You're Wrong About Aptera
Vložit
- čas přidán 17. 02. 2024
- Use code AGINGWHEELS50 to get 50% OFF First Box and free wellness shots for life with any active subscription at bit.ly/3GIHzuy!
Patreon: / agingwheels
Merchandise: crowdmade.com/collections/agi... - Auta a dopravní prostředky
What a crazy concept of making a electric vehicle actually very efficient and light. Instead of 5 ton, rolling refrigerator with huge tires and all kinds of rolling resist.
Its easier to market towards people's feelings than logic.
Look at what people in the USA drive. Manufacturers need to appeal to that.
@@lawnmowerdude Let's not pretend like manufacturers aren't the ones _creating_ some of that appeal, though. It's hard to buy anything other than a massive truck when all that's available are massive trucks.
yeah I mean the fact that is that efficient goes to show how gas car makers are going out of their way to make super expensive cars plain and simple.
@@SaraMorgan-ym6ue government regulations also push them that way. they'd get penalized for making say, an S10-sized truck again for example.
The fact that this costs less than a Twike is WILD.
I can't stop freaking laughing at that fact
The Twike is wildly overpriced. I don't understand how that thing sells. Their marketing must work on a specific group of people in a way that I don't understand.
Having said that, the Aptera has not sold any production vehicles yet. I can't think of any EV that sold for its "expected" price. We'll have to see.
they actually don't know what the price is nor will the guarantee the price on the website. considering the body panels are ten thousand dollars per the CEO when asked how much to replace them there is zero chance the prices on the website are meaningful
@@SolarWebsite from what I've seen Twike is hand built in single quantities and isn't really what one would call a production vehicle. It doesn't really have a marketing division and might be a semi hobby type of operation that just about pays for itself in that way. I live in their primary area right near the company and the only Twike I've ever seen is the one run by one of the guys who makes them. Government grants and such might be a contributing factor to small company's survival.
It’s not going to come anywhere close to its original target price. That was before they went with getting it built in Italy and shipped over to be finished.
To be profitable they are going to price themselves out of the market. If they came to market in 2021/22 they might have made it.
it's like the anti-Cybertruck
no no no no get back in there🤣🤣🤣
It really is
its a solartruck now
@@jensenthegreen6780 it's a rusty pile of recalled crap
@@strider_hiryu850 ok
36 years of World Solar Challenge races are starting to pay off...
well yeah .. but also car manufacturers simply never dare to go this far .. in production ..
Nope - Aptera is what they used to look like 36 years ago - look at the modern ones - NOT like Aptera at all
@@duncancairncross citroen ds 1964
This would make a killer commuter vehicle.
Id quite literally spend $0 on fuel costs just to get to work daily.
I think it will make a killer road trip vehicle for two people. Imagine putting in an honest 500 miles at highway speeds with a single charging stop.
@@lsh3rdnot just a single charging stop, but those stops will be so fast that you get enough charge in the time it take you to take a dump and grab some food/drinks
i was thinking the same thing, and the solar in the day would prob make up for the AC usage loss@@lsh3rd
@@TrevorWilliams215 correct. All you need to do is time the stop with lunch and there will be no time penalty.
Ehm, no. Notice how he pointed out solar panels are useless on a model 3? And how they are at best 2x more useful on the aptera? It was easy to miss because I guess you dont get invited if you press such matters too hard; but unless you take this thing grocery shopping once a week in california, youd better still find an outlet. But sure enough, your charging cost will be meaningfully lower due to its size and efficiency.
So glad to see this company didn’t die out over its development of this car. I hope to drive one someday
What do you mean? Aptera is as old as Tesla, it went under, and same dude whose original idea it was, is now -again in charge. In its first go in 2008-2011 it had real funding, current iteration is crowdfunded... I think the 'hope' part is quite strong here.
I should point out that the current CEO was not at the helm when the company went under the first time. He left because he didn't like the direction they were heading and the way they were doing business
Yeah, I have been watching Aptera since the early 2010s… I guess we shall see if they can get that ship off the ground. I hope they do!
@@agingwheelsThanks for mentioning that. In another post I added that Aptera was out of business for 8 years before the original founders brought it back. So they had nothing to do with the earlier failure and in fact started over with a totally new version of their original design.
I will add that the 2011 version failed right after the new CEO abandoned the original design and tried to build a traditional four wheeled car. I'm not saying that's the reason it failed, it was probably a desperation move to attract a government grant. But it did not work.
@@HVM_fi yeah tech wasn't ready yet when they initially launched, now the batteries are so efficient and cheap thanks to Tesla pressure that it's feasible
it felt like an advertisement because Aptera is so damn interesting and exciting vehicle. I really hope that they will be successful.
why don't electric cars not have solar panels?
because it only is useful to a few people in very short range trips
Back in the early 2000s, our Electric Auto Association chapter invited a guest speaker who competed in the Australian solar car race. These cars were completely solar powered, very flat and light. Their entire top half was hinged and opened so it could tilt up and face the sun at sunrise and sunset, thereby getting every single available photon! Very cool stuff. (And no, our speaker guest didn't win the race).
Check out the "Light Year 1". Its another super efficient solar production car that came from those Australian races.
I think one of my favorite things about this car is that the CEO planned (atleast on the older prototypes) to make the car modular. With QR codes on specific parts of the vehicle that link you to a video on how to replace said part step by step. They want people to be able to self repair their car and I think thats amazing.
Still the plan as a R2R vehicle. Hell. If they decided to make it a kit car as well, I'd buy it and build it myself.
Man this car could literally not get more perfect, I so hope that they make it into production with all this.
I had concerns about this problem as well. Looks like this series of car would be interesting once my crv kicks the bucket
I'll be shocked if this gets past dealers or a year after launch. But impressed.
Right to repair is still the ethos of the company!
Rob's assessment of the stability of this vehicle really speaks volumes, he knows a thing or two because he has seen a thing or two. Have you wrecked a twike?
Or a Robin!
The wide 2 wheels at the front instead of a single front wheel makes it much more stable. When you turn much of the rolling force is in the front, so having a single wheel in front makes it want to just keep rolling. Especially if you also hit the brakes which puts even more weight on the front. With the wider front from the 2 wheels it gives a far more stable platform.
@@NBSV1 I've got a buddy with a Can-Am whatever..
I think he's afraid of bikes.
Tried to scare me. Didn't work.
I've driven a few sidecar bikes.
They are a challenge out the gate if you're used to leaning into turns and counter steering.
@@NBSV1Morgan did that for a very long time.
@@jimurrata6785 LOL! Top Gear had to rig the Robin to make it turn over in their videos. Robin took Reliant to the #2 manufacturing position in the UK back in the day, with around 1/2 million examples produced. It was hardly a failure.
I see another benefit to solar panels on top, which solves a big complaint anti-electric car people have. If you get stranded from electricity running out, you aren't entirely screwed. You could wait a few hours in the sun and be able to go a few more miles, or at least keep electricity inside running to help keep you cool or warm while you wait for help.
Yeah, just don't park in the shade, drive at night, drive when it's cloudy, and wash the panels regularly...
@@user-iu4wh1zs6t Not sure why you're replying that on my comment. My comment was about the panels providing a way to not be completely stranded, which they would still do regardless of those things. Yes, it's not going to charge at night lmao, but it will charge some the next day, enough to get you out of wherever you are, is my point.
It would take a month to charge via solar, this vehicle is pointless and fugly
9:01 totally accelerated past the guy trying to take a picture of it! Awesome!
🤣🤣🤣 that guy got a good picture of an empty spot of road.
That guys is part of the crew, who do you think did the recording at 2:22?
@@Lucas-vd2gx Point is, is that it was spontaneous. they just left it in due to the comic effect. still makes it brilliant.
I love the genuine appreciation at end with the disclaimer of no sponsorship or advertisement. I'm excited to see the company succeed at this as well! All the best Aptera ❤
*Aptera
Rob rives the car as an absolute madman, has a banana smile, and giggles like a kid the entire time; Chris M. reaction: another normal day at the office…
@@thomasphillips885 Oops, thanks for the correction.
Unfortunately the channel is furthering an investment scam ... many of us early investors were promised our cars in 23 then they said end of 24. After that they launched another jump to the head of the line for 10k or more investment deal. Problem is they did this earlier with the paradigm model. They use channel to draw more people in to scam with false promises
If we start getting low drag car designs, I'm extremely here for it.
I wonder why the Tatra never caught on in the 1930's? Indeed, in the 1950's the US auto makers were still making some incredibly unaerodynamic shapes with poor drag coefficients instead of following the lead of Tatra.
@@TassieLorenzo Cost optimization. It make no sense cutting down on fuel consumption when the car become more expensive.
Its also worth saying that the economic life of a car in the early to mid 1900ed was actually shorter than today, and the driving distance even more so.
In 1930 there hardy existed any highways. But there is really just on highway you have large benefit of low drag.
For a car that may have driven 30k miles before they was scraped, this was just not economical.
In the 60s this number was up to about 50k miles. Its really only in the 90s and 00s that the number that a new car was expected to drive went over 100k miles.
This change the dynamics and suddenly making more fuel efficient cars was quite a bit more realistic.
I've been following then since 2005 when they were originally using a small motorcycle engine and rear motorcycle type frame. At the time I think they were looking at around 150mpg. I think the EV idea wasn't an option back then, but now it's making this vehicle so much more appealing.
That's right. Then some equity schmucks got involved and tanked the company. Now the original founders are back and are a lot more careful with their partnerships.
I had pre-ordered with a deposit, the original one back in 2007. They refunded my deposit before closing the company - which I greatly appreciated. I don’t have one on pre-order yet for the EV, bc my vehicle needs for the upcoming 5 years is an unknown. (currently work from home, so only drive to the store now & then)
Aptera illustrates what electric cars should have always been: Lightweight, smooth-handling, fast-charging for trips, with a price comparable to a basic ICE car. Except for the three wheels, it reminds me of the Honda Insight, which was also designed to be very streamlined, and had a spacious rear trunk for your groceries or anything else you want to carry other than a third passenger.
I've had a first gen Insight for 24 years (still going strong and 70+ mpg). and this is the only car I see as a real replacement. As an aside, GM could have been way ahead of Tesla if they wanted to with the EV1 back in '95, but caved to investors and the oil giants, and now will probably go bankrupt when Chinese electrics arrive.
I love that this looks like it came straight from a 1990s concept showroom
Like the movie sleeper
Id have built them differently and id get rid of thw ugly wheel covers and then give it really wild suspension for offroading
@@TheAnnoyingBoss lol, you don't need any twist when there's only 3 wheels... it would look good with some big mud tires up front.
Yet its the only car made that actually looks like a 2024 car should
Straight out of an episode of "Beyond 2000"
I love how you can measure wall power at 10 miles per hour now. That sounds so wrong. "My wall power goes 10 mph!" "What? Where is it going?!" It's like some reverse "is your fridge running" joke. It's so absurd and I love it.
The Earth spins on its axis at 1035mph and The earth is orbiting the sun at 66 thousand mph as we speak.
"about that 1015 mph ticket in a school zone, officer, the fact i went westward technically makes it legal in reference to earth's core"@@AboveAverageMan97
Like in the movie Jumanji when they keep talking about their phones and the guy from the '80s that got locked in there goes, does the phone mean something different in the future?
At the risk of being anal, just to be clear, when Bob says "plugging in gives you '10 mph' ", he of course, NOT talking about 10mph speed. He is saying that for every hour your Aptera is plugged into a 110-120 VAC standard North American wall socket, the amount of charge received by the Aptera will amount to approximately 10 more miles of driving. (E.g. an overnight 10 hour charge on a wall socket will net you approximately an extra 100 miles of driving the next morning).
we just did a test in Australia roughly 1000klm trip using 2 identical 7 series bmw's 1 electric and 1 petrol. the electric cost more for the tip and over 2 hours slower waiting for charging not to mention the charger is plugged into the power grid to charge its just an illusion. only good for short city runs so you can charge at home to make it cheap using a slow charger to keep the costs down aint physic's a bitch
I want one. I even showed it to my wife and she exclaimed, "Buy it!"
Lucky!
Have her eyes checked asap
In a world where SUVs are becoming the norm and the transition to EVs seem to be producing mostly large and heavy vehicles with terrible handling feel, it is nice to see that someone is trying to do something light, fast and nimble again. I want my EV to drive like a go-kart because go-karts are fun.
And let's not forget how happy the steering yoke looks
*stupid
This has to be the coolest most practical electric car I've ever seen. Most people may never have to even plug it in. There is a farmer that lives across the road from us who has an electric mini truck with a solar panel canopy. In 3 years he has never plugged it into an outlet and it's always ready when he is ready to go.
I'm guessing you dont live in cold climate then. On winter best part of the combustion engine is the extra thermal energy that can be pushed to cabin. In EV all that energy comes from battery and vehicles generally are not well insulated that might not be enough both range and heating capacity. Also if you get stuck on the side of the road for what ever reason ICE will keep you warm long as engine is running and if you have webasto you can keep car turned off and just use that to stay warm, while battery on EV runs dry rather fast. Also our roads would be horrid with this thing. Ice tends to form grooves on the road but this thing has its rear wheel smack on the middle. One corner and slight breaking probably drop rear into one of those gooves and getting out of that might become really god damn interesting. Yeah cant say i'm that optimistic about this thing.
Given how much of the US lives in hot climates, this car could still excel in that market. It's worth noting that given how efficient the car is, it's possible that it could use its power to heat the battery if they release an all season version. Also be realistic, how much of the ICE car owners actually owns a webasto or something similar? 5% 10%? I think your comments are being super unreasonable. I think the people behind this project are well aware all the problems it would face in the winter @@Hellsong89
And heating is the least efficient thing you can do with electrons
@@Hellsong89
@@Hellsong89 oh the other hand, it has never snowed in my city and it's always sunny. the clime control is still an issue, but on the opposite direction (for cooling), but the rest are non-factors.
I'd be very surprised if the solar panels on this car are as effective as they claim.
My favorite part of the video is the lady pulling up beside you to take a pic just as you punch the accelerator and leave her in the dust :)
Honestly the middle of the US gas station anxiety driving my miata across it is why I want one. Sure it's only 30 miles in a full day of charge but there are solid 70 mile plus stretches with no gas station around.
My miata had me sweating bullets and it's pretty damn fuel efficient knowing I forgot to fill up for awhile zoning out, I'd be walking 70 miles in a cellphone dead zone.
Even though theyre removing the motor wine, chris stated that theyre gonna add personalized motor sounds, i want the jetsons sound effect bad
I think the Flintstones mobile would be a great sound.
I want the original sound. It's just like how Tube trains sounded when I was a kid.
i know you said that this isn't an ad, but holy crap, your enthusiasm combined with the way this car would match my needs, I'm genuinely considering getting one of these to replace my hybrid whenever they come out. This was a great way to show them off! Thank you for making me aware of them
It'll be a few years out yet. As of right now they're only expecting the early model production late this year if they're lucky so consumers buying now likely won't get one for 3-5 years depending on how investors take the brand.
Im hoping there in full production by the time my sentra starts shacking itself apart. Im wanting something like this (well, not just something, this is literally the electric car I want) to replace my gas cars when she is at the end of her life.
Lots of enthusiasm, but remember this is the same guy who owns a Twike. His perspective on the practicality of vehicles is perhaps not the same as your average person. It has only two seats, the trunk is long but very flat so fitting groceries in there might be a challenge, I wouldn't be surprised if the heater is a pair of hair drivers bolted underneath the dash, and so on. These cars have been in development for so long it's kind of a joke.
Personally, I'd love to buy one, especially if they by some miracle hit their price point and even more miraculously qualify for the Federal Tax Incentive. If those stars aligned you could walk out with them for probably $25,000 after taxes and whatnot. The problem then would be they would never be able to keep up with demand. It would be impossible to actually buy one because the line would be out the door, around the block, and next town over.
@@katmandomo they actually haven't been in development long. They only launched the brand in 2018. Tesla for example also took around the same amount of time to release the Roadster, and the Roadster reused an existing car's body. Plus Tesla got lucky with a random millionaire dumping all his money into a hostile takeover. Aptera hasn't been so lucky.
And there's no shot the Aptera will get the tax incentive. They almost got it with the last revision of the EV incentive program but you should expect the incentives to either start going down or going away in the near future. The topic of EV incentives has been getting for more political recently and with the high odds of a right wing president this year, I expect these policies to go away more quickly (let's be honest, it's looking increasingly less likely the current president will win again).
Again practicality is honestly decent. It's well known that the average car holds 1.5 people so the vast majority never haul a single person at all. I mean it says a lot with how many people buy cars when they say the back seats are either uncomfortable or unusable. Even in my family my mother has always had her own car for work and another for hauling the family. My dad used to also have a beater for work before he retired. If you already have a family car, there's nothing wrong with also having a commuter. Plus there are many younger or single people out there who basically never drive anyone.
As for the hatch being high and flat, well just look at all pickup trucks. Most pickups anymore have beds nearly chest high. Really not a convenient place to be lifting things to. At least in this case it's more a similar height to most cars at about waist height. You can see so Aging Wheels video. And that was an early model that had the lip before the rear. The production model has the hatch go all the way to the rear.
@@Skylancer727 if I can lay my mountain bike down in the rear im happy. Thats honestly my only concern with the rear. I dont mind putting the front wheel in the other seat, its kinda what i already do. I really should up and buy a bike rack.
Damn it, I've been following the progress of Aptera for years. Love the car, but it felt like the pregnancy that will never come to term. Then here you come, gushing legitimate, tangible, praise, and I'm all fired up again.
They need to have a couple small jump seats for kids, even if they are mounted sideways. Please include 110-120v plug-in remote cabin preheating. So you don't waste a bunch of your battery just trying to defrost your windows.
Plug-in preheating is likely. Added seats in back is not going to happen in this model.
holy hell this looks awesome. was expecting to be snapped back to reality with a price tag of $80k and up. incredible that it's actually affordable
Actually, they sadly had to push the price up a lot recently. Couple years ago they aimed at ca $25k entry price.
But that has been consistent through the entire EV industry, cost getting a bit away from the start ups, unfortunately.
@@RoonMian You may be comparing their $25K base-model price (2WD, 250 mile range, limited solar) to their launch-model price (3WD, 400 mile range, full solar). After their first 2000 launch-models are delivered, they will start delivering their other configurations.
It will be impressive if they make it at all, making a new car is incredibly hard.
well it makes me wonder how effective solar panels would be as a range extender for that car.🤔
It looks like shit though?
I love cars that focus entirely on one goal, particularly efficiency. Which is why I love my first gen Insight so much, because it's focus was essentially purely to be efficient, which, I think, is why the Apterra gives me such similar vibes. It's just taking that goal for efficiency even further, without being limited to late-90s car technology
Huge fan of the first generation Honda insight. I would own one if I could find one for sale near me.
@garethbaus5471 yeah, there's not a whole lot of them out there. I'm definitely glad I was able to pick mine up when I did. Somehow, the other Insight in my city lives two streets away from me though 😅
@@negil My current car is also a rare hybrid variant and one of the first of its kind to be mass produced, but it isn't a 1st gen insight.
The problem with making a car focus on efficiency so much, is that it makes it worse as an actual car for daily use. The Apterra looks terrible as a car that has to be driven every day. The Insight was great because it still worked as a car, while being as efficient as they could make it. But the Apterra takes it too far. Just airing up the tires is too much of a task. This thing won't sell.
@BlueOvals24 It looks just as practical as an Insight to me. Both seat two people, have a similar hatch design (but the Apterra looks like it is a little deeper and likely has more storage space), and probably a similar maximum load capacity too (the Insight isn't supposed to take more than 365lbs including passengers). I've had mine for about 7 years, and it's never really been an inconvenience for me, but it’s far from a practical usable car for most people.
There have always been buyers for straight forward efficient transport. VW beetle probably the most celebrated example. The problem ia finding a design you can profit from and deliver on customer experience. Apertera's are going to be awesome, i hope theyre profitable.
This car is an arrow through the air full economy, coolest car ever
As a student captain of a high school solar car team, I want to
A) thank your various EV related videos. The lawn mower battery conversion legitimately helped with us setting up our own BMS.
B) state how shockingly similar the Aptera's layout and design is to the higher-end student competition cars. Three wheel designs are goated because of their lack of a differential and tapering profile.
Those competition tricycles also have narrow tires.
cause they are not made for use on an open road
@@cybertonto72 it doesn't mean it cannot or shouldn't be, we should be striving for more efficiency, not bigger and heavier cars.
This thing looks like the ultimate commuter car. Excited to see how production comes along
Wider than a Hummer H1?
This is better at long range, too. You can just buy a 1,000 mile version.
@@vic321344 that doesn't stop you commuting, though does it.
@@FinnishArmy Commuter, long rage? Seems like two seperate things.
@@vic321344 Many of us have both applications in mind.
I’ve been watching and waiting for a production Aptera for nearly 2 decades. If, IF… they can make a vehicle that actually preforms as advertised, Aptera will be the EV I’d buy. Oh, if you mentioned it, I missed it, but Aptera is also allowing for fix it yourself. They are one of the few companies that supports repair and maintenance, unlike the biggest EV makers, Aptera has a plan to put reader code stamps on all of their parts, this code when scanned with your phone or other device, will give you the part name, availability, cost, will even help you order the replacement part and show you or your mechanic how to remove the old part and install the new part. That in itself puts Aptera in a whole different class. Supposedly, last I heard anyway, they are saying production models should be rolling out in 2024. Well?.. we’re waiting.
"Less range in the winter!"
Joke's on you, I own a jacket.
My dad is always cold in general and has Renaud's disease, which makes his hands extremely cold. He got a Chevy Bolt and I thought he would be using the heated steering wheel all the time. He set the car for no HVAC on start and he never uses the heat, but he always feels warm in the car. We're in Vermont, so we do get serious weather. I'm rarely cold, but I do use the heat in my car and I also felt fine riding in his Bolt. Dad's best guess is the heat from battery conditioning bleeds through into the cabin. Thats probably going to be true in the Aptera too.
@@patrickcorcoran4828 They are likely going to have a heated steering wheel available
It fogs up too much without heating.
I was crazy into the original Aptera designs back in 2008. When the company went under during the recession, I was pretty bummed. Seeing them come back like this has been very exciting, and I hope they get to full production.
Ha, when people compared Aptera to the Roadster in Tesla forums at the same time frame, I find that silly. Now with another go with the f*ing crowdfunding it's near insanity, it's your money, so do you like, but I give it as fat chance as NFTs...
@@HVM_fi To be fair, Tesla only survived because a multi-millionaire threw nearly all his money into a hostile takeover of the brand. Elon isn't wrong when he says the brand wouldn't exist without him, even after he took over they still barely made ends meet.
Plus there's no risk in spending your money on Aptera, any reservation you make is refundable and they did refund everyone back in 2008. We have full reason to trust they'd do it again if they have to. And the crowd funding is literal investing. It's just closed stock exchange rather than being open to the entire market. They're not big enough to go public nor do they want investors changing the plans for their initial model.
And NFTs were a literal scam. NFTs had about the same value to people as the art industry; basically things have value because I say so. Considering how little impact the art industry has on consumers with most not even going to free art museums, why would anyone have viewed NFTs any higher? I think it says a lot when the only people praising NFTs were the millionaires who are interested in the art industry.
They’ve ‘come back’ several times in the past 14 years. It’s a fraud
@@brittburton3264 no they didn't. They only came back once. I think you might be confusing the fact that in the liquidation they made following their bankruptcy they sold the brand to a firm in China. It wasn't till 2019 they bought the brand back. There wasn't even any time for it to launch "multiple times" as they only liquidated in 2011 and came back in 2019.
Plus the co-founders both have started other completely legitimate businesses. Chris Anthony founded Flux Power who are still a major battery supplier for electric forklifts and airport equipment. Steve Fambro has also worked in a vertical farming company called Famgro LLC and worked as the COO at the Ag Tech Group for Ocean Holding. I'd say the only iffy thing about anyone's history is Fambro who also worked at Unicoin a crypto currency brand.
@@brittburton3264 They have not. They went bankrupt in 2011 and came back in 2019. This is the result of the 2019 company until now.
Was that not one, but TWO ElectraMeccanica Solos? I cant wait for the video!!!
I was wondering if I was the only one who got excited when I saw them!
I saw that, too! Talk about a cool microwave.
Me also. Wish I could get 1....
I had the opportunity to test drive one of them and sorry to say it but the solos are cr@p.
I really love the look of the ElectraMeccanica 356 replica.
I do wonder about crash test ratings. Either way it sounds exciting to see the final product.
Crash tests? Try avoiding potholes with a trike. watch those wheel covers crack to pieces.
Aptera claims their carbon fiber body will be one of the safest of all production vehicles.
@@MoviesByeMarkso did ocean gate though. We need independent testing.
It will be tested. According to the engineers, it will be one of the safest cars on the road.
@@markbajek2541easy...besides at highway speed
I've heard of the Aptera, and the main reason it is so efficient, beyond the aerodynamics, is the weight or lack there of. Most BEVs are really heavy because of the massive battery packs needed to get the range they have. This makes them really heavy and require more power to move them around. The Aptera, like a race car, is essentially cut down to the bare essentials to cut down on how much power is lost just getting it to move. This increases how far it can go with the same amount of charge as a much heavier BEV.
It can never sell as cheap as they promise. The hype about what is a modest amount of solar panels is going to be reality checked.
I have been driving my Arcimoto for over 2 years now. It is streamlined enough. Designs should not be pushing ways to go long distances in personal vehicles, that's the wrong stuff.
likely fewer safety than a regular car. And only 2 seats.
@@georgesbv1 They will have a 3rd party fully crash test production ready units and publish the results. The computer models look very good. Highest roof crush strength of any passenger car tested. I'm not worried.
@@georgesbv1 2 seats only is a huge plus and a step in the right direction to reduce very wasteful American habits. One person should not drive a 4 seat car all the time.
@@popeyegordon so all families need 6 cars now. 3-4 for commuting, another for road trips and a truck for DYI.
The fact that aging wheels really wants one does, in fact, make ME really want one. 😊
I’m starting to really want 1 as well!
Remember these start ups hype it up for years and dont produce anything. I wanted the Persu v3 really bad but it popped and faded away. Remember the Elio?
They have been around for 10 years...
@@AboveAverageMan97 as with many things, “wanting” and “getting” are entirely different. Sometimes even when you eventually GET it, it makes you wish you’d never even heard of it!! 😊
car is only a car.. 🤣
7:13 - for cars made in the past 30 years, this dude has easily the most interesting fleet on the platform.
You really can pick em' man.
Agreed
Don’t want it to be silent
Alpha sounds so good
Given that the average commute in my area is about 25 miles, this car could *almost* be driven daily entirely on solar power.
I want one based on looks alone. Coolest thing I've seen in years. I love the focus on efficiency too. That's the way forward. Colin Chapman: "Simplify, then add lightness". More true than ever before.
That's the biggest thing I am annoyed with about all thr electric cars. They are UGLY. This actually looks unique and futuristic. Not necessarily cool looking. But it's exactly what you would expect an electric car to look like.
I’m only 2 minutes in but this thing worries me safety wise, especially in a market of ever larger trucks and SUVs
@@Mawyman2316 If anything, this thing could potentially be safer than a Tesla in a crash, since the battery pack probably isn't a structural component, and thus won't bend and instantly enter explosive thermal runaway. If it is a structural component though, then its yet another EV less safe than a Pinto.
@@Avetho have there been any exploding teslas?
Nevermind I just went and looked, there sure are lol.
Also even if the battery isn’t a structural component, and even if it doesn’t have any catastrophic thermal runaway, there’s basically no room to crumple. I don’t care about the fire, I care about you surviving long enough for the fire to matter. In the video I believe it mentioned crash teating even though they don’t have to, and we shall have to see when it gets to that point how well these keep you safe. I’m frankly fairly onboard with this car.
@@Mawyman2316 Frankly, I'm rather on-board with this car too, since this is what EVs were supposed to be, they're pushed as energy efficient yet we get 5000 pound Teslas, giant Rivians and F150 Lightnings, leave cargo and passenger hauling to hybrids where the load makes the engine more efficient and give small city-going commuters efficient crash-tested and safe road-legal glorified waterproof e-bikes with road-going horsepower and AC. This car is basically just that, which is actually pretty awesome.
I'd feel better knowing which battery chemistry they're using, and a lot more comfortable if we find out they're not using Tesla's chosen battery chemistry, their NCA batteries are the most volatile of all Li-ion out there for the lofty goal of the maximum energy density.
The big issue with runaway in batteries is that Li-ion batteries like NCA and LiPO end up igniting if ever exposed to oxygen, and then they start burning their electrolyte which sets the lithium on fire and burns more electrolyte in a real jet of plasma from a puncture hole, a discharged battery pack probably has a similar energy density to an equally heavy full gas tank, in both cases if you burn it you get loads of thermal energy, just once. The tank can be refilled, the battery however just becomes a heavy lump of cooling slag.
I've seen EVs go up in flames before, you've got maybe at most 5 to 10 seconds from seeing thick white smoke to run at least a dozen feet away from a Tesla before the fire bursts out and envelops the car and everything inside it. Those E-buses too are scary, one smokes for like 5 seconds and whoom its all on fire, then like 10 seconds later the bus beside it smokes and boom fire and it repeats down the line until all the buses are ablaze, its why one of the most scary man-made places to me right now is that Chinese EV graveyard, so many cars with batteries that could short out and go into runaway if they have any power left at all, and if a storm happens and something falls over, that whole area is going to burn for days and release putrid toxic smoke everywhere. It burns hot enough that it melts the body panels and glass in still air, that never happens in ICEs unless there's a decent wind flaring it up.
Overall, I trust Aptera to make it right and make it safe, not sensational. If it had to be Li-ion, I'd make it LiFePO4, those batteries can be impaled at full charge and won't do more than a candle flame after the debris is removed.
Also keep in mind, Aptera was the company that names Tesla's charger NACS, because they realized it should be the standard and were the first ones on board. So basically they were the main push.
If true, that's awesome. And yeah, figures they'd know what's best
First perhaps, but the two "main" events most people will remember to make the avalanche happen were the NACS spec document from Tesla and the GM/Ford deal announcements. Aptera loudly shouted about the issue. Tesla laid the charges and GM blew it up (they are experienced with making things explode after all ).
@@ccibinel This is true, but that kinda stinks that Aptera made the standard push, even calling it NACS, and yet they'll get zero credit.
Tesla opened the standard on November 11, 2022, renaming it NACS.
Aptera released a statement on November 30, 2022 that they will be adopting that standard.
Where do you get the idea that Aptera were the ones naming the NACS standard?
@@ccibinel Aptera installed the Tesla connector on their first prototype, started a petition to make it standard, and had permission from Tesla to use it 6 months before Ford. It would not have happened if not for Aptera's push.
Its unfathomable to me to be able to drive to work for practically free and let it charge in the parking lot while im inside. Such a cool product
As long as it's sunny where you park, you're good. If there are tall buildings or clouds... Yeah, not so good.
I really really hope that it stays that light!! That weight will make such a massive difference to everything.
It will stay that light as it has nothing else that needs to go in there. Also they will be modular so repair is a snap. You literally do not have a wiring harness that leaves one module. Repair will be insanely fast.
@MoviesByeMark why no wiring harness? Still has buttons windows locks screens gauges lights and electric motors
@@schmeez100 Aptera has explained it in some of their video updates. Instead of having one central control unit with lots of wires run everywhere for power and communication they just ran power wires to individual control modules for each electronic thing in the car. It saved a lot of weight and complexity.
Since a lot of the electronics and switch gear are bespoke to Aptera hopefully they will leverage mostly 48 VDC systems further reducing weight.
This is a truly amazing electric car. crazy-looking, quite inexpensive yet also very efficient, and also surprisingly practical.
Considering how much cars just sit in parking lots, having the thing covered in panels is still a better idea than it not being covered in solar.
Or you could cover buildings with solar panels and connect them to the power grid. I know, shocking idea.
@@jankoodziej877or do both
@@jankoodziej877Or even cover car parks with solar panels, with the added bonus you don't come back to a blazing hot car!
Or even, remove car parks and use their useless space for housing!
@@crackedemerald4930 And while we're removing joy from the world in the pursuit of efficiency, we can make those houses 200 square feet -- enough for a bed and desk with common showers, bathrooms, and cafeterias for everyone to share!
… apparently you have never heard of Sonos motors in Germany… who have the technology to embed solar cells in body panels and who had working models of their car with a nominal 3kw array in the body. The recently succumbed to market forces and gave up the dream, now focusing on solar-assisted bus climate conditioning packages and large refer trailer units
Solar charging would be a plus on hot summer days,as the the solar panel output could be used to keep the interior cool,thus preserving the interior from sun damage.
That's not even close to how energy works. It 100% can't keep up with a 20 degree delta t
It's really cool to see a company build a true ground-up EV rather than just taking an almost standard ICE car and putting an electric drive train in it.
aptera started as an ICE vehicle
Every time Robert calls that gallon jug a one liter bottle I want to cry.
Even worse the solar panel is holding at the start of the vid will produce ZERO Wh because the wrong side is facing the sun. . . . .
He forgot his props.
@@bobroberts2371 I wouldn't want it producing power with those leads dangling like that. A few volts up the trouser leg would make you jump.
@@lordbungle6235 You wouldn't feel anything from that 12 volt panel.
From the start, he explained it.
mad respect for your last discussion about motivations/lack of sponsorship/etc. that kind of transparency is super important (and I share your enthusiasm).
I carry a solar panel in my petrol cars so I can recharge the starter battery in the middle of nowhere if I need to.
being able to partially charge in exchange for a little time, when stranded and too broke to afford a tow truck is quite valuable.
if you can expect about 0.5km worth of charge per hour of sunlight for a Model 3, and you park it in front of your workplace for 8 hours per day, that gives you 4km of range that you wouldn't have had otherwise. if you park it in front of your house over the weekend, even more. that's certainly not enough to run the car on, but it's far from useless. and if you get stranded somewhere because you ran out of charge... you can just wait, and get yourself unstranded.
I have been a reservation holder for years now, I share both the enthusiasm and the skepticism.
There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic!
@@lsh3rd Name 3.
@@Okurka. 1. Production tooling has been completed for the most expensive components. 2. There is a timeline on completion of a PI build. 3. Crowd funding effort was a massive success.
@@lsh3rd They have already gone under once and their current promised delivery date for the same 7000 pre-ordered vehicles is already 5 years late, Also its a near 20 year old car company that hasn't produced or sold a single car in that time
@@shaynegadsden so much of what you said here is completely wrong.
A friend of mine would benefit from this kind of vehicle. He drives a truck, where he commutes in and out of work every 5-6 days. When not working, his car would be sitting in a wide open lot under the sun in Georgia. He would effectively be able to run entirely on solar with his schedule and never have to charge conventionally (assuming they have more solar).
He could put some AGM batteries in the bed, cover the bed in solar cells, charge the batteries during the day, then wire his house to accept the solar generated electricity from the batteries in the evening. It almost sounds too easy....
@@deansmits006lol why not just put the panels on the house at that point? They’d be wasting money and energy lugging the batteries around in the truck.
The car is so light it will be stolen in 6 days. It weighs less than a motorcycle.
@@Ask-a-Rocket-Scientist some people work in gated lots, I know I do
Wow, i didn't think this car actually existed. To exist so solidly even as a prototype is super promising
My wife and I both rode in an alpha prototype in November of 2021 and the performance even at that early stage was amazing.
I think what makes the efficiency of Aptera truly great are the small details in daily life. Yes charging your Tesla for even half an hour is annoying. Reducing that to 15 minutes is so good!
Or for example here in Germany the charging infrastructure is really bad. You might have a fast charger in your vecinity but they are often not really that fast. So you would end up with like 20kW charging. And then your Tesla takes ages. Sure your Aptera also takes long but not nearly as long.
And many people don't have a charger at home so with the solar panels they need to do much less charging at a fast charger.
And the advantages add up and I think this will only show how good it is in the long run.
I put a reservation in for mine a few months ago. At the current projected rate of production (10k per year) it's going to be nearly 4 years before I can get mine. I really hope they ramp up production!
That's if production starts at the end of the year.
I'd be surprised if you ever get one tbh.
this entire company screams investment fraud.
Actually the projected rate at full production capacity will be about 29K per year. I don't know how long it will take them to ramp up to that, but they are very insistent that they will be producing 40 cars per shift with 2 shifts per day soon after starting production. We won't know for sure until they're producing them but you'll probably get yours in closer to 2 years than 4 years
Lol, I will check back in 4 years if I remember. I will predict ahead of time, you will never get it.
I have a brother who reserved one like a couple of years ago. Honestly I would have a reservation if I could afford a new car.
Those hub motors would make ev conversions on anything with a bolt in hub WAY simpler than building a motor and transmission assembly. I want two for my dodge neon.
AWD hybrid Neon, coming up. No batteries required.😊
Cody Loveland Racing was trying to add rear hub motors on their boosted V6 Civic time attack car known as "Beastie Hatch." It was a brilliant concept, but I haven't seen any updates since they took delivery of the motors something like 2 years ago.
@@Terran.Marine.2 It wouldn't be a hybrid. The rear suspension on a first gen dodge neon would have to be strengthened CONSIDERABLY to handle the torque of those motors. I'm not very familiar with the second gen, but I doubt it'd handle it either.
I suppose so with 1,000 ish foot pounds of torque. Plus the added weight. Might be quite a few iterations before it works properly.
@@Terran.Marine.2 Given the 3 points plus strut setup for attachment of the rear suspension the first gen uses, at the very least, you'd have to make a sort of h-bar to replace the two thin tubes used for the lateral attachment. You'd also have to bulk up the forward anchor to allow for a much thicker brace strut just handle both the rotational stresses, as well as the push from the wheel trying to move forward in the wheel well.
A tie bar between the two lateral braces to keep them from pulling apart/off the suspension mount brace under the spare tire well would also be a very good idea. Perhaps making it into some kind of wishbone shape to hold the top and bottom of the spindle at the same time would probably be best.
It's possible to make the setup with a bit of thick wall tubing, some heim-joints, and a few threaded adjuster rods to dial in the alignment, but you'd still probably have to limit the controller so it doesn't try to give full power off the line, if ever.
This is how I imagined electric cars would be when I was a kid. They have soul like the GM EV-1.
I used to have a 2 seater car before having a family.... Sadly the Aptera wont be practical enough for me now, but pre child me? I would be all over this, it looks fantastic and with a properly useable boot as well.
Holy cow! I'm so glad you finally reviewed this, Aptera deserves way more attention than it's getting.
The engineering they are doing there, not to mention the right to repair philosophy, is just incredible considering today's EV world
Awesome that there are people working on weird stuff 😄
Disappointing that they haven't yet found the "inspired billionaire" that they need to get into production soon. I guess "venture capital" won't take risks on projects with huge potential social benefits.
That's what your momma said.
@@robertkirchner7981 Unfortunately, those with big money usually also want operational control. The founders took that deal 15 years ago with Aptera 1.0, bad direction was given, then the company imploded. With this Aptera 2.0 that was re-founded in 2019, they are unwilling to make that same mistake.
@@robertkirchner7981They have. They have raised so much capital over the decade they've been trying to make this car, but the owner/ceo gambled away company money on crypto, and keeps making very questionable decisions based on whatever Tesla is doing at the moment. This guy thinks he's the next Elon, and it's scary. I've been following this since 2018 and had a reservation until last year when I cancelled it. I asked if they would offer a paid option for physical buttons and knobs for controls as well as a round steering wheel since touch exclusive controls are proven to be more dangerous since they require taking eyes off the road. They said no and blocked me from all of their socials.
@@robertkirchner7981 It's more they popped up at an unfortunate timing. They showed up just before covid shut everything down and the economic uncertainty of the world made investing in anything a dangerous move. We are finally moving on from the recession so it looks more likely that it will be getting funding in the near future.
Also note that Aptera is very adamant on not selling off the company or giving too high of voting power to an investor right now. When they first tried to make a car back in 2009 doing this resulted in the company going bust as investors wanted to shift more towards normal cars which burned through all their funding. They don't want to give up the power they have, but that's what many major billionaires want to do.
Either way they seem to be implying they at least have the funding to make the launch edition vehicles from their crowd funding. That or they're holding an investor behind them for now.
THANK YOU for pointing out the relationship between efficiency and accessory loads! Not enough people understand that a heat pump just makes a lot more sense in a classic Ioniq than in an F150 Lightning.
The main reason to have a solar panel in something like the Prius was that they could power a fan that circulates fresh outside air inside/outside so that you don't have the giant HVAC demand running an AC on a car that had severe Greenhouse 100+ degree temps inside the vehicle.
Running a fan would drain an EV battery, so a small panel in a Prius doesn't even charge the battery but runs the circulator fan.
Brilliant, since the only time they would need the fan is if the sun is out creating that greenhouse effect, more vehicles in general should have this!
In the summer of 1994, I was cruising US Route 54 in Missouri, as a college student. I found myself in a midst of a solar car race. There used to be a competition amongst colleges for this race. As I recall, General Motors had a solar car, that looked like a beetle (the actual animal, not a Volkswagen Type I) that they sponsored in this race for publicity. I saw a solar car from this competition on display at the LeMay car museum in Tacoma, Washington around 2020...
Don’t forget, while the cars were covered with solar panels, and much more thoroughly than this one, the teams also used much larger ground mounted solar arrays to charge a different battery while the car was driving during the day. After dark, gasoline rucks/vans brought the array and the ground based battery to the car and it was used to charge the car.
Car at Lemay is one of the Viking cars from Western Washington University.
Watch the movie "Race the Sun" with Halle Berry and Jim Belushi 🙂.
The solar car challenge still happens in the U.S., and the race across Australia also still happens regularly. Google can help you find those. They're fun to follow.
I'm happy to see Aptera rise from the dead from the first attempt way back in the mists of time. The design is aero-intense but the styling works. Glad you had the chance to check it out.
I put in an pre order a couple of years ago. I justified spending on the order because i saw it a bit like crowd funding. I really want something like this car to exist in the world. I live in Australia so do not expect to see one here for a long time lol. Really hope it gets off the ground 🙏
I'm interested in what the real world efficiency will be, sadly a 2-seat car doesn't work for me as a DD (wife & 2 kids) but the efforts made will hopefully push the EV industry forward by resulting in a focus on making them more efficient and most importantly, lighter.
Aptera is aware that this first vehicle is a niche vehicle. The niche has turned out to be far larger than they were expecting. The second vehicle, to be announced when they go public, may be more in line with your needs. Likely years away, though.
This is litterally my dream car, and the type of car I've been talking about for years.
I don't get why car companies are so obsessed with making cars shaped like cars. There's so much empty void space in modern cars, like 30% of the overall volume of a car is just unusable empty space.
@@rubiconnn
Also the shapes of modern cars are highly inefficient aerodynamics wise. Like we have the technology to make really good, efficient cars, we just don't
Your dream car is a tricycle that's wider and longer than a car yet seats only two?
@@Okurka. Yes, it absolutely is my dream car :3
Man, I love your videos. The fact that you won't even add referrals for a product you seem to love speaks volumes about your integrity and desire to popularize really good tech.
Also your editing is just hilarious, you're just a fantastic package all around 😀
Oh does it speak about his integrity? Everything he said in the video was completely parroted off of the aptera claims which are all completely false. All lies. This is a SCAM. They have one working prototype that can't even get out of the parking lot. They have ZERO working solar powered vehicles. They have supposedly working on this scam since 2006 and to date have produced ZERO vehicles. A thousand mile range my ass. This thing can't and will never be able to go more than around the block. Seems pretty odd that they have NO videos showing it driving for more than a few seconds at a time. Most of the shots are of it sitting parked. Everything they promise is always "coming soon". The only proof they have is CGI and drawings. Yeah right. "Coming soon" for the past 18 years.
I hope they come to my country.
I've wanted an Aptera since I was a kid, based a model off the Aptera back then on a co2 canister powered model drag car.
Then they closed down.
I've been following Aptera since the Automotive X-Prize. Got to see their early prototype at the award ceremony in DC. They didn't win anything, but definitely the coolest car there.
Great to see Aptera getting some attention! Love their way of thinking and the car is in my eyes the best looking thing on wheel ever - I would have wanted one even if it had the same efficiency as my Renault Zoe. Been following their progress and ups and downs since 2008 and really hope this is it, this time - the world needs a car like this! ❤
They re not getting attention. There is not a single video out there that isn't made by someone affiliated to aptera. APtera is a complete scam. The people who make and post positive videos are compensated by aptera.
This is one of the best presented videos on Aptera I’ve seen! Seeing this come from Robert, I IMMEDIATELY dropped what I was doing to watch and I was not disappointed.
This is the first electric car that actually looks intriguing. All the others seem to be garbage. This one? Efficient, aerodynamic, and most importantly, looks ridiculously unique and futuristic. I would so buy one if I had money! I truely hope they become popular.
A penny a mile is astoundingly close to ebikes, probably closer even than the Twike. I say this based on some napkin math that puts my (500W, one hub motor, 500Wh battery) 2x7.5mi commute at about a cent of electricity down here in FL
I hope they sell it in Europe. I'd be worried how it would do in the US because everyone's going crazy for SUVs over there, but in Europe and maybe also Asia I could see this doing very well. I'm personally not looking to buy a car but if I did this would be what I would get!
It's 22.5 cm too wide to be road legal in Europe.
The main problem is it's quite a wide car, designed for US roads. If they can somehow downsize it a bit that would be great but I expect to maintain stability they'd have to shrink it in all dimensions, which means basically a whole redesign.
Unfortunately Europe is also going SUV crazy. Fortunately our SUVs are still quite a bit smaller than the monsters in the US.
Imagine how it will perform on a windy day, Leathal!
@@Okurka.Edit: my bad. After a bit more reading as far as I can tell the Aptera would fall under the vehicle class L5e-A (tricycle) and those vehicles have a max width of 2m.
-No, it isn't.-
-The legal limit is 2.55m, the Aptera is 2.2m wide (which is still ridiculously wide)-
I have been following Aptera for a long time and I absorb every bit of information I can. This is, without a doubt, the single best video I have seen about it. The amount, speed and accuracy of the information you share is outstanding. Thank you and keep up the great work!
If they offered it in Europe, and backed it up with a watertight warranty, I'd buy it. At some point the advantages of a light, efficient EV become compelling.
I recently read that going coast to coast by E-bike would cost around $12.00 in electricity costs, which is so phenomenally cheap I can't wrap my head around it. But at one cent per mile, by using the incomparably faster and more comfortable Aptera, we'd be paying around $36.00. That 's even more inconceivable!
THIS, THIS is the EV I've been waiting for. Bare-bones simple, all about efficiency, a price that in some future of mine might actually be affordable, and it has trunk space! My only question (more for curiosity than for doubts) is what does the longevity of the battery look like, and what will be the projected replacement options/cost of the battery pack?
Longevity will be as good as other EVs, 8-12 years on a pack. Replacement will be possible by the owner, saving the biggest cost: labor.
That knock-knock to open the door is the coolest thing. Definitely fits in with the coolness of the rest of the car. 😎
Now that we're used to ordinary cars being electric, we can actually get cars that look like they're from the future.
until there is an emergency
I do hope that is optional.
I hope that knock feature doesn’t make it to production. I hate Quirky gimmicky things that just exist only to be quirky and gimmicky. Give it some Toyota Land Cruiser opening latches and get this to market.
@@kens8903 its optimization, door handles arent very aerodynamic and its more efficient to remove them.
If think that's cool, I've got questions about what you think is dorky.
A drag coefficient of 0.13? Holy shit.
The video of an Aptera in the Pininfarina Wind Tunnel would prove you wrong.
The cross section of the wheel pods is quite slender. And the nose is that much smaller. The frontal area of an Aptera is about equal to a Tesla Model 3.
You don't count the space between the wheel pods and the body. There's a little drag from the suspension but only a little. And it will be faired.
@@Okurka. Aptera performed correlation testing at the Pininfarina Wind Tunnel, which validated its computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
@@retiredbore378At typical city speeds, EVs are perfectly viable already. Range and potentially rising electricity prices are the biggest issue, and this car solves that beautifully.
@@Okurka.Cope and seeth
I love how this three wheeler has a wide track so it feels stable.
If they pop out a unit capable of operating in slushie mixed winter conditions in northern New England and need someone brave enough to run aroud in it as a promo for 3yrs to get folks used to seeing it, all while taking flack from the coal rollers and bro-dozers inmy area, I volunteer.
I don't even know what Aptera is and I'm already wrong about it. Damn, my bad.
EDIT: I now know about the Aptera. You're right, I was wrong. It's pretty cool, but It definitely isn't an early 2000s one-hit wonder grunge band.
For a while I followed Elio hoping they would do something, but this looks even better.
Aptera should keep the noise of the electric motor.
To be fair, if the motor is making noise that's a sign of inefficiency, and Aptera seem to be all about making this car as close to 100% efficient as they possibly can. So noisy motors? Yeah, they'd have to go.
@@DaWrecka i’m sure they could figure out a way to alert people a vehicle’s nearby without turning it into a gas guzzler.
I don’t care for cars sneaking up on me, call me old-fashioned.
@@geneticepistomology Well yeah, I imagine some speakers would be more energy-efficient than a noisy motor.
I do want to argue that the development of this car HAS been difficult. I have been interested in this vehicle and it’s old cousin for over 20 years now. I would like to see one on the streets…in the wild before I die. I’m not very hopeful.
Side note, it is impressive that this vehicle looks so futuristic even 20 years old.
The design was done in 1982 by A. Morelli. It doesn't age because it was never a fashion statement. It is the result of math, which doesnt' change. MIT built one in the '90s with this shape and there have been others.
I have a chance to be driving my own in Iowa next year, but at 74, I know what you mean. At least I had a chance to ride in a prototype and it was FAR more fun than I expected.
Wow this video was blowing up! You're getting subscribers from this one for sure. Two things:
1. This thing is weird and cool and I hope you do more stories on this thing as it gets closer to production.
2. That guy actually makes a really good sidekick for you. I hope he pops up again as well.
It is a scam. This company went bankrupt after losing 24 million in 2006 and they are at it again trying to scam more millions. NONE of what they claim is true. Their POS can't even drive out of the parking lot. Don't believe me? Look up the CBS interview where it couldn't even go up a hill.
the best thing about it is the weight reduction ideology Toyota did a case study revealing huge gains in reliability with weight loss
Gains in "reliability" with weight "loss". Yeah, right. Tantamount to saying an increase in yellow with a reduction in milk. Nonsensical like the rest of your poorly thought and delivered comment@@leonmusk1040
That guy works for Aptera doing the 'digital marketing'. So he's kinda Chris Anthony's sidekick, I always imagine that he'll be the one left to face angry investors when everyone else has skipped town, I hope they go easy on the guy.
Hilarious. I hope there is justice served for all of those involved. Big class action suit coming down the line and the people involved in the "investment" scam will be named on it as well. This is a classic ponzi scheme. These cons have been at this for nearly twenty years. They take advantage of everyone's desire to be "green", flash a few cool looking CGI clips, tell people it is solar powered and then take their money. The solar power claim is the best lie. Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of solar would see it is complete bullshit. They don't even have a single vehicle that can prove any of their claims, just one sad prototype that can't even get out of the parking lot without breaking.@@bluetoad2668
I could plug this thing in to a 120v outlet and easily have it fully charged for my commute.
same, 8hr of charging on 120v is able to get over 100mi of range. which is absolutely nuts.
I do that with my Volt (using 12A mode), but I only have a 40 km round trip commute. Also have MHEV mode for the rare times (like two three times a year at most) I don't have enough battery to get around daily.
They definitely need to keep that electric motor noise. Making it quiet just means more unnecessary R&D and added weight. It sounds cool. It’s a selling point
Solar panels should be on car roofs to power the AC to prevent deaths to pets and infants left in cars and cool it when parked in summer.
6:20 that made me sad. R.I.P. ElectraMeccanica :(
They went bust? That's a shame, I really liked those things
@@torresalex Turns out, really not liking the building cars part
about being a car company isn't something you can fix by outsourcing.
Its well worth mentioning here that Aptera was founded in 2005-2006 and liquidated in 2011; they didn't have enough money to refund all the deposits they took for the car in those years. This version of Aptera Motors was founded in 2019 by the same people that founded it the first time only this time with crowdfunding, is taking deposit for cars again, but it is currently running in the red (to be fair, that's the case with many startups, but you can only run in the red for so long). It'd be cool if they succeed this time and I wish them luck but caveat emptor.
All of the initial deposits back in the mid 2000s were refunded to customers. You are incorrect.
You would think they'd be fighting off investors, but they are going to have targets on their backs from basically every multi national mega corporation who is in the pipeline of selling people inefficient expensive cars.
I don't think they will to be honest, this entire concept is god awful for normal use, three wheeled vehicles suck outside of perfect sunny conditions, and their price point is way way too low (monobody carbon fiber hull, somehow being sold as a finished vehicle at 26 grand) and their production goal of 10K units per year is insane.
If I did not know better, this screams investment fraud.
@@deepbludreams give it a gas engine and it's still a joke. The wheel spats will be destroyed on pot holed roads and possibly in winter conditions. This looks to have a ground clearance of around 4 inches.
@@dlewis9760 4 inches/100mm is perfectly normal ground clearance for tarmac-orientated vehicles. Reducing the ground clearance improves aerodynamics. It's more than suitable for snow-less Mediterranean climates and areas with reasonably well-maintained tarmac roads.
Their design could really change the game for daily use cars. I hope they nail it. Efficiency is great for everyone and the planet.
Neta S has a aerodrag coefficient of 0,197, making it the most aerodrag efficient production car on the planet. It has 384 horsepower and reaches 100 km/h in 3,8 seconds. It's also a 4 door 4wd
My son converted an electric scooter powered by solar panel over the head, realized keeping the panel home to recharge the spare battery was more efficient not having to carry it with you and more fun to ride. With lightweight panel on a trike those concerns may change but one should do the math for how they drive and where the car is stored. If stored in a garage and short local drives, I think keep panels at home. If parked in the sun all day at work that may be another thing, especially if the added range will help you get home.
Yeah, that's the big difference. Can you get back to the stationary batteries or not?
Also, on-board electronics are constantly eating power, even sitting still. Solar panels fight vampire drain.
@@CrissaKentavr another use I see for solar is using it to power AC to vent the car in summer\heat it up in winter. 700 watts of heating is enough to at least keep the car above freezing, and while definitely not enough to bring it down to comfortable temperatures in heat, at least it will make the temp bearable
@@TheWinjin There won't be anywhere near 700 W in winter. You won't see more than 30 W peak on most winter days where I live, because there won't be a clear blue sky in a month.
All good points. Thirty years ago, even had the small solar fans you could install above the window to vent the hottest air from solar heating your car to oven temps. We even car camp in a Prius V setup as an R.V. charging a small battery bank to run fans and charge electricity in primitive wildlife management areas.-@@CrissaKentavr