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If you don't mind a super-aerodynamic lightweight three-wheeler, Aptera has a strong commitment to right-to-repair. They're making parts and manuals available t

If you don't mind a super-aerodynamic lightweight three-wheeler, Aptera has a strong commitment to right-to-repair. They're making parts and manuals available to anyone. https://aptera.us/right-to-repair-commitment-feat-rich-rebuilds/ https://aptera.us/right-to-repair-commitment-feat-rich-rebui... https://cleantechnica.com/2021/11/19/a-recent-aptera-video-gives-us-a-peek-at-its-repairable-guts/ https://cleantechnica.com/2021/11/19/a-recent-aptera-video-g... They also get significantly more miles/kWh than most electrics, so the charging problem's easier.

kashkhan 4y ago
biggest problem is finding good battery packs at scale. Maybe one day we can have a co-op gigafactory.
sandworm101 4y ago
>> If you don't mind a super-aerodynamic lightweight three-wheeler In other words: not a car. No crash protection. Three-wheeled "cars" are simply an excuse to avoid various safety rules. They are essentially enclosed motorcycles, to the extent that in some jurisdictions you may need a motorcycle license/helmet to drive them.
- s0rce 4y ago
  Maybe ok if everyone drove them, I'd seriously consider it for my sunny commute in Nevada and parking all day outside in the desert. Unfortunately, everyone else is driving a massively oversized pickup truck and I'd prefer not to be obliterated.
  - DennisP 4y ago
    Yeah that's the only reason I haven't put in a preorder. They're making it as safe as they can but there's only so much you can do. Back in the 90s I drove a '73 Beetle and a '74 Pinto, and I'm sure it's safer than those. Maybe Aptera's customers will be some of today's 20-somethings.
hotpotamus 4y ago
I’m thinking the problem there isn’t repair, but that it looks like vapor ware. It looks quite a bit like an Elio which took peoples’ money, but never delivered a car.
- crooked-v 4y ago
  They're by all accounts currently building out the factory to start (slowly) making cars towards the end of the year. It remains to be seen what quality the car will actually be, given the design constraints it's under and all the problems that come with a first-time carmaker, but it's probably not just vaporware.

kashkhan 4y ago

biggest problem is finding good battery packs at scale. Maybe one day we can have a co-op gigafactory.

sandworm101 4y ago

>> If you don't mind a super-aerodynamic lightweight three-wheeler In other words: not a car. No crash protection. Three-wheeled "cars" are simply an excuse to avoid various safety rules. They are essentially enclosed motorcycles, to the extent that in some jurisdictions you may need a motorcycle license/helmet to drive them.

s0rce 4y ago
Maybe ok if everyone drove them, I'd seriously consider it for my sunny commute in Nevada and parking all day outside in the desert. Unfortunately, everyone else is driving a massively oversized pickup truck and I'd prefer not to be obliterated.
- DennisP 4y ago
  Yeah that's the only reason I haven't put in a preorder. They're making it as safe as they can but there's only so much you can do. Back in the 90s I drove a '73 Beetle and a '74 Pinto, and I'm sure it's safer than those. Maybe Aptera's customers will be some of today's 20-somethings.

hotpotamus 4y ago

I’m thinking the problem there isn’t repair, but that it looks like vapor ware. It looks quite a bit like an Elio which took peoples’ money, but never delivered a car.

crooked-v 4y ago
They're by all accounts currently building out the factory to start (slowly) making cars towards the end of the year. It remains to be seen what quality the car will actually be, given the design constraints it's under and all the problems that come with a first-time carmaker, but it's probably not just vaporware.