hard to find automotive quality vendors who will quickly work with a startup company.
2019 At a Glance
March 4
to December 31
$0
Revenue
-$207,845
Net Loss
$0
Short Term Debt
$200,000
Raised in 2019
$190,382
Cash on Hand
We Our
2176 Investors
Thank You For Believing In Us
Thank You!
From the Aptera Motors Team
Chris Anthony
CEO
Founded Flux Power, IPO 2009. A Lithium-ion battery producer reducing 1,000+ tons of CO2/year in industrial markets. Founded Epic Boats 2002. CFD based boat designs built with environmentally friendly technologies.
Steve Fambro
CEO
Founded Famgro, built the world's largest automated pesticide/herbicide-free farm which saves over 4M gallons of water per year. Venture Partner of Ocean Holdings, which advances clean and renewable projects around the world.
Sarah Hardwick
CMO
Founder of award-winning communications firm that launched Aptera into the spotlight a decade ago, helped to build and nurture a loyal community of fans who have since followed Aptera to become investors and a founding part of the company’s success.
Details
The Board of Directors
| Director | Occupation | Joined |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Anthony | Executive @ Aptera | 2019 |
| Steve Fambro | Executive @ Aptera | 2019 |
Officers
| Officer | Title | Joined |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Anthony | CEO | 2019 |
| Steve Fambro | CFO Secretary | 2019 |
Voting Power
| Holder | Securities Held | Voting Power |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Johnson | 500,000 Common Stock | 33.3% |
| Steve Fambro | 500,000 Common Stock | 33.3% |
| Chris Anthony | 500,000 Common Stock | 33.3% |
Past Equity Fundraises
| Date | Amount | Security | Exemption |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/2019 | $200,000 | Common Stock | Section 4(a)(2) |
| 04/2020 | $519,522 | 4(a)(6) | |
| 06/2020 | $2,100,000 | Common Stock | Section 4(a)(2) |
| 12/2020 | $550,000 | 4(a)(6) | |
| 01/2021 | $1,723,851 | 506(c) |
Outstanding Debts
None.Related Party Transactions
None.Capital Structure
| Class of Security | Securities (or Amount) Authorized |
Securities (or Amount) Outstanding |
Voting Rights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class B Common Stock | 2,500,000 | 0 | No |
| Class A Common Stock | 2,500,000 | 1,500,000 | Yes |
| Securities Reserved for Issuance upon Exercise or Conversion |
|
|---|---|
| Warrants: | 0 |
| Options: | 0 |
Risks
Our future success depends on the efforts of a small management team. The loss of services of the members of the management team may have an adverse effect on the company. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in attracting and retaining other personnel we require to successfully grow our business.
The Company may never receive a future equity financing or elect to convert the Securities upon such future financing. In addition, the Company may never undergo a liquidity event such as a sale of the Company or an IPO. If neither the conversion of the Securities nor a liquidity event occurs, the Purchasers could be left holding the Securities in perpetuity. The Securities have numerous transfer restrictions and will likely be highly illiquid, with no secondary market on which to sell them. The Securities are not equity interests, have no ownership rights, have no rights to the Company’s assets or profits and have no voting rights or ability to direct the Company or its actions.
Our limited operating history makes evaluating the business and future prospects difficult, and may increase the risk of your investment. We were formed in August 2016 and we have not yet begun producing or delivering our first vehicle. To date, we have no revenues. Our vehicle requires significant investment prior to commercial introduction, and may never be successfully developed or commercially successful.
The design, manufacture, sale and servicing of vehicles is a capital-intensive business. Even if we successfully raise $1,070,000 from this offering, we estimate that we will need to raise an additional $20,000,000 plus to reach the vehicle production stage. We will need to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-related, or debt securities or through obtaining credit from government or financial institutions. This capital will be necessary to fund ongoing operations, continue research, development and design efforts, establish sales centers, improve infrastructure, and make the investments in tooling and manufacturing equipment required to launch our vehicle. We cannot assure you that we will be able to raise additional funds when needed.
We face significant barriers as we attempt to produce our vehicle. We do not yet have any prototypes and do not have a final design, a manufacturing facility or manufacturing processes. The automobile industry has traditionally been characterized by significant barriers to entry, including large capital requirements, investment costs of designing and manufacturing vehicles, long lead times to bring vehicles to market from the concept and design stage, the need for specialized design and development expertise, regulatory requirements and establishing a brand name and image and the need to establish sales and service locations. We must successfully overcome these and other manufacturing and legal barriers to be successful.
Significant developments in alternative technologies, such as advanced diesel, ethanol, fuel cells or compressed natural gas, or improvements in the fuel economy of the internal combustion engine, may materially and adversely affect our business and prospects in ways that we do not currently anticipate. If alternative energy engines or low gasoline prices make existing vehicles with greater passenger and cargo capacities less expensive to operate, we may not be able to compete with manufacturers of such vehicles.
Our vehicle will need to comply with many governmental standards and regulations relating to vehicle safety, fuel economy, emissions control, noise control, and vehicle recycling, among others. In addition, manufacturing facilities are subject to stringent standards regulating air emissions, water discharges, and the handling and disposal of hazardous substances. Compliance with all of these requirements may delay our production launch, thereby adversely affecting our business and financial condition.
Volatility of demand in the vehicle industry may materially and adversely affect our business prospects, operating results and financial condition. The markets in which we will be competing have been subject to considerable volatility in demand in recent periods. Demand for automobile sales depends to a large extent on general, economic, political and social conditions in a given market and the introduction of new vehicles and technologies. As a new start-up manufacturer, we will have fewer financial resources than more established vehicle manufacturers to withstand changes in the market and disruptions in demand.
We may have to seek loans from financial institutions. Typical loan agreements might contain restrictive covenants which may impair the Company's operating flexibility. A default under any loan agreement could result in a charging order that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations or financial condition.
We will likely need to engage in equity, debt, or preferred stock financing in the future. Your rights and the value of your investment could be reduced because of this. Interest on debt securities could increase costs and negatively impact operating results. Preferred stock could be issued in series from time to time with such designation, rights, preferences, and limitations as needed to raise capital. The terms of preferred stock could be more advantageous to other investors. In addition, if, in the future, we need to raise more equity capital from the sale of stock, institutional or other investors may negotiate terms at least as, and possibly more, favorable than the terms of your investment. Shares of our equity could be sold into any market which develops, which could adversely affect the market price.
An investment in our shares involves a high degree of risk and many uncertainties. You should carefully consider the specific factors listed below, together with the other information included in this offering circular, before purchasing our shares in this offering. If one or more of the possibilities described as risks below actually occur, our operating results and financial condition would likely suffer and the trading price, if any, of our shares could fall, causing you to lose some or all of your investment. The following is a description of what we consider the key challenges and material risks to our business and an investment in our securities.
Description of Securities for Prior Reg CF Raise
Additional issuances of securities. Following the Investor’s investment in the Company, the Company may sell interests to additional investors, which will dilute the percentage interest of the Investor in the Company. The Investor may have the opportunity to increase its investment in the Company in such a transaction, but such opportunity cannot be assured. The amount of additional financing needed by the Company, if any, will depend upon the maturity and objectives of the Company. The declining of an opportunity or the inability of the Investor to make a follow-on investment, or the lack of an opportunity to make such a follow-on investment, may result in substantial dilution of the Investor’s interest in the Company.
Issuer repurchases of securities. The Company may have authority to repurchase its securities from shareholders, which may serve to decrease any liquidity in the market for such securities, decrease the percentage interests held by other similarly situated investors to the Investor, and create pressure on the Investor to sell its securities to the Company concurrently.
A sale of the issuer or of assets of the issuer. As a minority owner of the Company, the Investor will have limited or no ability to influence a potential sale of the Company or a substantial portion of its assets. Thus, the Investor will rely upon the executive management of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company to manage the Company so as to maximize value for shareholders. Accordingly, the success of the Investor’s investment in the Company will depend in large part upon the skill and expertise of the executive management of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company. If the Board Of Directors of the Company authorizes a sale of all or a part of the Company, or a disposition of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets, there can be no guarantee that the value received by the Investor, together with the fair market estimate of the value remaining in the Company, will be equal to or exceed the value of the Investor’s initial investment in the Company.
Transactions with related parties. The Investor should be aware that there will be occasions when the Company may encounter potential conflicts of interest in its operations. On any issue involving conflicts of interest, the executive management and Board of Directors of the Company will be guided by their good faith judgement as to the Company’s best interests. The Company may engage in transactions with affiliates, subsidiaries or other related parties, which may be on terms which are not arm’s-length, but will be in all cases consistent with the duties of the management of the Company to its shareholders. By acquiring an interest in the Company, the Investor will be deemed to have acknowledged the existence of any such actual or potential conflicts of interest and to have waived any claim with respect to any liability arising from the existence of any such conflict of interest.
Minority Ownership
An Investor in the Company will likely hold a minority position in the Company, and thus be limited as to its ability to control or influence the governance and operations of the Company.
The marketability and value of the Investor’s interest in the Company will depend upon many factors outside the control of the Investor. The Company will be managed by its officers and be governed in accordance with the strategic direction and decision-making of its Board Of Directors, and the Investor will have no independent right to name or remove an officer or member of the Board Of Directors of the Company.
Following the Investor’s investment in the Company, the Company may sell interests to additional investors, which will dilute the percentage interest of the Investor in the Company. The Investor may have the opportunity to increase its investment in the Company in such a transaction, but such opportunity cannot be assured.
The amount of additional financing needed by the Company, if any, will depend upon the maturity and objectives of the Company. The declining of an opportunity or the inability of the Investor to make a follow-on investment, or the lack of an opportunity to make such a follow-on investment, may result in substantial dilution of the Investor’s interest in the Company.
Exercise of Rights Held by Principal Shareholders
As holders of a majority-in-interest of voting rights in the Company, the shareholders may make decisions with which the Investor disagrees, or that negatively affect the value of the Investor’s securities in the Company, and the Investor will have no recourse to change these decisions. The Investor’s interests may conflict with those of other investors, and there is no guarantee that the Company will develop in a way that is optimal for or advantageous to the Investor. For example, the shareholders may change the terms of the articles of incorporation for the company, change the terms of securities issued by the Company, change the management of the Company, and even force out minority holders of securities. The shareholders may make changes that affect the tax treatment of the Company in ways that are unfavorable to you but favorable to them. They may also vote to engage in new offerings and/or to register certain of the Company’s securities in a way that negatively affects the value of the securities the Investor owns. Other holders of securities of the Company may also have access to more information than the Investor, leaving the Investor at a disadvantage with respect to any decisions regarding the securities he or she owns. The shareholders have the right to redeem their securities at any time. Shareholders could decide to force the Company to redeem their securities at a time that is not favorable to the Investor and is damaging to the Company. Investors’ exit may affect the value of the Company and/or its viability. In cases where the rights of holders of convertible debt, SAFES, or other outstanding options or warrants are exercised, or if new awards are granted under our equity compensation plans, an Investor’s interests in the Company may be diluted. This means that the pro-rata portion of the Company represented by the Investor’s securities will decrease, which could also diminish the Investor’s voting and/or economic rights. In addition, as discussed above, if a majority-in-interest of holders of securities with voting rights cause the Company to issue additional stock, an Investor’s interest will typically also be diluted.
Restrictions on Transfer
The securities offered via Regulation Crowdfunding may not be transferred by any purchaser of such securities during the one year period beginning when the securities were issued, unless such securities are transferred:
- to the issuer;
- to an accredited investor ;
- as part of an offering registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; or
- to a member of the family of the purchaser or the equivalent, to a trust controlled by the purchaser, to a trust created for the benefit of a member of the family of the purchaser or the equivalent, or in connection with the death or divorce of the purchaser or other similar circumstance.
Valuation Methodology for Prior Reg CF Raise
The offering price for the securities offered pursuant to this Form C has been determined arbitrarily by the Company, and does not necessarily bear any relationship to the Company’s book value, assets, earnings or other generally accepted valuation criteria. In determining the offering price, the Company did not employ investment banking firms or other outside organizations to make an independent appraisal or evaluation. Accordingly, the offering price should not be considered to be indicative of the actual value of the securities offered hereby.
The initial amount invested in a SAFE is determined by the investor, and we do not guarantee that the SAFE will be converted into any particular number of
shares of Preferred Stock .
As discussed in Question 13, when
we engage in an offering of equity interests involving
Preferred Stock ,
Investors may receive a number of shares of
Preferred Stock calculated as
either (i) the total value of the
Investor’s investment, divided by the price of the
Preferred Stock being
issued to new Investors, or (ii) if the valuation for the company is more than
the Valuation Cap, the amount invested divided by the quotient of (a) the Valuation Cap
divided by (b) the total amount of the Company’s capitalization at
that time.
Because there will
likely be no public market for our securities prior to an initial public
offering or similar liquidity event, the price of the
Preferred Stock that
Investors will receive, and/or the total value of the Company’s capitalization,
will be determined by our
board of directors .
Among the factors we may consider in determining the price of
Preferred Stock are prevailing market conditions, our financial information, market
valuations of other companies that we believe to be comparable to us, estimates
of our business potential, the present state of our development and other
factors deemed relevant.
In the future, we
will perform valuations of our
stock (including both common stock and Preferred Stock)
that take into account, as applicable, factors such as the following:
- unrelated third party valuations;
- the price at which we sell other securities in light of the relative rights, preferences and privileges of those securities;
- our results of operations, financial position and capital resources;
- current business conditions and projections;
- the marketability or lack thereof of the securities;
- the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management;
- the introduction of new products;
- the risk inherent in the development and expansion of our products;
- our stage of development and material risks related to our business;
- the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business;
- industry trends and competitive environment;
- trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence;
- overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates; and
- the general economic outlook.
Company
Aptera Motors Corp- Delaware Corporation
- Organized March 2019
- 6 employees
13393 Samantha Avenue
San Diego CA 92129
http://www.Aptera.us
Business Description
Refer to the Aptera Motors profile.
EDGAR Filing
The Securities and Exchange Commission hosts the official version of this annual report on their EDGAR web site. It looks like it was built in 1989.
Compliance with Prior Annual Reports
Aptera Motors is current with all reporting requirements under Rule 202 of Regulation Crowdfunding.
All prior investor updates
You can refer to the company's updates page to view all updates to date. Updates are for investors only and will require you to log in to the Wefunder account used to make the investment.
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Questions? Ideas? Love Letters?
hello I also received an email implying that I would get my money back from payers but have not received anything as yet. Please clarify
I also received an email implying my investment was canceled, please clarify thank you!
Hello, I just received an email from Wefunder cancelling my investment in your company. Anyone received cancellation notice? Thanks!
Hi! Do/When-will you have a minimally functional prototype?
(I though you already have actually more than one, but this text here in weFunder makes me think otherwise)
(it is very important to validate if the 1600km is actually a achievable)
The referral program is great! Is there a code to give to your referrals so that you get the credit?
Looking forward to my new ride.
Idea: Can it be lightweight so it can be converted into DRONE! To be flown with or without person. If so I’m getting my pilots license started today..... Stay creative.
I hope you guys have a copy of, The Future of Energy Storage, (dated 9-2-20, 23 pp.), by Gene Berdichevsky, current CEO of SILA Nanotechnologies. [He is former chief battery engineer for Tesla]. He is looking for the EV industry to develop "Engineered Silicon Anodes" with LFP cathodes, which he believes will perform better than solid state batteries and cost just $50 kWh. Please highlight your current battery chemistries and future high density, long range, long life, and high recharge- cycle batteries you hope Aptera will use in the future, to show a continuing commitment to be at the cutting edge of science and efficiency. Thanks.
Hi there, very interesting project. I think the best way to raise funds from investors would be through an IPO at the NASDAQ stock exchange. I definitely would buy!
love the product looks amazing but when will you open the doors to the stock market I believe with everything happing around EVs and what your vehicle can do. Your missing out on the stock market with investers already waiting to invest.?
Do your research. You also can ask the founders a question on their company profile. Why do you not answer questions?
my investment into Aptera shows funded. When will it show confirmed? When will the next round start?
Caught the WaPo story. Thought I’d give a thumbs up and shoutout. Cheers from Stone Brewing!
This is more exciting than I can express in words! I had a vision of a lightweight (but safe), solar-charging EV 25 years ago (I didn't do the math/engineering, just thought it should be possible), and this is even better. This is the auto industry's moonshot, and I haven't been this inspired since the real moonshot. I know it can be done and you can do it! BTW, besides being ideal for consumers who are happy with a 2-seater, I can think of many municipal applications such as park service, inspections, parking compliance, etc. I would think local governments could represent a big market for this vehicle. Looking forward to getting mine!
Has to opportunity to invest passed? I'm interested in investing into the company, any way to do so?
An amazing inspirational concept. I fell in love with this car the minute I laid eyes on I’ll. This vehicle will make a gigantic impact to help bring clean air to our planet. Your names will go down in history as people who made a great change for all humanity. May your futures be filled with even greater accomplishments
As a Masters student in Electrical Engineering, this is incredibly inspiring to see such innovations and true inventions to what is best for our environment and still making it affordable for the average household
hi guys..please PLEASE ,consider making a Kit car version,that can be left or right hand drive. Australian government is against EV's but we ozzies are not.
a kit version would be extremely brilliant,especially if your construction methods are relatively simple
My occupation is in the quality field with a Sekisui in Kentucky. We make the interlayer film that the windshield manufacturers use. I would be very interested to know who will manufacture your windshields and if they will be using a solar controlled product.
The Aptera would be the perfect fit for a windshield the blocks the IR rays and keep the inside of the vehicle passively cooler. I haven't heard our marketing department talk about a project that would involve your company, but i don't work directly with them as much as before the distancing efforts.
I look forward to watching the progress of the Aptera. The timing for this automobile seems to be perfect.
I want to invest. I want to help. I'd be interested in helping build your patent portfolio in the US, and internationally.
Hello. So, the Aptera name/assets survived its Chinese ownership. How you were able to re-use the name & assets in 2019? I ask, as given the Elio fiasco... having an idea of how you managed to resurrect Aptera adds to the transparency that possible future investors will need to feel less jittery about investing (especially considering the original folding of the company). Also, it would seem that the plant Elio has abandoned & is no longer supporting, just may be a good place to manufacture the Aptera... especially considering how bad California is to maintain a business in. I would imagine that the owners of the plant are desperate to find a solution to replace Elio so they can get the local workforce back to work at that plant.
That you are asking for "non-refundable" $100 deposits towards a future production vehicle is also very "Elio" like, & I would think Aptera would want to differentiate itself from the funding debacle that was Elio. I can think of thousands of burned Elio investors & deposit holders who may be a bit skittish to invest or put down a deposit due to their Elio experience. I mention the above, so you understand why people like myself are hesitant to invest or put a deposit down. There is a Facebook group (Elio Owners Straight Talk), where you can take a quick gander at the frustration these investors/deposit holders are presently going through. Getting through to these people & getting them on board with what Aptera is doing will demonstrate just how viable Aptera is or will be. Because Paul Elio has made it that much more difficult for what you are trying to do (with his lack of transparency, disregard of his customers, & pulling a "Dale" in the process).
We all want a new solution such as the Aptera.... but with the first shutting down of Aptera & Elio's debacle - Aptera faces some serious headwinds. You all just may want to take what I have said in account, & eventually address it (as it will otherwise ALWAYS be the elephant in the room regarding Aptera's funding/investing).