Comments by "SkyRiver" (@SkyRiver1) on "Sandy Munro says Nikola, Aptera \u0026 CyberTruck are solid - plus other thoughts - Exclusive Interview" video.

  1. About Aptera: you said. . . "They've got the right technology". Perhaps you do not understand that Aptera carries its motors as unsprung weight. This totally ruins the car's handling potential. There is a very good reason why people spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy carbon fiber wheels for hypercars: it is the most important factor for handling response. This is not just some minor issue that only boy racers care about. This engineering decision is so dumb it is almost miraculous. But then Sandy despite all his knowledge once suggested that instead of winding it's motors with carbon fiber, Tesla should weave a sleeve and slip it on. This was totally incorrect and would have negated the very reason it was done in the first place. This is the problem with accepting anyone as an authority who is not questioned. The decision to run the Aptera motors in the wheels was made so they could just buy off the shelf parts instead of producing a truly remarkable vehicle. If not for that I would order one to go with my long awaited cyber truck.
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  2.  @jonsek  It's not "handling potential" it's straight up handing. Better not intend to drive this on anything but super smooth roads without any interesting curves or the limitations will become astonishingly apparent to anyone who knows how to drive. You will probably have lots of tire blow outs too because the tire are the only suspension for the motors and rebound over bumps or if you hit a curb head on or something couldl blow out your tires. And there is no reason to have gears or difs if two small motors are mounted inboard. The only thing you said that is true is that it will use up interior space, but it would not necessarily make it less aerodynamic. I am sort of irked about this because I had intended to buy one, but not with unsprung motors. I predict huge dissatisfaction because of this when people become familiar with its limitations.
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