[mos6507]

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')Nissan Leaf should be going on sale end of this year, full EV, 100 mile range, probably around $30K

[JRP3]

Aptera was destined to fail, like most 3 wheeled vehicles, not enough people want them. Even number of wheels rule the world over, always have always will.
Tesla, as much as I love the vehicles, may be aiming at a shrinking target, and Elon's drive for unnecessary design items, (Model S: seating for 7 so he can jam all his kids in, giant haptic touch screen, battery pack that can be swapped out), may price them too high to be profitable.
But if some company actually designs a basic, lightweight, aerodynamic vehicle, as has already been done in the past with the Sunrise, GM Precept, this would allow good usable range with a smaller less expensive battery pack. Economies of scale can still bring a lot of price reduction in motor, controller, and pack price.
Yes the economy tanked, but there is still a lot of room to fall further. If it doesn't I think there is still some opportunity for innovative vehicles to be built.