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Autoblog Green: More on the trouble at Aptera, cash may be running out
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HybridCars.com: Aptera’s Uncertain Future, Foretold by Buckminster Fuller
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Aptera Founders Ousted in Boardroom Showdown http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/11/aptera-founders-ousted-in-boardroom-showdown/ 11/21/2009 |
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Aptera founders ousted in boardroom showdown. This can't be good for the electric car industry: http://bit.ly/2L2giB 11/18/2009 |
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Sorry2hear the founders of Aptera Revicted in boardroom coup First Tesla now Aptera If you go VC choose wisely or http://tinyurl.com/yzalyh8 11/17/2009 |
More on the trouble at Aptera, cash may be running out
Autoblog Green —
... , Darryl Siry has apparently been able to talk to some people close to the situation. Reporting in Wired, Siry confirms that founders Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony are out, along with a number of other staffers. ...
Aptera Founders Ousted in Showdown With Auto Vets: Report
Earth2Tech —
... The co-founders of Aptera Motors, Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony, did not leave the three-wheeled electric car startup by choice, according to a report this morning over at Wired’s Autopia. Rather, unnamed sources tell the blog that Fambro and Anthony were pushed out in “a boardroom confrontation between the original founders and the auto industry veterans” brought onto the Aptera executive team last year. ...
Aptera’s Uncertain Future, Foretold by Buckminster Fuller
HybridCars.com —
... the vehicle hit the web in 2007. The vehicle, something like a cross between a motorcycle and an ultralight single-occupant airplane, garnered tens of millions of dollars of investment, thousands of $500 deposits, and innovation awards and cover shots from prestigious publications. The Aptera’s lightweight aerodynamic design, and electric drive, promised hundreds of miles per gallon. But in recent days, it appears that the visionary reach of its founders may have exceeded their grasp. Wired.com , the ...
Aptera Pushes Out Three Wheeled Car Until 2010
Greentech Media: All Content —
... wheels are all about aerodynamics. It's not about styling. It's just the most efficient shape." The body is crafted from a composite with a honeycombed interior six times stronger than steel, but weighs far less. But, on the aesthetics side of things, it allows Aptera to build a curvy, swoopy car that is difficult to dent. "We'll give anybody 100 dollars if you could hit this car and get a dent," said Wilbur. Darry Siry of Wired.com recently pointed out that two of the founders were recently ousted .
Aptera on the Skids: Electric 2e on Hold Amid Layoffs, Dash for Cash
Earth2Tech —
... (though according to a report this week from former Tesla marketing chief Darryl Siry, the company hasn’t “seen a dime” of the award yet). If private investors fail to come through for Aptera this time — it has already raised more than $24 million — the company hopes to secure a loan under the same program that has approved loans for not only Tesla, but also another startup, ...
Aptera’s Troubles: Get the Full, Inside Story Here
Green Options —
... It’s just one of many questions swirling around what appears to be a meltdown in progress at the beleaguered manufacturer of safe, hyper-efficient electric vehicles (see the posts here, and ...
Fisker Bumps Karma Launch to 2010, Expects Battery Deal This Month
Earth2Tech —
... As of late November, however, former Tesla marketing chief Darryl Siry said neither Tesla or Fisker had “seen a dime” of the DOE loans. And more than $169 million of Fisker’s award is slated for work with U.S. suppliers to produce the Karma. ...
Green Power, Efficiency Retrofits Front & Center in Obama Jobs Plan
Earth2Tech —
... for a planned scale-up of its production capacity. And green car developer Aptera’s marketing chief, Marques McCammon, told Wired’s Autopia recently that the company — which is delaying production of its inaugural vehicle ...
As Green Car Loan Funds Dwindle, What’s Plan B for Startups?
Earth2Tech —
... What’s the backup plan? Aptera marketing chief Marques McCammon told former Tesla Motors VP Darryl Siry recently that if DOE funds don’t come through, Aptera’s alternate route to financing production is “still private money.” ATVM funds would allow the company to turn “into a big boy much faster than if you had only organic growth,” he said, adding that, “We have a sizable amount circled, and we intend to get the rest.” Of course, as the shuttering of ...
