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Re:Solar Car Will Soon Hit Production by Kon-Peki on Friday July 15, 2022 @10:02AM (#32108325)
That's the same where I live, but there are plenty of motorcycle learn-to-ride classes that cost maybe $200 and provide the motorcycle. On the last day of the course, a person from the state comes by, supervises the testing, and (if you pass) signs the paperwork to get your license.

It's about as easy as it can be; if you want this Aptera thing a motorcycle license is not a barrier.

What concerns me more is that they have their factory in Carlsbad, CA. I don't think there are too many worse places to put a factory if you have a price point to meet, and I doubt that there is any space to expand.

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Re:Solar Car Will Soon Hit Production by incompatible on Friday July 15, 2022 @08:19PM (#32114127)
It's a bit harder here, since you go through several stages, firstly a "learner license", with an "L" plate on the vehicle, then a "provisional license", with a "P" plate, before getting a full license. I think it's a somewhat expensive and time-consuming process.

I haven't done it that way personally, I got a car drivers license decades ago, when it was easy, and swapped it every time I moved countries. Getting a new license for a motorcycle isn't very appealing.

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