[quote=phaster][quote=carlsbadworker][quote=evolusd]Like the idea, but vanity is real and few will want to drive this funky looking car. Model 3 is beautiful and pretty damn efficient.[/quote]
You are kidding, right? Vanity is about owning things others don’t have…the funky looking is feature not a bug.[/quote]
took delivery of a funky looking “highway legal” EV last November
wasn’t vanity that made me pull the trigger to buy one,… bought an arcimoto FUV (fun utility vehicle) because its well designed and well built, its small and easy to maneuver so its the perfect urban runabout for SD
been following the progress of various EVs for quite a while so think I have a good overall feel where things are headed
back in 2006 had a chance to check out the roadster prototypes under development up @ the Tesla HQ in San Carlos and also had a chance to check out a production model roadster here in town,… the roadster wasn’t very practical for the everyday real world, example crossing rail road tacks was a PITA because the front air dam was easy to damage if you weren’t careful driving, same with various driveways (which could cause damage)
the aptera design is optimized to be a good commuter vehicle AND I think this time around its actually going to make it into production (in the first go around the company went bankrupt before reaching production)
kinda had a pretty good idea how things were progressing (the first go around) because the guy who was doing the actual fabrication was another airport bum I use to have lunch w/[/quote]
