$1,070,000 isn't going to be close to enough to get you to production, what are your plans for continuing to raise funds going forward?

Good question Andrew, we are raising this crowdfunding in conjunction with private funding to get our first validation prototypes built. After those vehicles are well underway we will begin raising limited production funding which will likely be in the $20m range. The funding needed to truly scale the company and develop new models after that is yet to be determined. But we feel it is a fraction of what it would take a traditional automotive company to scale an electric vehicle platform. This...

As a technologist and as someone who cares about the environment, I naturally like EV's. That said, I also like fiscal prudence. Bluntly, needing 400M loan to survive is, frankly, profligate to start with. How will you guaruntee potential future investors that this type if pro...

Francis, your frugality is shared whole heartedly with the founders of Aptera. And, while there are no guarantees to be had here, there is a passion for efficiency in our new venture that bleeds through everything we do. From the design of our vehicles, to the way we engineer them, and on to the way we budget, manage, and strategize for success. This passion was built by Steve, Michael, and myself over many years not only with Aptera but in all the other aspects of our lives. Doing more with ...

Seems like a very interesting project and glad it's coming back to life. In thinking about your projected margins for 2022 of 35% - how are you backing into that and how realistic is it? Comparing it to the traditional margins of gas cars around 8-9% it seems like a stretch. H...

Congrats on the Model 3 purchase. I hope you are having fun with it. What we are really aspire to do is to make as big an impact on transportation energy use as possible. Making the most efficient vehicles possible is our first step but we certainly must get them out in to the world to do more. I think we could do limited numbers with a $100k sticker price but we think that, with the fuel savings calculated in, consumer would be most interest in our first vehicles at a $34 to $60k price point...

Just wonder if your manufacturing and production plan is already set up or ready to go, including suppliers or subcontracts, etc.

While we have a production plan in place it does not include some key items and will require a lot of refinement as we get closer to production. Suppliers, contractors, space and equipment are all being evaluated as we progress.

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In addition to its 1,000+ mile battery range, the Aptera can travel 40+ miles a day on the free power from its integrated solar panels.

Gas cars are inefficient and EVs today aren't efficient enough.

The Aptera is aerodynamic, lightweight, strong, and fun to drive!

By 2022, we expect to realize margins of 35% selling 10,000 units per year.

Each Aptera owner could reduce their carbon footprint by over 14,000 pounds of CO2 per year.

It's safe. The Aptera has a passenger safety cell stronger than that of any other vehicle on the road today.

It's affordable. The Aptera uses less material to build making it cheaper to manufacture.

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