I have an aptera 400 mile range vehicle on order. I'm one of the 1st 100. I think it will have more range than predicted. It is light weight and very aero dynamic.
It's quite an interesting car that show us the importance of computer assisted design and improvement through technolgy advances, maybe the numbers barely make it right now but imagine in 5 to 10 years, this could be the form factor of the future. Great content man! Love the style and the themes, keep it up!
Solar panels are in the range of 20% efficiency right now the next decade or two might bring on 30% efficiency, but you'll never see 50% efficiency in your lifetime. Not that improving the efficiency to 30% isn't a big deal, but 30 watts per square foot of solar is really not that much power, combine that with the big problem of capacity factor and you'll never see massive amount of power created by solar in most locations where people live on the globe. Capacity factor is what makes solar impractical. Most places in the US are lucky if they get three solar hours per day, and there's no changing that with any amount of technology.
@@joecummings1260 Current efficiency of the Aptera cells is 22-23% and they have 700 peak watts in the full solar model. There have been some tech breakthroughs that hint at 66% efficiency being possible in the future. The Aptera cells are designed to be easily replaced in the event of damage, or new tech. However, this is a bit beside the point. The reason it works so well is that the car uses less than 100 watt hours per mile at EPA highway cycle speeds and makes the most of any energy source. If the added range is not a big plus, on hot days you could still run the a/c while the car is parked and come back to a cool car without reducing your battery charge. For me, the full solar option is a no brainer.
@@ZirothTech Take a look into "Solar Window" and their interview with another youtube channel and tell me you don't at least get a sliiiiight chubby from thinking about the potential of this vehicle.
@@n.brucenelson5920 As youre hinting at... this is only their first model, imagine a model with "new" tesla batteries + the innovations over at Solar Window company.... I'm foaming at the mouth so much its oozing out my nose tbh.
if it is driven only 30 miles per day, it means it is parked 23 hours of the day. they should design it with extra solar panels that stores when driving. but fully extended when parked. This will easily double the wattage of the panels.
Jackery Box + Tesla Home Charging Adaptor = DIY fix. They likely don't want to add directly to the weight of the vehicle as the "1000 mile range" is a massive PR bump for them.
Great information on winter driving. Plugging the aptera into a 110 outlet will keep the battery warm with out loss of charge. If you have a more or less full charge to start with during the day the solar panels would do the same.
Great video, subscribed. Was waiting for my Apera V1 and followed the company, sad they went bust. I went for Tesla Model S P85 back in 2015 now 7 years and 125,000 UK miles later Aptera are back and some. Invested and plunked down deposit, valuation realistic, I'm betting this car is now of its time and we 10x at IPO.
What is interesting regarding the EVs is, you can take advantage of their versatility. A properly rigged internal combustion generator, with the needed sine waves filters and a carefully designed protection circuits to make the power output as close to the "clean" one from the grid, could provide in the winter the necessary energy to charge them. Of course, the fuel for this generator could come from a variety of sources: biomethane, natural gas, biodiesel...you name it. If the generator is large enough to charge the batteries of a house, so much better. It´s unlikely someone is going to leave such a vehicle like this at freezing temperatures out on the open. Great video you have there.
A couple fun facts, they also have a picture where they snuck in a line of Tesla Superchargers in their mirror. You could also do an entire video on their right to repair alone. They've put out a ton of information stating they will overnight you parts if you are out of network and either let you fix it with technical documents the will provide or take it to someone that can under warranty. The next big thing with range is also the fact that abetterrouteplanner.com/ now has data for the 1000mi and 600mi versions of Aptera. Through a little digging I did, it sounds like they may be working with Aptera to develop these numbers. On average it has you going about 450mi on average using 55KwH's(55%) of the battery for the 1000mi version. Average is between 125 and 150wH's per mile. Now this is at a much higher speed than was used to estimate their 100wH/mi claim through the EPA driving cycle which is mixed driving 57mph average. So things are starting to look excessively like they are under promising and over delivering on what they are claiming. It's exciting stuff.
Im on my savings kick to purchase an Aptera now as well! If you are serious about purchasing an Aptera, consider looking into a Jackery box and a tesla charging adapter for home use... Jackery box is an electric power generator that can be used with their solar arrays or (i assume) charged on the grid. With a Home Tesla Charging Adapter... a Jackery box all of a sudden turns into a spare gas can in the bed of your pickup truck.... If that makes sense. Yes, if you run out of juice... your worst case scenerio is to take a nap or hop on your phone for 2-3 hours while the sun charges your car enough to make it to a ... power outlet. Then you can charge to make it to a tesla charging station... Personally, my plan is to have a Jackery box to power minor electronics like a portable stove burner / electric grill for cooking. Star-Link subscription for internet, a laptop and a planet fitness membership for a shower, then go on road trips. I just have to nail down a way of making my bank account go brrrr. Hell, the Jackery site even claims that it has enough power capability through its full charge and solar panels to run a mini-fridge.... Personally, i'm waiting for the Mr. Beast video where he gives this combo away to the homeless....
Really interesting video and statistics. An amazing car even if you did have to charge it the distance it travels is insane and I'd use it. I'm in Greater London and it's a bit of a no brainer providing pricing is right. Thanks for your effort. Appreciated! 😊
Wonderful teardrop, vehicle. I have been following Aptera for years, their sad closure and rejuvenation. Wish I had been able to buy one originally! I'd buy one tomorrow, if I had the cash available. Here, we have all hydro-power from the grid, so emissions are little even if we use all electric utility power! FIVE STARS *****
Thanks Adam! Really appreciate it, I even used the famous beer analogy to describe power factors in my video about the efficiency of the Tesla semi truck!
One other way the Aptera reduces emissions is that the body is a hemp and resin composite, less energy intensive and lighter weight than metal body panels.
I have an Aptera on order but I'd never say it had infinite range as it would come to a stop after about 400 miles if not charged; and while it is true I may not have to charge it in sunny climes and still drive perhaps a commute modest commute distance that is still a distance of about 30 miles; if I want to go to visit another town after work; I will need to charge up. Anyway; they do have a couple actual cars so they ought to be able to determine actual drive distances.
Aptera is based in sunny San Diego, so they may be failing to take into account UK's latitude or gloominess of portions of US NE like upstate NY or western PA.
They should be building this car in Australia!! The sun shines every day !!! I would think there would be big interest bringing this car here ! Once the idiot PM ( Dino-mo ) is booted out!
We like the two person but would like to see a four person model.....it would be nice to have an option.....having said that we are giving serious consideration to this car
This company has so many people it brings into the fold with their PR statements its not even funny. Literally the only people they won't bring under them are people who cant afford a 25k car, people who "don't like how it looks" and people who have to many passengers in their family and can only afford 1 vehicle. This vehicle ticks almost every box except super car+ performance. "177 kilometers per hour top speed: The Aptera can go from 0 to 100 kilometers in as little as 3.5 seconds , while its top speed of 177 kilometers per hour. With a 100 kWh battery, it has a range of up to 1,609 kilometers per full charge." - google
@@ZirothTech hmm hurt profit vs market share. I wont buy any car that wont let us repair it . So definitely no profit from me if they are selling planned obsolescence cars.
Great video. Thank you. I don't know how much people would like the looks of it and I'm not sure how it would fare in crash testing. But if it can offer good safety, it can have a good shot of hitting the roads. Such a would definitely entice those looking at aerodynamic efficiency. It's cd alone is mighty impressive. Edit: I read up and found out that their safety cell is inspired by F1. Would be very interesting to see how this car does once it hits the roads.
@@ZirothTech the design is definitely very unconventional. However, there's already quite a lot of 3 wheelers out there. While this vehicle really checks a lot of boxes (incredible efficiency, safety, price etc.) it will really require people to be open about their thought towards such a design. A product that's a great design from an engineering perspective may not always fit the people's idea of aesthetics.
@@kkobayashi1 Ken, crash tests were done on the previous model and they got excellent results. This has been greatly improved in several respects since then.
@@Maelkes Personally, I love the 'futuristic' asthetics. As someone who lives in a semi-rural town in the bible belt, I want to be "the dude driving around the UFO"
This is really an interesting idea, spatially if you combine it with my idea of wind friction charging. Why not make use of wind power wrist driving. Not so much as a propeller but is turbine like contraption on the weals and or under the car even on the roof, in short all the way round. Solar wind and brake recharging . That cud be the way
In the UK I think people would be better off not bothering with solar charging and saving on weight and money. I think you might be underestimating the amount of shadow a bit too and I doubt people would bother changing their routes to avoid them when they have that kind of range and charging speed anyway.
One thing that sickens me is the fact that small companies with people of vision developed these cars, and now the big manufacturers are putting out small channels to jump on board. These large companies put nothing into the development of mini vehicles and should not be allowed to just take over. People it is time to remember the smaller manufacturers that put their hearts and souls into developing less polluting ways of transportation, and remember to buy from them. Don't just drop by a large car lot and purchase from a brand name that risked nothing, but just sat there waiting to see if there was enough of a market to come in and gain more wealth. Lets be loyal to the small guy that started this, instead of to opportunists, ones who would never have helped the environment themselves. Lets support these often local, small company visionaries, by buying your new electric car or truck from them instead. ✌🙂❤😎 This is one of the new companies that we should buy from. It saves the most harm to the environment of any vehicle built so far. Some fine young engineers are behind this one.
It is a gimmic on all the cars, i hope their efficiency claims is real (MpKW), that would make the solar panels make a diference for daily comutes and also tha the 2 bigger battery packs would be enought for big travels
That's pretty cool. I've always said that, instead of looking like hideously stupid cartoon objects, cars should be designed like airplanes. I wonder though- Does this car have heating and air conditioning?? Seems unlikely, given those energy consumption figures...
The idea is awesome. There are 2 things about this company that I am not sure what to make of: 1: Crowdfunding: Can be the greatest tool out there, to get enthusiasts invested in your company and promote your product and share some of the rewards with them if it turns out to be successful. Or it can be the greatest way to rip people off. If you can't get professional investors to invest, because the business plan is not solid enough, you turn to the public and take their money because they don't have the insight that institutional investors have and they don't do the same due diligence to review financials and so on. 2: They already tried this before around 2009 and went bankrupt. Could be a great learning and they could save some money not having to start from scratch. Maybe they were really close when they ran out of cash and they just need to make some tweaks. Also the landscape around EVs has changed and battery technologies have improved significantly and maybe their concept from back then would work now and they were just too early. Or maybe there is something wrong. Maybe there is a reason it hasn't worked last time. And it will fail in a similar manner this time again. So what I would love to see them do is: 1: Get some institutional investors involved to prove the financials and business models are legit 2: Explain why they failed, what they learned and what is different now Anyways awesome video!!! And awesome idea. We can only hope that they succeed for our planet.
I'm mainly concerned with the apparent fragility of the vehicle. Bumping into curbs, and driving on rough surfaces, and the occasional contact with walls and columns in parking garages, not to mention actual car accidents- "fender benders"- look like they'd be considerably more damaging to the vehicle than these things are to the average sedan in use today.
I feel like the prices price the vehicle out of the market for most people. $25000 for 250 miles of range. $45000 for 1000 miles. It's interesting, but it's to much of a niche market with a 2 seater vehicle.
It is still far less expensive than the average EV I am on a fairly fixed income and the low cost of ownership is going to be a huge plus. The more than 8000 preorders that they already have is evidence that the niche is large enough. This is several times the number of preorders that Tesla got in 4 years.
According to Chatgpt, 1000 mile range of an Aptera is achieved only if you go 20 mph. You get 300 mile range when you travel at 70 mph. Say it ain't so.
Theoretically, a solar car that has enough solar cells to support moving the payload may run almost forever. As Mercury faces the Sun on one side, a solar car (that could withstand the temperatures) could run almost forever and with no fuel input. On the other hand, the initial cost of a solar car negates any bargain. The GM car that won the Australian initial solar car race cost the 2021 equivalent of $300,000...
@@kkobayashi1 Yup, price models range basically 28k-50k depending on model and packages. Subtract the cost of gasoline used throughout the term of the loan, wait for the gov to extend the EV Credit to allow for apteras, judge what the price total is for you.
The car costs $19,000. The batteries cost $260/kwh....100 kwh=$26,000. 25 kwh= $6500. The cost of the battery with a life cycle of 300,000 miles and 20 years is the problem. The car gets 337 mpg EPA (100 wh/mile) for the heavy 100 kwh model at an empty weight of 2360 Lb. The light weight 25 kwh battery is 350 lbs for an empty weight of 1310 LB and gets 78 wh/mile (428 mpg). Do the math. 300,000 miles/428=701 GGE. $6500/701=9.27/GGE. 300,000/337=890 GGE. $26,000/890=$29.2/GGE. Between $9.27 and 29.2 /GGE for the battery IF it ran 100% on solar. If it ran 100% on electricity at 36 cents/kwh (super charge rates) or $12/GGE, the total cost would be $21.27 to $41.2/GGE for battery and electricity. Compare to new engine type at 500 mpg (960 empty) and natural Gas or Electro-fuel at 80 cents/GGE from house... and you have... 26.6 to 51.5 cost ratio for fuels.... Ratio for miles is: 26.5 x 500/428=31. 51.5x 500/337=76.4. You have a cost ratio per mile of 31 to 76 times MORE for the EV vs newenginetype tech. Fuels are KEY to the future, NOT batteries. Electro fuels from Thorium nuclear can be $1/GGE at the plant. Flying is the future also, due to road tax. This EV tech is a dead end....
🤘😁🤘 Cool video and cool channel! You have videos about technologies of future and so many viewers! I have small channel about retro computers however interest is much modest unfortunately.
UA-cam has me lusting for the Aptera! Anyone else order one? Anyone order 3 to improve your chances of at least getting 1? Any one ele want to pull the Aptera inside a Tesla RV Trailer behind a Cyber Truck?
@@n.brucenelson5920 Consider picking up a Jackery box and a few panels for camping! Maybe even Star-Link once they are able to get full stream and unlock their geo-restrictions. As someone with a vision of camping in their aptera, I think you will IMMEDIATELY see the use case of a Jackery Box.
Maybe you should also do a bit of research around the energy used to create solar panels and where that energy comes from. Because when making a claim that solar power doesn't has no "green house gas emissions" you need to understand how much energy it takes to create, transport, & install the solar panels. And compare that with the energy used vs the energy saved. And how much energy it takes to make the "Fuel" available to the EV's. Now also understand that I am all for innovative ways of transportation. But to be honest and smart about our claims we need to investigate all of the intricate parts of the whole process. To be able to see the whole picture. And instead of just saying that it's mostly energy efficient... those of us who are interested in the whole truth will want "the whole truth ". I do understand that that can be a bit of a "rabbit hole". But if there's only part truths in one's claims... it makes one wonder how much truth there is in any of it. So what I'm saying is that it's good to have 2 videos go out on a particular subject. 1 being the short version (like this video). And the other (or series of others) a "deep dive" into the technical details. All of them pertaining to the claims in the short video.
From the Aptera FAQ: We will not know Aptera's actual rating until we pass a production vehicle through the full safety test. But we are designing to exceed all passenger car standards and the previous version had the highest roof crush strength of all passenger cars on the road, it performed exceedingly well in actual side and frontal crash tests. Aptera features a Formula One-inspired safety cell with advanced composites and metal structures for impact strength. Similar to aerospace and racing, these energy-absorbing methods are a core part of our safety strategy and have proven effective time and time again in high speed impacts.
@@n.brucenelson5920 You mix rock quatz with 4 times the amount of coal and heat it in an oven without oxygen to purify it. That uses a lot of energy and every Kg coal used becomes 7 kG CO2. However over the 25 year productive lifetime of a solar panel, the emissions from manufacture equates only 5 g CO2/KWh, so it is by far much cleaner than any grid power. If the Aptera goes 10 miles on one kWh it emits 0.5g CO2/mile! A Model 3 uses 257 Wh/mile and charged from the socket in the US it emits 110g CO2! So the Aptera charged on solar is 220 times cleaner than a Tesla.
@@Tore_Lund Thanks, Tore. @Steven Storer needs to see this. Of course there are many ways we can slice this question, but EVs will always come out ahead of ICE vehicles by a considerable margin. There are some Oil Industry astroturf organizations that are trying to promote white papers that pretend to show something different. They are using Big Tobacco as a model to deny the evidence, and their scientists knew the truth more than 50 years ago.
look if ur electric car is going at 35 mph u dont have to worry too much about aerodynamics.....at this point its just a glorified golf cart.....i could probably do the same thing with a golf cart,mount 2 or 3 solar panels to the roof of a golf cart,and have it charge my batteries......viola a 30 mile range vehicle 45kph top speed that would never run out of electricity.
Aptera is designed with an RPM limited top speed of 110 mph. At EPA highway speeds it uses less than 100 watt hours per mile, and at a steady 65 mph, around 148 watt hours.
Ask yourself, can you really get a current 100 kWh battery into the Aptera along with the ancillary electronics and thermal management, given the vehicle’s current size and geometry. Ask: How much volume would all of this take up? Secondly, how much would the weight of the vehicle increase.
@@MissMarinaCapri if you mean Chris Anthony he has delivered thousands of well regarded wake borderline boats, and now in his public company selling lithium battery pack conversation to industrial equipment operations. No schemes. The referral program is a copy of Tesla's.
6:35 One day has 24h, but you only have light for about 12h, depending on where you live :S I am sure your car will never charge with solar panels during the night xD
Isn't the load factor accounting for the day and night cycle? Bacause in the conclusion at 6:23 it says the monthly load factor. Also if you would have a solar panel which is rated at 730 watt and getting only 33% of the wattage at clear daylight would seem very little unless they account for the nighttime which would mean that the maximum load factor is around 50%.
No, the amount of solar panels needed to drive an electric motor's average energy usage would need about a 200 foot long car with solar panels on the entire roof. But by then the weight of the panels would make a larger engine and then a 400 foot car would be needed. the best solar panels that are 2'x4' can give 120 watts on a sunny day. This must be a clickbait title i'm not even going to watch the video.
You need to research more Solar Challenges around the world prove the above video is spot on. This car slightly redesigned to have about 4square meters of solar capture easily meet the above criteria, I.e., about 1kw to 1.3kw generation. Also many solar cars in these races go as low as CD values below 0.1. Factor in that these cars could help power the home, they definitely show a potential future.
The claim is that, in sunny parts of the world, the solar panels generate enough power for a 30 mile/day commute. Which is perfectly plausible, as explained in the video.
If I could add a photo here, I would show you a car that has participated in the World Solar Challenge twice, the World Solar Challenge every two years in the Australian Outback is 3k Kilometers long. The car looks similar to a MX5 very good looking and can only charge up on three places on the trek. These cars travel at average car speeds on normal roads. What you speak about is actually true, but the paradigm shift that would allow us to drive a car for essentially a fraction of the cost of a current car alludes to the fact that these electric cars can approach near 100% efficiency whereas a heat engine cannot produce 70%, the truth is our cars are probably closer to 10% efficient, whereas electric cars could easily approach 70% with engine efficiencies that easily approach 90%. Everything about this car, the three wheels the aerodynamic design are things we need to embrace if we are to continue our lifestyle but reduce our emissions. Please look up the World Solar Challenge, an event attended by 47 countries, and for prototype cars pretty much all of them travel up to 500kms per day from 8 to 5 with mandated stops, to arrive in Adelaide in a four day period. This event has successfully been going since 1989, and in its past before speed limits were imposed, were capable of challenging current faster cars. My vision for vehicles like these, is to integrate self driving for older people who can no longer hold a licence but need to do shopping, visit friends with cars that are self charging, charge off the grid, from roof panels, assist with home energy plans, charging in shopping malls that have large solar banks, for a fraction of what we now pay for transport. Think different...
@@pincus321 , I'm very familiar with solar challenge cars and have read Goro Tamai's book on the topic. One thing they all have in common is that they are designed with minimal space for the driver. Typically the driver lies down prone or recumbent.
In one of their FAQ sections, Aptera said that they used "NREL" ( National Renewable Energy Laboratory) data, when creating the solar production calculator on their website.
Vehicles like this or similar, designed to reduce consumption, MUST be the future. It's great that big companies are finally developing electric cars, but if they weight 2 tons, following this SUV fever, we're not moving forward, and we can't afford following this trend any longer
In the US it's classified as a motorcycle so it does not need to meet US car construction regulations, right off the bat, the lack of bumpers would be an automatic fail.
Looking at the graph ,New Zealand is in zone 4. Although some parts of the country get more sunshine hours than others,we get good sun even in winter,and plenty of U.V on cloudy days.Given our power supply is 240V should charge in no time.Only question;when will we get the Aptera here? Right hand drive/compliance issues?This vehicle would serve most journeys (for 2).A larger vehicle can be used to carry more people or loads /towing. A price of U.S $25,900 is about $44,500 here.(plus freight?)
This might be a more practical option once all vehicles are autonomous. This doesn’t look like a very safe car from a crash test perspective. Once we have autonomous cars crash safety will far less of a concern and they can be designed to be lighter and more efficient. Thanks for sharing this story with us.
While it doesn't look safe at first glance, the company website says the survival cell is F1 inspired. Will have to see crash test to judge it's safety.
The part of Pennsylvania I live in has a year-round average capacity factor of about 10%. That doesn't seem to stop the area from being flooded with sleazy solar power system sales douches, and the mathematically impaired green idiots that they prey on. Lots of people around here with 10 KW worth of solar panels and not making enough energy to even run a small home.
Assuming a south facing array, a 10kW system should produce about 14,000 kWh per year which afaict is right around the average usage in Pennsylvania. It could be too that the utilities require additional insurance after a certain system size and most solar companies just want to close a sale so they artificially size it low. Also here the power company says the insurance requirements ($1mill liability) start after 10kW. Though that is AC which is a DC value of 11.7kW. So it could be the power companies have the same requirement 10kW AC but the solar companies just don’t know its actually 11.7kW worth of solar.
Swappable batteries package easy in and out for everyone with limited parking and condos and apartments, is definitely the go to for electric cars, making aptera more than just any electric car. Aptera would be a car the whole world needs, ,,,,, plus batterie warehouses or stores are the best and easiest way to quickly solve no infrastructures of changing systems along with solar, people will want to purchase two batteries that could be changed easily by lifting slipping in or slipping out for charging not having to travel and wait for a charger and traffic jam. I would buy a mobile battery or battery's. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Sono Motors - Sion should working with the Filipinian company Aureus solar and it's half transparent solar panels which work with fluorescence and UV light
If its range is 24 miles and the commute is 29 miles, as he said, then what are you supposed to do, walk the last 5 miles? No it is not good enough or almost good enough, it is an inadequate vehicle and a total failure.
Solar panels required large areas of space and are made for materials that require massive manufacturing processing and have little recovery value at the end of life cycle. Also batteries have a short life time currently and the cost of a recycling and impact of such on a large scale is NOT known. Then there is the issue of electrical production and the necessary up scale of wide area distribution and it's impact on the environment. Electric cars are good but not the answer to a global problem!
Awesome Video, What is the end goal for this company, I'm asking because I think many people could be turned off by the not ideal form factor of this car. Are they coming out with more practical models? When will efficiency of the drive train be good enough where they can ease up on the reliance on perfect aerodynamics? I think a follow up video on this technology as a whole would be awesome to see.
The current Aptera vehicle if not designed or intended to be a mass market vehicle. It is focused in an the needs of a very specific small group of people with a clarity of purpose seldom seen in non race machines. The business purpose of this two seat Aptera is similar to what the Tesla Roadster was - to give the company the experience and resources to address larger markets. The second Aptera vehicle will probably be a 4 wheel 5 passenger sedan. I believe the big contribution of this follow on vehicle will not be aerodynamics, because everyone is dealing with the same physics and is attracted to these larger potential markets. Aptera's big contribution will be having demonstrated the ability to tool up and produce new designs for far lower capital startup costs than companies such as Tesla and the Big Three require. There will be no need for gigapresses and massive robots, but an ability to provide good, well paying local jobs. Of course they well again offer all of the goodness that wheel motors bring to the table.
Once they release safety information, assuming it's reasonable, I'm getting on the list. Forget the onboard solar panels - you can put 100+ miles in overnight using a standard U.S. 120V 15A outlet. No $1K charging stations. What a great second car. And it's clear from listening to interviews - and from looking at parts - that they are partnering with Tesla for supercharging if one did want to make longer trips. *Could* be a game changer.
Although the Tesla partnership could be true, because of NDAs they can't talk about it yet, and there are other explanations for what has been revealed. It is still true that with a 50 kW DC charger an Aptera will gain about 100 miles in range every 10 minutes. As far as safety, the original car passed the automotive safety crash tests and this design should be considerably better. My guess is that when the crash tests are performed and the ratings published that demand will explode.
@@n.brucenelson5920 But they can release a promotional trailer for their vehicle showing what appears to be half a tsla charger port in order to sneak past an NDA. ;)
@@n.brucenelson5920 Pets cannot be left inside of automobiles. If the AC failed then they would be dead in 20 minutes in California summer. It's against the law to leave pets inside a car anyway in most of the U.S.
Doesn't California require rear view mirrors? If so, the drag will be increased, and an analysis of range attributed in part to energy from a rear hatch panel is useless, is it not?
@@jaimefish173 for all practical purposes it is. It will meet all automotive safety standards and be tested to them. For regulatory purposes it will be registered as a motorcycle or autocycle.
This video is just click bait. Please downvote it and move on. It is using the same misleading video titles Aptera uses. They put 1000 mile range and solar charging in the same sentence to mislead. Solar gets you maybe 30 miles in a day at the most in the Aptera.
The average commute in California is 29.3 miles, last check 29.3 is greater than 28.4 miles. So by Aptera's own estimate, their claim of never having to charge the car from a plug fails
Long story short, if this company can achieve even 50% of the range they claim, this is still a game changer.
At 65 mph the "400" mile EPA range vehicle will still likely get 270 mile range.
I have an aptera 400 mile range vehicle on order. I'm one of the 1st 100. I think it will have more range than predicted. It is light weight and very aero dynamic.
I am astonished by the amount of views on this video compared to the amazing quality of it. Keep it up, mate. Hopefully one day you will get there.
Thank you Muhammad, making these videos is a real passion, so the views are an added bonus :D
It's quite an interesting car that show us the importance of computer assisted design and improvement through technolgy advances, maybe the numbers barely make it right now but imagine in 5 to 10 years, this could be the form factor of the future. Great content man! Love the style and the themes, keep it up!
Exactly! Increased efficiency in solar panels could make a big difference over the next decade :D
Solar panels are in the range of 20% efficiency right now the next decade or two might bring on 30% efficiency, but you'll never see 50% efficiency in your lifetime.
Not that improving the efficiency to 30% isn't a big deal, but 30 watts per square foot of solar is really not that much power, combine that with the big problem of capacity factor and you'll never see massive amount of power created by solar in most locations where people live on the globe. Capacity factor is what makes solar impractical. Most places in the US are lucky if they get three solar hours per day, and there's no changing that with any amount of technology.
@@joecummings1260 Current efficiency of the Aptera cells is 22-23% and they have 700 peak watts in the full solar model. There have been some tech breakthroughs that hint at 66% efficiency being possible in the future. The Aptera cells are designed to be easily replaced in the event of damage, or new tech.
However, this is a bit beside the point. The reason it works so well is that the car uses less than 100 watt hours per mile at EPA highway cycle speeds and makes the most of any energy source. If the added range is not a big plus, on hot days you could still run the a/c while the car is parked and come back to a cool car without reducing your battery charge.
For me, the full solar option is a no brainer.
@@ZirothTech Take a look into "Solar Window" and their interview with another youtube channel and tell me you don't at least get a sliiiiight chubby from thinking about the potential of this vehicle.
@@n.brucenelson5920 As youre hinting at... this is only their first model, imagine a model with "new" tesla batteries + the innovations over at Solar Window company.... I'm foaming at the mouth so much its oozing out my nose tbh.
if it is driven only 30 miles per day, it means it is parked 23 hours of the day. they should design it with extra solar panels that stores when driving. but fully extended when parked. This will easily double the wattage of the panels.
Yea that is a really good idea!
Jackery Box + Tesla Home Charging Adaptor = DIY fix. They likely don't want to add directly to the weight of the vehicle as the "1000 mile range" is a massive PR bump for them.
same
Amazing content as always, thank you
Well done. I am excited for these vehicles. They’re based right here a few km from me in San Diego.
Great information on winter driving. Plugging the aptera into a 110 outlet will keep the battery warm with out loss of charge. If you have a more or less full charge to start with during the day the solar panels would do the same.
Great video, subscribed. Was waiting for my Apera V1 and followed the company, sad they went bust. I went for Tesla Model S P85 back in 2015 now 7 years and 125,000 UK miles later Aptera are back and some. Invested and plunked down deposit, valuation realistic, I'm betting this car is now of its time and we 10x at IPO.
What is interesting regarding the EVs is, you can take advantage of their versatility. A properly rigged internal combustion generator, with the needed sine waves filters and a carefully designed protection circuits to make the power output as close to the "clean" one from the grid, could provide in the winter the necessary energy to charge them.
Of course, the fuel for this generator could come from a variety of sources: biomethane, natural gas, biodiesel...you name it. If the generator is large enough to charge the batteries of a house, so much better. It´s unlikely someone is going to leave such a vehicle like this at freezing temperatures out on the open.
Great video you have there.
A couple fun facts, they also have a picture where they snuck in a line of Tesla Superchargers in their mirror. You could also do an entire video on their right to repair alone. They've put out a ton of information stating they will overnight you parts if you are out of network and either let you fix it with technical documents the will provide or take it to someone that can under warranty. The next big thing with range is also the fact that abetterrouteplanner.com/ now has data for the 1000mi and 600mi versions of Aptera. Through a little digging I did, it sounds like they may be working with Aptera to develop these numbers. On average it has you going about 450mi on average using 55KwH's(55%) of the battery for the 1000mi version. Average is between 125 and 150wH's per mile. Now this is at a much higher speed than was used to estimate their 100wH/mi claim through the EPA driving cycle which is mixed driving 57mph average. So things are starting to look excessively like they are under promising and over delivering on what they are claiming. It's exciting stuff.
Im on my savings kick to purchase an Aptera now as well! If you are serious about purchasing an Aptera, consider looking into a Jackery box and a tesla charging adapter for home use... Jackery box is an electric power generator that can be used with their solar arrays or (i assume) charged on the grid. With a Home Tesla Charging Adapter... a Jackery box all of a sudden turns into a spare gas can in the bed of your pickup truck.... If that makes sense. Yes, if you run out of juice... your worst case scenerio is to take a nap or hop on your phone for 2-3 hours while the sun charges your car enough to make it to a ... power outlet. Then you can charge to make it to a tesla charging station...
Personally, my plan is to have a Jackery box to power minor electronics like a portable stove burner / electric grill for cooking. Star-Link subscription for internet, a laptop and a planet fitness membership for a shower, then go on road trips. I just have to nail down a way of making my bank account go brrrr. Hell, the Jackery site even claims that it has enough power capability through its full charge and solar panels to run a mini-fridge.... Personally, i'm waiting for the Mr. Beast video where he gives this combo away to the homeless....
Good research. I have applied for one 😀
Nice job, integrating the fam!💪🏼
Thank you!
Really interesting video and statistics. An amazing car even if you did have to charge it the distance it travels is insane and I'd use it. I'm in Greater London and it's a bit of a no brainer providing pricing is right. Thanks for your effort. Appreciated! 😊
Thanks for your kind words Gary!
Wonderful teardrop, vehicle. I have been following Aptera for years, their sad closure and rejuvenation. Wish I had been able to buy one originally!
I'd buy one tomorrow, if I had the cash available. Here, we have all hydro-power from the grid, so emissions are little even if we use all electric utility power! FIVE STARS *****
Great work, thorough analysis, well researched. Nice job!
want one for my 6 mile commute
Thorough work thank you
Superb work Ryan ..... truly enjoying all the videos
Thanks Adam! Really appreciate it, I even used the famous beer analogy to describe power factors in my video about the efficiency of the Tesla semi truck!
One other way the Aptera reduces emissions is that the body is a hemp and resin composite, less energy intensive and lighter weight than metal body panels.
I have an Aptera on order but I'd never say it had infinite range as it would come to a stop after about 400 miles if not charged; and while it is true I may not have to charge it in sunny climes and still drive perhaps a commute modest commute distance that is still a distance of about 30 miles; if I want to go to visit another town after work; I will need to charge up. Anyway; they do have a couple actual cars so they ought to be able to determine actual drive distances.
Very good points! I will be interested to know how people find them when the orders are fulfilled, and I hope you enjoy yours!
My job is 5 miles away from my home.
Well done, thanks!
You are pretty underrated
Aptera is based in sunny San Diego, so they may be failing to take into account UK's latitude or gloominess of portions of US NE like upstate NY or western PA.
They have published range chart that accounts for location and season on their web site.
They should be building this car in Australia!! The sun shines every day !!! I would think there would be big interest bringing this car here ! Once the idiot PM ( Dino-mo ) is booted out!
We like the two person but would like to see a four person model.....it would be nice to have an option.....having said that we are giving serious consideration to this car
If you add solid state battery pack in to the mix the car can be even lighter and improve range.
Right to repair?! Now im in!
I think it should be as standard from car manufactures, unfortunately I think it hurts their profit too much
This company has so many people it brings into the fold with their PR statements its not even funny. Literally the only people they won't bring under them are people who cant afford a 25k car, people who "don't like how it looks" and people who have to many passengers in their family and can only afford 1 vehicle. This vehicle ticks almost every box except super car+ performance.
"177 kilometers per hour top speed: The Aptera can go from 0 to 100 kilometers in as little as 3.5 seconds , while its top speed of 177 kilometers per hour. With a 100 kWh battery, it has a range of up to 1,609 kilometers per full charge." - google
@@ZirothTech hmm hurt profit vs market share.
I wont buy any car that wont let us repair it . So definitely no profit from me if they are selling planned obsolescence cars.
Great video! Is there any way to contact you privately?
Just added my email address to the "about" section on my channel page!
Great video. Thank you. I don't know how much people would like the looks of it and I'm not sure how it would fare in crash testing.
But if it can offer good safety, it can have a good shot of hitting the roads. Such a would definitely entice those looking at aerodynamic efficiency. It's cd alone is mighty impressive.
Edit: I read up and found out that their safety cell is inspired by F1. Would be very interesting to see how this car does once it hits the roads.
Thanks for watching! I saw some videos of their crash testing and it looked pretty impressive!
@@ZirothTech the design is definitely very unconventional. However, there's already quite a lot of 3 wheelers out there.
While this vehicle really checks a lot of boxes (incredible efficiency, safety, price etc.) it will really require people to be open about their thought towards such a design.
A product that's a great design from an engineering perspective may not always fit the people's idea of aesthetics.
Ziroth they haven't done crash tests yet. You may have seen numerical simulations though.
@@kkobayashi1 Ken, crash tests were done on the previous model and they got excellent results. This has been greatly improved in several respects since then.
@@Maelkes Personally, I love the 'futuristic' asthetics. As someone who lives in a semi-rural town in the bible belt, I want to be "the dude driving around the UFO"
This is really an interesting idea, spatially if you combine it with my idea of wind friction charging. Why not make use of wind power wrist driving. Not so much as a propeller but is turbine like contraption on the weals and or under the car even on the roof, in short all the way round. Solar wind and brake recharging .
That cud be the way
Great video. Very well explained. 👍
Thank you!
I want one. I hope they get it mass produced and sell it in Europe.
Would love to see them in Europe too!
In the UK I think people would be better off not bothering with solar charging and saving on weight and money. I think you might be underestimating the amount of shadow a bit too and I doubt people would bother changing their routes to avoid them when they have that kind of range and charging speed anyway.
Great work!
Thanks :D
One thing that sickens me is the fact that small companies with people of vision developed these cars, and now the big manufacturers are putting out small channels to jump on board. These large companies put nothing into the development of mini vehicles and should not be allowed to just take over. People it is time to remember the smaller manufacturers that put their hearts and souls into developing less polluting ways of transportation, and remember to buy from them. Don't just drop by a large car lot and purchase from a brand name that risked nothing, but just sat there waiting to see if there was enough of a market to come in and gain more wealth. Lets be loyal to the small guy that started this, instead of to opportunists, ones who would never have helped the environment themselves. Lets support these often local, small company visionaries, by buying your new electric car or truck from them instead. ✌🙂❤😎
This is one of the new companies that we should buy from. It saves the most harm to the environment of any vehicle built so far. Some fine young engineers are behind this one.
7:38 Playing gta
Ahaha they had loads of GTA footage of the car and thought I could use it as good B-roll !
The only problem with electric cars is the batteries, put solar panels on your roof of your house, mostly a gimic to have it on your car.
Or have both. Even the solar panels on Kia's hybrids is a nice to have so you don't have to run the engine for AC
It is a gimmic on all the cars, i hope their efficiency claims is real (MpKW), that would make the solar panels make a diference for daily comutes and also tha the 2 bigger battery packs would be enought for big travels
How would it fair in strong side winds?
It has been tested stable in 110 mph side winds - far stronger than a typical slab sided SUV.
That's pretty cool. I've always said that, instead of looking like hideously stupid cartoon objects, cars should be designed like airplanes. I wonder though- Does this car have heating and air conditioning?? Seems unlikely, given those energy consumption figures...
The idea is awesome. There are 2 things about this company that I am not sure what to make of:
1: Crowdfunding: Can be the greatest tool out there, to get enthusiasts invested in your company and promote your product and share some of the rewards with them if it turns out to be successful. Or it can be the greatest way to rip people off. If you can't get professional investors to invest, because the business plan is not solid enough, you turn to the public and take their money because they don't have the insight that institutional investors have and they don't do the same due diligence to review financials and so on.
2: They already tried this before around 2009 and went bankrupt. Could be a great learning and they could save some money not having to start from scratch. Maybe they were really close when they ran out of cash and they just need to make some tweaks. Also the landscape around EVs has changed and battery technologies have improved significantly and maybe their concept from back then would work now and they were just too early. Or maybe there is something wrong. Maybe there is a reason it hasn't worked last time. And it will fail in a similar manner this time again.
So what I would love to see them do is:
1: Get some institutional investors involved to prove the financials and business models are legit
2: Explain why they failed, what they learned and what is different now
Anyways awesome video!!!
And awesome idea. We can only hope that they succeed for our planet.
Well done 👍🏼
Thanks!
I'm mainly concerned with the apparent fragility of the vehicle. Bumping into curbs, and driving on rough surfaces, and the occasional contact with walls and columns in parking garages, not to mention actual car accidents- "fender benders"- look like they'd be considerably more damaging to the vehicle than these things are to the average sedan in use today.
Aptera FTW! :-)
I feel like the prices price the vehicle out of the market for most people. $25000 for 250 miles of range. $45000 for 1000 miles. It's interesting, but it's to much of a niche market with a 2 seater vehicle.
It is still far less expensive than the average EV I am on a fairly fixed income and the low cost of ownership is going to be a huge plus. The more than 8000 preorders that they already have is evidence that the niche is large enough. This is several times the number of preorders that Tesla got in 4 years.
According to Chatgpt, 1000 mile range of an Aptera is achieved only if you go 20 mph. You get 300 mile range when you travel at 70 mph. Say it ain't so.
Beautiful videos! I love them!
Theoretically, a solar car that has enough solar cells to support moving the payload may run almost forever. As Mercury faces the Sun on one side, a solar car (that could withstand the temperatures) could run almost forever and with no fuel input. On the other hand, the initial cost of a solar car negates any bargain. The GM car that won the Australian initial solar car race cost the 2021 equivalent of $300,000...
Solar panel prices have plummeted since then. Solar power is now cheaper than coal. And a 25kwh Aptera with full solar panels will cost $28K.
@@kkobayashi1 Yup, price models range basically 28k-50k depending on model and packages. Subtract the cost of gasoline used throughout the term of the loan, wait for the gov to extend the EV Credit to allow for apteras, judge what the price total is for you.
@@kkobayashi1 I am totally in favor of solar cars where they're practical...
The car costs $19,000. The batteries cost $260/kwh....100 kwh=$26,000. 25 kwh= $6500. The cost of the battery with a life cycle of 300,000 miles and 20 years is the problem.
The car gets 337 mpg EPA (100 wh/mile) for the heavy 100 kwh model at an empty weight of 2360 Lb. The light weight 25 kwh battery is 350 lbs for an empty weight of 1310 LB and gets 78 wh/mile (428 mpg).
Do the math. 300,000 miles/428=701 GGE. $6500/701=9.27/GGE. 300,000/337=890 GGE. $26,000/890=$29.2/GGE. Between $9.27 and 29.2 /GGE for the battery IF it ran 100% on solar.
If it ran 100% on electricity at 36 cents/kwh (super charge rates) or $12/GGE, the total cost would be $21.27 to $41.2/GGE for battery and electricity.
Compare to new engine type at 500 mpg (960 empty) and natural Gas or Electro-fuel at 80 cents/GGE from house... and you have... 26.6 to 51.5 cost ratio for fuels.... Ratio for miles is: 26.5 x 500/428=31. 51.5x 500/337=76.4. You have a cost ratio per mile of 31 to 76 times MORE for the EV vs newenginetype tech.
Fuels are KEY to the future, NOT batteries. Electro fuels from Thorium nuclear can be $1/GGE at the plant. Flying is the future also, due to road tax. This EV tech is a dead end....
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Cool video and cool channel! You have videos about technologies of future and so many viewers! I have small channel about retro computers however interest is much modest unfortunately.
wow, I didn't know he's that handsome ;)
Ahaha why thank you
UA-cam has me lusting for the Aptera!
Anyone else order one?
Anyone order 3 to improve your chances of at least getting 1?
Any one ele want to pull the Aptera inside a Tesla RV Trailer behind a Cyber Truck?
I have an early preorder and hope to do quite a bit of camping. I might pick mine up at the factory and stop at Death Valley on the way home.
@@n.brucenelson5920 Consider picking up a Jackery box and a few panels for camping! Maybe even Star-Link once they are able to get full stream and unlock their geo-restrictions.
As someone with a vision of camping in their aptera, I think you will IMMEDIATELY see the use case of a Jackery Box.
Maybe you should also do a bit of research around the energy used to create solar panels and where that energy comes from. Because when making a claim that solar power doesn't has no "green house gas emissions" you need to understand how much energy it takes to create, transport, & install the solar panels. And compare that with the energy used vs the energy saved. And how much energy it takes to make the "Fuel" available to the EV's. Now also understand that I am all for innovative ways of transportation. But to be honest and smart about our claims we need to investigate all of the intricate parts of the whole process. To be able to see the whole picture. And instead of just saying that it's mostly energy efficient... those of us who are interested in the whole truth will want "the whole truth ". I do understand that that can be a bit of a "rabbit hole". But if there's only part truths in one's claims... it makes one wonder how much truth there is in any of it. So what I'm saying is that it's good to have 2 videos go out on a particular subject. 1 being the short version (like this video). And the other (or series of others) a "deep dive" into the technical details. All of them pertaining to the claims in the short video.
The main trouble of electric vehicle is battery
lol in the secrets of efficiency half the clips are gta5
They never said it has "infinite range"
Crash test anyone?
From the Aptera FAQ:
We will not know Aptera's actual rating until we pass a production vehicle through the full safety test. But we are designing to exceed all passenger car standards and the previous version had the highest roof crush strength of all passenger cars on the road, it performed exceedingly well in actual side and frontal crash tests. Aptera features a Formula One-inspired safety cell with advanced composites and metal structures for impact strength. Similar to aerospace and racing, these energy-absorbing methods are a core part of our safety strategy and have proven effective time and time again in high speed impacts.
Our average commute is shorter than the Yanks I believe 🤔. Put your pennies down for the deposit init
better keep it parked under the street light
Not enough power from street lights to make a difference.
U look like Daren Till
Sadly this is incorrect due to the fact that solar panels, are made out of oil, transported, and assembled by oil. Right?
Some oil is used in producing them, but after that there is a continuing carbon free production of energy for many years.
@@n.brucenelson5920 You mix rock quatz with 4 times the amount of coal and heat it in an oven without oxygen to purify it. That uses a lot of energy and every Kg coal used becomes 7 kG CO2. However over the 25 year productive lifetime of a solar panel, the emissions from manufacture equates only 5 g CO2/KWh, so it is by far much cleaner than any grid power. If the Aptera goes 10 miles on one kWh it emits 0.5g CO2/mile! A Model 3 uses 257 Wh/mile and charged from the socket in the US it emits 110g CO2! So the Aptera charged on solar is 220 times cleaner than a Tesla.
@@Tore_Lund Thanks, Tore. @Steven Storer needs to see this. Of course there are many ways we can slice this question, but EVs will always come out ahead of ICE vehicles by a considerable margin. There are some Oil Industry astroturf organizations that are trying to promote white papers that pretend to show something different. They are using Big Tobacco as a model to deny the evidence, and their scientists knew the truth more than 50 years ago.
look if ur electric car is going at 35 mph u dont have to worry too much about aerodynamics.....at this point its just a glorified golf cart.....i could probably do the same thing with a golf cart,mount 2 or 3 solar panels to the roof of a golf cart,and have it charge my batteries......viola a 30 mile range vehicle 45kph top speed that would never run out of electricity.
Aptera is designed with an RPM limited top speed of 110 mph. At EPA highway speeds it uses less than 100 watt hours per mile, and at a steady 65 mph, around 148 watt hours.
Ask yourself, can you really get a current 100 kWh battery into the Aptera along with the ancillary electronics and thermal management, given the vehicle’s current size and geometry. Ask: How much volume would all of this take up? Secondly, how much would the weight of the vehicle increase.
I call SCAM ! I hope I’m wrong.
Do your own research. Chris Anthony took the last company he founded public and is making money for his investors.
Oh noez, they scammed me out of 100 dollars for a pre-order, what ever will the strippers do now for 4 dances I'm not getting.
@@n.brucenelson5920 Is it a pyramid scheme that he used?
@@MissMarinaCapri if you mean Chris Anthony he has delivered thousands of well regarded wake borderline boats, and now in his public company selling lithium battery pack conversation to industrial equipment operations. No schemes. The referral program is a copy of Tesla's.
no air conditioning, moving stove
6:35 One day has 24h, but you only have light for about 12h, depending on where you live :S
I am sure your car will never charge with solar panels during the night xD
Isn't the load factor accounting for the day and night cycle? Bacause in the conclusion at 6:23 it says the monthly load factor. Also if you would have a solar panel which is rated at 730 watt and getting only 33% of the wattage at clear daylight would seem very little unless they account for the nighttime which would mean that the maximum load factor is around 50%.
Bersheck is exactly right, the load factor accounts for night time! Thanks for your comment :D
@@bersheck3076 Thank you for your clarification
No, the amount of solar panels needed to drive an electric motor's average energy usage would need about a 200 foot long car with solar panels on the entire roof. But by then the weight of the panels would make a larger engine and then a 400 foot car would be needed. the best solar panels that are 2'x4' can give 120 watts on a sunny day. This must be a clickbait title i'm not even going to watch the video.
İt can go 30 miles without charging in california (sunny day)
You need to research more Solar Challenges around the world prove the above video is spot on. This car slightly redesigned to have about 4square meters of solar capture easily meet the above criteria, I.e., about 1kw to 1.3kw generation. Also many solar cars in these races go as low as CD values below 0.1. Factor in that these cars could help power the home, they definitely show a potential future.
The claim is that, in sunny parts of the world, the solar panels generate enough power for a 30 mile/day commute. Which is perfectly plausible, as explained in the video.
If I could add a photo here, I would show you a car that has participated in the World Solar Challenge twice, the World Solar Challenge every two years in the Australian Outback is 3k Kilometers long. The car looks similar to a MX5 very good looking and can only charge up on three places on the trek. These cars travel at average car speeds on normal roads. What you speak about is actually true, but the paradigm shift that would allow us to drive a car for essentially a fraction of the cost of a current car alludes to the fact that these electric cars can approach near 100% efficiency whereas a heat engine cannot produce 70%, the truth is our cars are probably closer to 10% efficient, whereas electric cars could easily approach 70% with engine efficiencies that easily approach 90%. Everything about this car, the three wheels the aerodynamic design are things we need to embrace if we are to continue our lifestyle but reduce our emissions. Please look up the World Solar Challenge, an event attended by 47 countries, and for prototype cars pretty much all of them travel up to 500kms per day from 8 to 5 with mandated stops, to arrive in Adelaide in a four day period. This event has successfully been going since 1989, and in its past before speed limits were imposed, were capable of challenging current faster cars. My vision for vehicles like these, is to integrate self driving for older people who can no longer hold a licence but need to do shopping, visit friends with cars that are self charging, charge off the grid, from roof panels, assist with home energy plans, charging in shopping malls that have large solar banks, for a fraction of what we now pay for transport. Think different...
@@pincus321 , I'm very familiar with solar challenge cars and have read Goro Tamai's book on the topic. One thing they all have in common is that they are designed with minimal space for the driver. Typically the driver lies down prone or recumbent.
In one of their FAQ sections, Aptera said that they used "NREL" (
National Renewable Energy Laboratory) data, when creating the solar production calculator on their website.
Thanks, I will check it out!
Vehicles like this or similar, designed to reduce consumption, MUST be the future. It's great that big companies are finally developing electric cars, but if they weight 2 tons, following this SUV fever, we're not moving forward, and we can't afford following this trend any longer
I agree 100%!
plus with how green the current US administration is looking, 100% chance they extend the EV credit to cover this 3-wheeler.
very high quality content, keep it up. You might need to collaborate with another youtuber or something to get a bump in subs that you deserve.
Thank you! Definitely something I want to do
In Australia it would be classified as a car. Hopefully they will get it certified. I do have a reservation.
In the US it's classified as a motorcycle so it does not need to meet US car construction regulations, right off the bat, the lack of bumpers would be an automatic fail.
Just a comment for the algorithm
Here goes another one.
All Hail the Algorithm!
Cheers Manos!
Looks gross though
Looking at the graph ,New Zealand is in zone 4. Although some parts of the country get more sunshine hours than others,we get good sun even in winter,and plenty of U.V on cloudy days.Given our power supply is 240V should charge in no time.Only question;when will we get the Aptera here? Right hand drive/compliance issues?This vehicle would serve most journeys (for 2).A larger vehicle can be used to carry more people or loads /towing. A price of U.S $25,900 is about $44,500 here.(plus freight?)
I hope it is shipped internationally before too long, would love to see one driving around too!
This might be a more practical option once all vehicles are autonomous. This doesn’t look like a very safe car from a crash test perspective. Once we have autonomous cars crash safety will far less of a concern and they can be designed to be lighter and more efficient. Thanks for sharing this story with us.
While it doesn't look safe at first glance, the company website says the survival cell is F1 inspired. Will have to see crash test to judge it's safety.
Congrats on 30k
Thanks for all your support :D
@@ZirothTech no worries, mate. Hope to see you strive forward.
The part of Pennsylvania I live in has a year-round average capacity factor of about 10%. That doesn't seem to stop the area from being flooded with sleazy solar power system sales douches, and the mathematically impaired green idiots that they prey on.
Lots of people around here with 10 KW worth of solar panels and not making enough energy to even run a small home.
Assuming a south facing array, a 10kW system should produce about 14,000 kWh per year which afaict is right around the average usage in Pennsylvania. It could be too that the utilities require additional insurance after a certain system size and most solar companies just want to close a sale so they artificially size it low. Also here the power company says the insurance requirements ($1mill liability) start after 10kW. Though that is AC which is a DC value of 11.7kW. So it could be the power companies have the same requirement 10kW AC but the solar companies just don’t know its actually 11.7kW worth of solar.
Swappable batteries package easy in and out for everyone with limited parking and condos and apartments, is definitely the go to for electric cars, making aptera more than just any electric car. Aptera would be a car the whole world needs, ,,,,, plus batterie warehouses or stores are the best and easiest way to quickly solve no infrastructures of changing systems along with solar, people will want to purchase two batteries that could be changed easily by lifting slipping in or slipping out for charging not having to travel and wait for a charger and traffic jam. I would buy a mobile battery or battery's. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Sono Motors - Sion should working with the Filipinian company Aureus solar and it's half transparent solar panels which work with fluorescence and UV light
If its range is 24 miles and the commute is 29 miles, as he said, then what are you supposed to do, walk the last 5 miles? No it is not good enough or almost good enough, it is an inadequate vehicle and a total failure.
Solar panels required large areas of space and are made for materials that require massive manufacturing processing and have little recovery value at the end of life cycle. Also batteries have a short life time currently and the cost of a recycling and impact of such on a large scale is NOT known. Then there is the issue of electrical production and the necessary up scale of wide area distribution and it's impact on the environment. Electric cars are good but not the answer to a global problem!
Driving on America roads covered in pot holes must be good for the very sensitive electronic connections in the solar panels.
Please update on Aptera, they are supposed to be getting very close to starting production..
Do these stats include running the AC. Parking in the sun you are going to need it.
Awesome Video, What is the end goal for this company, I'm asking because I think many people could be turned off by the not ideal form factor of this car. Are they coming out with more practical models? When will efficiency of the drive train be good enough where they can ease up on the reliance on perfect aerodynamics? I think a follow up video on this technology as a whole would be awesome to see.
The current Aptera vehicle if not designed or intended to be a mass market vehicle. It is focused in an the needs of a very specific small group of people with a clarity of purpose seldom seen in non race machines. The business purpose of this two seat Aptera is similar to what the Tesla Roadster was - to give the company the experience and resources to address larger markets. The second Aptera vehicle will probably be a 4 wheel 5 passenger sedan.
I believe the big contribution of this follow on vehicle will not be aerodynamics, because everyone is dealing with the same physics and is attracted to these larger potential markets. Aptera's big contribution will be having demonstrated the ability to tool up and produce new designs for far lower capital startup costs than companies such as Tesla and the Big Three require. There will be no need for gigapresses and massive robots, but an ability to provide good, well paying local jobs. Of course they well again offer all of the goodness that wheel motors bring to the table.
I'm excited for them and rivian
I NEED TO DRIVE ONE BEFORE I BUY!!!
ALL B.S. until they sell one.
Thank You!
thanks for your video... cool accent...
Cheers Gary :D
Once they release safety information, assuming it's reasonable, I'm getting on the list. Forget the onboard solar panels - you can put 100+ miles in overnight using a standard U.S. 120V 15A outlet. No $1K charging stations. What a great second car. And it's clear from listening to interviews - and from looking at parts - that they are partnering with Tesla for supercharging if one did want to make longer trips. *Could* be a game changer.
Although the Tesla partnership could be true, because of NDAs they can't talk about it yet, and there are other explanations for what has been revealed. It is still true that with a 50 kW DC charger an Aptera will gain about 100 miles in range every 10 minutes.
As far as safety, the original car passed the automotive safety crash tests and this design should be considerably better. My guess is that when the crash tests are performed and the ratings published that demand will explode.
@@n.brucenelson5920 But they can release a promotional trailer for their vehicle showing what appears to be half a tsla charger port in order to sneak past an NDA. ;)
Would the car be an oven when I get back to it after charging in the sun?
Not with AC, but does it have that? Battery is supposed to be liquid cooled.
@@jameshoffman552 It will have AC. They haven't said yet if it will be allowed to run when the car is off, though.
@@robertkirchner7981 It will. This will be one of the features that can be chosen specifically for leaving pets in the car.
@@n.brucenelson5920 Pets cannot be left inside of automobiles. If the AC failed then they would be dead in 20 minutes in California summer. It's against the law to leave pets inside a car anyway in most of the U.S.
@@georgespalding7640 Good point. The technical capability is not going to override local law.
Doesn't California require rear view mirrors? If so, the drag will be increased, and an analysis of range attributed in part to energy from a rear hatch panel is useless, is it not?
No. In California and most states the Aptera will be classed as a motorcycle or autocycle and can use cameras and screens in place of mirrors.
@@n.brucenelson5920 so its not a car?
@@jaimefish173 for all practical purposes it is. It will meet all automotive safety standards and be tested to them. For regulatory purposes it will be registered as a motorcycle or autocycle.
@@jaimefish173 All this changes for you is insurance and EV "CAR" credits.
Does the aptera have brake disks?
Yes, but they will last a long time because most braking will be regenerative.
@@n.brucenelson5920 I know how electric cars work. I am only asking because I didnt see any im the pictures. Could you show me where you saw/found it?
@@JG-oc9gc I can't seem to link. Do a search on Aptera. disc brakes.
@@JG-oc9gc 08:18 shows the ventilated disc and a top / bottom caliper (the red things).
This video is just click bait. Please downvote it and move on. It is using the same misleading video titles Aptera uses. They put 1000 mile range and solar charging in the same sentence to mislead. Solar gets you maybe 30 miles in a day at the most in the Aptera.
The average commute in California is 29.3 miles, last check 29.3 is greater than 28.4 miles.
So by Aptera's own estimate, their claim of never having to charge the car from a plug fails