Editing Eurovision Wiki:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard (section)

== Fotoguru / Aptera (solar electric vehicle) ==

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* {{pagelinks|Aptera Motors}}
* {{pagelinks|Aptera (solar electric vehicle)}}
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Previous discussions:
* [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard/Archive 201#Crowdfunded vehicle article slash brochure]]
* [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard/Archive 202#Aptera]]

Aptera has been getting a lot of press lately because they went public in October 2025 (Nasdaq: SEV) and completed production vehicle #1 on March 3 2026 (7 days ago).

Fotoguru edits mostly on the topic of the Aptera solar electric vehicle, which they are an investor in.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Fotoguru&diff=prev&oldid=1177648855] Pretty much all of the edits that are not about Aptera are about solar vehicle technologies and other solar vehicles. Their edits are often fine, but sometimes are promotional.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aptera_%28solar_electric_vehicle%29&diff=1185494975&oldid=1185477093][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aptera_(solar_electric_vehicle)&diff=next&oldid=1185494975]. The COI notice that they put an their user page[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AFotoguru&diff=1178496959&oldid=1144288096] does not reveal the investment and basically claims that they have no COI.

In my opinion, Fotoguru should be required to disclose their investment and COI. I am undecided as to whether they should be allowed to make direct edits on the topic of Aptera. --[[User:Guy Macon|Guy Macon]] ([[User talk:Guy Macon|talk]]) 19:48, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

:As you point out and reference, I've already disclosed my interest and small investment in Aptera Motors, as I'm a strong believer in clean energy and efficient use of it. At your request I've also now repeated that information it on my user page. Good enough? [[User:Fotoguru|Fotoguru]] ([[User talk:Fotoguru|talk]]) 20:48, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

::That's certainly good enough for me. I think a sincere promise to avoid being overly promotional regarding Aptera will most likely satisfy everyone here. There are actually a lot of positive things to say -- getting useful range from solar cells is quite a technical achievement -- but those sources that talk about them spending years attracting investments and not actually selling vehicles are also an important part of the story. --[[User:Guy Macon|Guy Macon]] ([[User talk:Guy Macon|talk]]) 01:04, 11 March 2026 (UTC)