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Finanical Facets to Consider
Publicly Announced Aptera Finanical Information Aptera's Crowd Funding Accelerator Program Offering Circular: SEC filing Public $50M Funding Plan for Manufacturing (Source) Public Funding Grant of $21M to Meet $20M - $50M Need At a public "Apter Ambassadors" meeting it was announced (06/22/2023) that Aptera was highly confident in receipt of loans from DOE under the ATVM1 program. With that information in hand Aptera expressed that production should begin during the Summer 2024. (Note 1: ATVM: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program under authorized by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.) Goal: Accelerator Program $20M to $50M allows Aptera to accelerate its production plan, Announced: Aptera received notification of CA Grant of $21M to be used as a reimbursement program. Leaderboard Posted by Aptera As of Noon 6/24/2023 Status: $18.7M toward $20M goal Worstcase: $18.7M (Accelerator Program) + 18.7 (of CA Grant of $21M) = $37.4M Shortfall: $50M - $37.4M = $12.6M Best Case: $21M (Accelerator Program) + $21M (CA Grant) = $42M Shortfall: $50M - $42M = $8M Burp Remaining: $8M to $12.6M Estimated $ to unseat current Leaderboard position holder to improve delivery priority of "a" vehicle Position 1 Requires: $1,012,000 Position 1st-50 Requires $90,000 Position 1st-100 Requires $50,000 Position 1311-2000 Requires $10,007 (Note: Acceleration Program Launch Version: $33,200 - 5% Discount on purchase of one vehicle)
Funding Need to Field a Battalion Level Task Force Acceleration Program Launch Version Discount Not Considered In This Table. Purchases of 402 vehicles with logistics should drive a deeper discount.
Best Case Delivery Timing to Operational Deployment Note 1: The information given below does not reflect an Aptera commitment. But it represents a SWAG by Abiriba_RG based on public Aptera estimates. Note 2: Assumes US Government (DOD) Funding of Abiriba_RG's project. Note 3: Pledges conveted to SEC Crowd Funding would force changes in this plan to meet field needs. Any change would be designed to have similar results predicated on funding. Month Quantity Comment 1 2 Two road ready vehicles transported to Ft Bragg/Liberty, NC for field demonstration. The two road ready vehicles delivered in Month 1 must satisfactorily demonstrate their field readiness before allowing Month 3 and Month 4 manufacture. Field readiness implies: 1.1> Demonstrate compliance with Any Solution Criteria 1.2> Demonstrate suitable compliance with Best Solution Criteria Criteria performance rankings of 1, 2, and 3. 1.3> A demonstration of "light, stealthy" vehicle moving safely around a simulated combat zone. 1.4> Demonstrate that stand-off munitions can be fired at a moment's notice from the platform. 1.5> Preparation for demonstrating airdrop and sling-loading operations shall be underway. During Month 1 the next month's quantity (50) can enter at risk manufacturing. 2 50 + 2 During the second month Month 2 and Month 1 quantities shall demonstrate any new need for unit level customization to enhance, to mitigate, or to correct discovered weakness or deficiencies in the delivered units. The month's expectations are: 2.1> A confirmation of airdrop and sling-loading capability resulting in mission completion. 2.2> A workable radio net for communication through section, company and battalion levels. 2.2> A basic operational doctrine development. 3 150+50+2 During the third month of testing the focus shifts to long term company and battalion level operations: The month's expectations are: 3.1>Company and battalion level movement and control. 3.2>Establish TO&E Company and Battalion support requirements for sustain operations. 3.3>Begin acquiring TO&E support personnel, vehicles, and equipment. 4 200 150+50+2 During the fourth month of testing the focus integrates the Hog Jackson Weapons Platform, HehJay, equipped Battalion into the combined arms team concept of engagement: The month's expectations are: Integrate the HehJay Battalion with light Infantry, Armor, and Artillery units. Experiment HehJay Battalion in ultra-light Calvary role of screening and exploiting movements. Integrate with Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) (USAF) assets. Introduce the HehJay Battalion and doctrine to foreign armed forces assets. 5 1 Unit of 4001 Battalion size force of 400 deployed to combat theater as a unit. Note 1: The two Hog Jackson Weapons Platform remain stateside for further testing as needed.

US Government Funding:

Angel Investor

Pledges (1$=1Vote) Polling Leading to SEC Crowd Funding

Abiriba_RG goal in seeking Pledges (1$=1Vote) (eventual conversion to approved SEC Crowd Funding) is to provide a Battalion (400) Hog Jackson Weapon Platforms to the Ukraine military to serve in the Speedbump role in resisting the on-going Russian incursion. We seek your assistance in helping us to meet this goal. The likelihood of obtaining US Government (DOD) funding or support from an Angel/White-Knight Investor grows more remote each day.

We at Abiriba_RG strongly suggest that you consider providing a pledge only after giving a serious read to: Hog Jackson Weapons Platform Extending the Range and Dominance of the Speed Bump, 2023. Our intention is to use the Pledges (1$=1Vote) approach as a polling device to help Abiriba measure the expected support for a standard SEC Crowd Funding effort.

You should also review the details provided in the next paragraph. That paragraph explains the "how" of Abiriba_RG ntends to strategically "spend" any funds acquired by the Pledges (1$=1Vote) to SEC Crowd Funding approach. With caution you can click here to skip the detail discussion, but you should really study it.


Detail Discussion: Funding Landscape
The financing landscape for the Hog Jackson Weapons Platform is rapidly changing. The manufacturer, Aptera, has secured sufficient capital investment to publicly announce with confidence in the start of production in Summer 2024. Their Accelerator Program provides a competitive dollar based methodology for setting delivery schedules/priorities of assembled vehicles. Table 1 and Table 2 of Funding Need to Field a Battalion Level Task Force section suggest an adaptive, aggressive (Patton-ish) approach to Hog Jackson Weapons Platform dilemma.

Predicated upon the pledges reaching the "SEC tipping point", eventual honoring of those pledges, and converting them into a HehJay Battalion fund, Abiriba_RG shall use HehJay Battalion funds to join the Accelerator Program, to purchase the suitable vehicles at the level which provides the most vehicles the quickest, and/or to push forward as outlined in the Status Item 7 .

The decision-making process for allocating the pledge funds honored is given in the three examples shown below. The three examples do not cover all possible scenarios.

• Example 1: (less than $33,200 in pledges) Accumulated pledges fail to reach the level to purchase a single Launch Version vehicle, there is no effort made to move forward with collection of pledges from participant. The "SEC tipping point" is not reached and there is no effort by Abiriba_RG to convert "pledges acquired" into a standard SEC approved Crowd Funding activity.
• Example 2: (less than $43,207 in pledges) Accumulated pledges reaches the level to purchase a single Launch Version vehicle but fails to reach the level to enter the "base" Accelerator Program threshold ($10007), then Abiriba_RG may elect to begin move into converting pledges into a standard SEC approved Crow Funding collection effort and purchase a single Launch Version via the referral portal, but not enter the Accelerator Program.
• Example 3: (exactly $10 million in pledges) Abiriba_RG would elect to convert accumulated pledges into a standard SEC approved Crowd Funding effort under the $5million annual limit along the lines as shown in Example 3 Math Table.

Subject to SEC rule of $5 million annualy:	
Purchase 2  at Accelerator3  $246,400 
Purchase 50 at Accelerator2  $4,160,000
Try
Purchase 70 at Accelerator2 $5,824,000) ** Exceeds $10,000,000 by 230,400 or 3 vehicles
                    Subtotal: $10,230,400  Instead Purchase 67 x $83,200 = $5,574,400
Corrected to
Purchase 67 at Accelerator2  $5,574,400)$  
                New Subtotal  $9,980,800  Number does not reflect discount allowed for Accelerator Program  
 

Subject to SEC rule of $5 million annualy:	
Purchase 2  at Accelerator3  $246,400 
Purchase 50 at Accelerator2  $4,160,000
Add
Purchase 10 at Accelerator2  $832,000  (10 x $83,200) to approximate a HehJay company/troop strength 
                    Subtotal: $4,489,600 
Switch to Alternate 2: Compact Pickup Truck 
Remaining Purchase Budget $5,510,400   ($10,000,000−$4,489,600)
            Unit Price $39,015 AWD Compact Pickup
             $5,510,400/$40000 = 137 Vehicles (Fleet pricing discount not considered.)
                     Note that the AWD Compart Pickup Trucks likely will be easier to schedule delivery
                     prior to a large quantity of Aptera.
                     
Advantage Lost:  Stealth, Range, Curb Weight
Advantage Gained: Delivery, Weapons Load, Off-Road Durability, Ease of Training             

SEC Crowd Funding Tripping Point

The SEC Regulated Crowd Funding is a realm put in place to protect the common good and welfare of the investing public. To enter that realm of investment a business will need to make several commitments. Each of those commitments will require Abiriba_RG to expend resources. Prior to Abiriba_RG entering this new realm, Abiriba_RG must make a corresponding judgement about the support that it can expect from its pledge community and the cost Abiriba_RG will have to pursue the standard Crowd Funding effort. Abiriba_RG will not pursue the cryptocurrency approach to Crowd Funding.