Why I'm Buying an Aptera compared to a Tesla
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Why I'm buying an aptera compared to a tesla.
It's solar charging system is a no brainer for me.
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I'm fascinated by APTERA's efficiency. It's true that a significant amount of energy is spend in pushing air out of the way at highway speeds. The teardrop design (as much as it looks non traditional) makes total sense.
My only concern with Aptera taking off as a company is that it may not get a chance to grow with Tesla dominating the market. Therefore they need Tesla on their side and present themselves as a united front against ICE vehicles.
We must support all companies trying to make compelling vehicles in the EV space not just Tesla. In that way we can guarantee a complete transition to battery operated vehicle before the end of this decade
Yes you are right, I believe they are using some parts from tesla which means they do have some sort of ties with them and Munro has a stake in their company.
Elon has said he would support BEVs in general, but Aptera is not competing yet until Tesla's compact comes out. So far, Aptera was the first & only make to be allowed to use Tesla's charge network. That tells us Elon respects it.
I will buy it for travelling around Europe this will be awesome!
It will be, can't wait to get these EV's.
Currently the car may be too wide for European roads but hopefully they figure that out as there are a lot of reservation holders in Europe
Let's hope so
this is a true step forward into a sustainable future
The model I'm after is with offroad, solar & camping with 400 miles range. My 3 has around 300 plenty. 40 miles solar trickle charge. So expected 20-30 miles if in full sun. 200 miles with a 20 amp 110. 115 miles over night on a 15amp plug. Cheers from Northern California.
I wish they also had a plug-in portal where you can plug in more panels for greater charging.
That's a great idea. Maybe an adapter for the 110 plug to solar.....
I like the matte black with white black and red interior that I saw
My pre-order is white with orange interior
Introductory videos are legit. Hopefully you get this seen by a lot of first time buyers. Dive deep on the next vid
Thank you for your support
I have a Tesla 3 my family car. Mostly I drive alone Aptera totally makes sense and is why I have one on orerder
Awesome, these cars are so cool. Can't wait to get.
beautiful dreamer , hows that coming along? kinda reminds me of the elio... they only failed once tho
They are going into production end of this year.
What is the best drive system for climates that get a lot of rain, snow, and ice? I am considering the all-wheel drive, since I've read in many places that it provides traction and stability superior to those of a front-wheel drive, but wonder if it's the same for a 3-wheel vehicle.
The only option for best traction would be the 3 wheel drive system. I don't know the capabilities of it since they are not out yet to the masses. I would contact aptera directly to find out. Best of luck.
I happily have both a Tesla P3 and investor/ambassador for Aptera - can't wait to get mine!!!
Yes I am excited to get mine as well.
Looks to me thats its only a fair weather vehicle. The first thing that would NOT work in the snow is the front wheel covers which are not well thought out. Snow would smash into the front of them and would probably get stuck in the narrow crevasses between the cover and the wheel.
Stay tune. I will be getting mine next year and will make more videos on this vehicle. Thanks for your insight.
Aptera obsessed would love it more if it didn't have a battery because I prefer solar alone.
Another year has passed since this video was produced. I hope all the Aptera owners are satisfied with their new vehicles. Oh wait, there aren't any Apteras other than the "prototypes" and computer-generated renderings on the internet.
Love the Aptera too, however only two seats wouldn’t work for me.
Hopefully they will come out with models that have more seats in the near future.
Very well designed for aerodynamic drag and marketed as that. This car may be close to being perfect as to having less drag, but it doesn't match the reality of the roads out there. The wheel fairings/cowlings are too close to the road surface and won't survive for very long. There should be a MINIMUM clearance of six to eight inches from the contact point of the tire to the road and the bottom edge of the cowling/fairing. The designer has laser focused on marketing the coefficient of drag and not accounted for real life road conditions. This car could not be driven in a city with older, not perfect, street to driveway ramps without damaging/ destroying the wheel fairing/cowlings. Be practical less theoretical in your design. This is just obvious to me.
I want an Aptera I would never have to fuel it , plus it has a ton of storage and I never have more than 1 passenger, perfect .
Total phantasy
Time will tell
I hope your patent it will be years before you get deliver. They already have 14000 people ahead of you.
Yeah, I know it will be awhile.
Buy a 4 wheel Tesla, 3 wheel Aptera, and a 2 wheel electric bike... That's my intention... and great for the environment...
When the Sun goes down, can the moon charge it? Moonshine?
With this one model only there is no way to compare to Tesla, it like a recreational vehicle of sorts, not to say some may use as a daily driver. If they get to production and start actually selling this (I have one reserved) it would still only be a start. Check back in 10 years after initial production and see if they grow and offer more models. Who knows what they then could become. Just my thoughts....
True but it is a great idea for solar charging and how aerodynamic it is. Time will tell.
Yes, agreed. I’m excited about it. Hope it becomes a reality.
Order. Got to love google
Did you use the discount code.
It's not either/or. Tesla and Aptera are totally different products. I will own both.
Just a dull read of the Aptera website.
I'm holding a reservation also for an aptera, currently owning a model3.
I like to say ty for the content, but you are not supposed to compare an apple to an orange.
Yeah if you drive less than 40 miles a day then great! Aptera might be for you.
But it's not designed with the intentions that tesla was.
No worries though, realized you're not too sure what is going on in the market. Lucid air has close to 500 miles of real world range. So the aptera fully loaded has twice the range of lucid and tesla has the model s near 400 miles.
Lmao bro you got so lazy, currently fast DC capabilities of aptera is 500 Miles an hour. So if you have 1000 mile range it's a 2 hour charge time but real world power charging curves probably have that slower.
Go ev movement, but I think you have some numbers to tighten up and next time compare it to one of the other 3 wheel autocycle evs.
5:50 - Yes, composites ARE very strong and light compared to steel, but steel (or aluminium) will deform and absorb energy in a crash. Composites in cars don't deform. They shatter.
That's good, because they deflect a lot of energy away from a vehicle's occupants, but it's also bad, because whereas metal can be cut, welded, and repaired, unless you have a budget like NASA, Airbus or Boeing, damaged structural [sic] composites can't.
Building aircraft and boats from composites is fine because they're craft which are not subjected to ordinary, everyday terrestrial impacts - such as bumps in traffic, parking damage, bikers, idiots opening car doors into them, shoppers slamming grocery trolleys into them, angry Tesla drivers attacking them with keys (just kidding!), and things like those kamikaze trees and street lamps that leap out in front of you.
$2,000,000 supercars and hypercars that use composite construction are unbelievably difficult and expensive to repair. Ask any McLaren or Pagani owner who's ever scraped a bollard or a kerb!
If the car depends on a 1-piece composite shell for strength and safety, any damage to that shell - a chip, a scrape, a dent or a crack - drastically compromises the body's integrity. Repairs are REALLY difficult.
Unlike with planes, gliders and boats, cars are far easier to work on if they have either an all-metal chassis clad in lightweight (sacrificial, deformable, non-structural) panels, or are made entirely from steel in a welded monocoque. Repairs to metal are easy and relatively cheap. Any competent garage mechanic can do them.
Composites are difficult to fix, and if the Aptera's shell is structural and safety-critical, it can't just be filled and buffed after an impact.
The bottom line is that repairing a composite 'eggshell' monocoque satisfactorily is a challenge. In Formula 1 cars, the driver's 'tub' generally has to be scrapped after a crash to meet safety requirements.
I understand why the Aptera peeps like to stress the benefits of composite construction, but there's a reason why most other car manufacturers avoid it.
Just saying...
So please, don't believe all the hype until you've examined it critically. 🤔
Thank you for your input. This is another angle to consider.
The Aptera shell is not a single stressed member, but a foam core sandwich that is relatively easy to replace if a portion is damaged beyond repair.
Tesla does not sell BEV motorcycles. So why compare the Aptera to a Tesla?
No they don't, but it's what I would buy base on it's solar charging function. If tesla would have a solar roof on its vehicles then I would probably buy that because it's now becoming a known brand.
@@electrifyus Tesla builds the best solar arrays in the world with spacex. So they know that solar arrays on cars do not make sense.
@@vic321344 doesn't make sense on a Tesla cost per-benefit, however, it does make sense on this particular vehicle for various reasons.
@@moonshinefuel no, it does not make any sense on any vehicle.
@@vic321344 lol, i would disagree as I saw the reasoning and data. It certainly does not sense on a Tesla, this vehicle is quite different and shouldn't be compared to a Tesla but a lot of people like to do that.
This is the stupidest Vs ever.
The Tesla is a performance sports car. The aptera is less than a Prius. What are you making videos just to put commercials on them that have the revenue?
Love the car, but a pretty painful video guy
Everyone starts somewhere. I love his initiative!
@@n.brucenelson5920 Plus, I actually enjoyed watching it. I'm always interested in people's takes on the Aptera and EVs. I liked listening to why he chose Aptera over Tesla. He's probably not alone, take me, for example. I feel similarly.