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Comments on: Electric carmaker Aptera raises $24 million round

Aptera Motors aims to use the funds to produce a line of all-electric three wheelers by December.

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by RainCaster July 28, 2008 7:35 AM PDT
I am looking forward to this car, as I am one of those 3800+ people who put down a $500 deposit.This Series C round should help accelerate the production phase.
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by bobfox321 August 11, 2008 8:03 PM PDT
These people are the Henry Fords of today but the car only comes in white ! Humor aside, this is the closest that any alternative energy vehicle has come to mass production. If they lowered the price to less than $22K for both vehicles loaded with options then that would guarantee huge sales volumes. I want one but I live in Arizona and they will only be sold in California for starters.
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by gacoastalguy October 2, 2008 11:43 AM PDT
I love the looks, the efficiency and the possibilites. I Want TWO actually, but because I live in Florida..well, you know how that works. Only CA gets them to start. Hopefully by the time they get to us, they will have continuted improvements in overall performance.
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by daspifster May 1, 2009 12:03 PM PDT
Investment from Google is a great start! With high profile backers they will make sure that they stand behind the quality of parts and warranty.

Have you seen the sledge hammer challenge? They have a standing offer of $100 for anyone who can put a dent in it with a sledge hammer. Also I hear that they are building and crushing them, but I can't find any crash test videos yet. You can find the sledge hammer video at http://www.EcoSoln.com .
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