[Editor's Note: This is part two of an ongoing expose that Karen Pease started last month. She has developed many personal relationships with people inside and out of Aptera over the years and has been able to get the best picture we've seen so far of the quirky EV manufacturer's troubles from her inside sources. In most cases names and identifying specifics have been withheld at the source's request to protect their livelihood.]

After my expose of the scandal over at Aptera Motors, Aptera quickly put out a new monthly newsletter — the third one for the year. This was revised from an earlier version, and is now subtitled the “new Constant Contact Aptera Newsletter” and no longer contains phrases like, “So strap on your cowboy boots ladies and gents… we’re goin’ ta’ Texas!!”.

The newsletter mentions an appearance of the 2e at a Texas football game and that the company is working on reapplying for DOE loans — in contradiction to earlier reports that they were already submitted. Most importantly, they took the time to address our expose’s core claim.

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