Nikola Badger??? It is real after all..

[TollKeeper]

I did not know HeavyD was involved with them... This is the one company out of all of them I wanted to succeed.

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[Polar]

So more or less real than Aptera?

 

[RWerksman]

So more or less real than Aptera?

The item itself is real, but the likelihood of production is not. Is this more or less real the Elio? (I'd say that the latter is technically further along in the development pipeline)

These are likely what Aptera would refer to as an alpha prototype. It technically works, it shows the direction of what they are looking to produce, but it has a long, long way before it's producible in volume.

For instance, I have about 50 parts that I've designed for the Rivian R1S and R1T. On just one - the Seat Back Tablet Mount - I'm at revision 27 or something. It's just two pieces of plastic, a bolt, and a nut. There are literally thousands of parts of this thing that are likely nowhere close to good enough to deliver to a customer. This is just pure product development, there are a ton of other considerations that need to be worked through. Honestly, it's mind boggling...


I am interested in where he wants to take this though. Sometimes discretion is the greater part of valor. Hopefully not in this instance.

 

[SeaGeo]

"a good friend of mine, Trevor Milton"

Saying that today is definitely something.

 

[RivianRunner]

"a good friend of mine, Trevor Milton"

Saying that today is definitely something.

He lost me when he started extolling the virtues of hydrogen...

 

[No_Name5330]

Who is crazy enough to “purchase” one? Is this not the same company that was working on a hydrogen semi truck and deceived the investors? I remember reading about when they pushed their semi truck down a hill to shoot an ad because the truck couldn’t move under its own power.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-founder-sentenced-to-4-years-on-fraud-convictions

 

[COdogman]

I rarely make 100% predictions, but I will say right now with 100% certainty this never reaches production

 

[ridavian]

Who is crazy enough to “purchase” one? Is this not the same company that was working on a hydrogen semi truck and deceived the investors? I remember reading about when they pushed their semi truck down a hill to shoot an ad because the truck couldn’t move under its own power.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-founder-sentenced-to-4-years-on-fraud-convictions

It’s a reminder of how important transparency and honesty are in the tech industry, especially when it comes to innovative and disruptive technologies. Hopefully, this will be a learning experience for all involved and the sector as a whole.

 

[RWerksman]

Video is now private. Wonder what that is all about.

 

[Cycliste]

Video is now private. Wonder what that is all about.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/22/n...rz0LXc2y8cETDs3CBbHSYLHLs6cZLqhvjkyxuY5VuElQy

 

[RivianRunner]

I rarely make 100% predictions, but I will say right now with 100% certainty this never reaches production

I tend to agree, however the fact that you said the same thing about the Cybertruck reduces my confidence level slightly.

 

[COdogman]

I tend to agree, however the fact that you said the same thing about the Cybertruck reduces my confidence level slightly.

That’s fair. Simply a difference of resources and a more successful con man in the case of Tesla?

 

[ndmiller]

The entire company is worth 891M with shares at $0.66. They'll need a solid $2-4B and half a decade to get this off the ground. With interest rates being high and complete newbie's taking over, who would finance this?

There just isn't any there there for anyone to make any money or build a brand from it.

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