I seem to recall videos of a large collection of "failed" castings for the MY outside of Gigas Texas and Berlin as they were dialing in the Giga-press for those installations.
I had always presumed that we would see that same collection of failures for the CT when the 9000t GP was being dialed...
I look at the Aptera and CT as a 2-car family solution. The Aptera for daily driving and short jaunts/errands... grocery shopping (We live a few miles out of town with a minimum of 6 miles at highway speeds every trip. So, we'll get the benefits of Aptera's low CoD at speed every time we take...
Hmmm... But if it's a structural exoskeleton, won't it all need to be the same thickness? It doesn't seem like there'll be "panels" except for the doors & frunk.
We ordered a model Y on the price dip (taking advantage of the $7500 tax credit as well) to lock in some value and get a great ride while waiting on our CT. When the CT is ready, we will trade-in the model Y, and then our Aptera (hopefully) will be our other daily driver.
This is an interesting idea. Maximize the plot real estate for charging with a big area for restaurant (and perhaps a few other small shops and/or inside/outside lounging) up above. The building portion would also provide shade for the vehicles while they are being charged--reducing A/C and...