PYMWYMI Leasing: Powering a Clean Transportation Future
PYMWYMI Leasing is a new kind of mobility company. We’re building a closed-loop, upgradeable lease model for the world’s most efficient solar EV: Aptera. With initial investment, a revolving credit facility, and franchise-ready expansion plans, we can accelerate carbon reduction, economic mobility, and local resilience.
More...Imagine a distributed network of micro-assembly hubs producing and leasing Apteras to commuters, contractors, and climate-conscious drivers. Our goal: 1.7 million vehicles by 2035, serving the 10% of U.S. households with the highest fuel costs. We help families save money while dramatically reducing emissions and oil dependency.
More...Aptera isn’t just a car. It’s a mobile solar generator, an emergency power source, a campable commuter, and the anchor of a cleaner future that promises to be a multi-generational transportation appliance. Leasing makes it accessible. Local ownership makes it powerful. Networked intelligence makes it smart. And our structure keeps every vehicle in play, indefinitely.
More...This proposal comes from a seasoned journalist, marketer, and systems thinker who once watched eBay rise from obscurity while working as a digital auctioneer. The lesson then, as now: the people who build the system matter as much as the system itself. This is a moonshot grounded in grit.
More...Q: Is this an official Aptera program?
A: No. PYMWYMI Leasing is an independent proposal designed to align and realize with Aptera's vision: "Every journey powered by the sun". We expect to partner with them directly.
Q: Why lease-only?
A: It’s the only way to create, maximize and sustain a circular economy around the vehicle — ensuring upgrades, reuse, and carbon value stay in the system. The long-term lease with unlimited mileage and low initial cost helps deminishes the hit vehicle depreciation extracts. People only pay for their use and that is amortized over generations.
Q: How is this funded?
A: The plan projects $45M for tooling, $5M for replication systems, and a $150–200M revolving line of credit backed by lease contracts to fund production. This would represent a good 'ball-park' estimate for subsequent mini-assembly facilities.
Q: Who runs this?
A: PYMWYMI leasing will be a professionally managed, community-aligned leasing entity with local franchisees and investors charged with local leasing - essentially sales - while Aptera Motors establishes supply chains for components and oversees production; continues innovating and evaluates improvements and third-party assessories and prices options.
Q: I'm a reservation holder, how would that work?
A: PYMWYMI leasing recognizes the fans brought us all to the dance and respect the priority of reservations in its leasing approach. Accelerators and reservation holders will be given the option of the long-term lease that is, with unlimited miles and, yes, honoring the commitment to right to repair. You are encouraged to act like you own it.
Q: What about maintenance and repair?
A: PYMWYMI leasing chose the Aptera as its maintenance and repair expense is projected to be quite low. Various subsystems depreciate at varying times and users can expect their Aptera lease price to decline over time. When the warranty on the part expires, typically its contribution to the lease payment will drop significantly. Take the seats/interior whose contribution to the lease is say $50/mo for the first two years and drops to $20 for the next three and $1.00/mo thereafter. Want a new interior. There would be a fee for disassembly/reassembly with new seats and the lease cost of the seats would return to $50/mo for the next two years. A similar arrangement would exist for the solar, battery, infotainment and even tires based on these components projected life. This puts the incentive on the user to take care of the vehicle because, if you really take care of the 'seats' you can extend their use for 10 or 20 years.
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