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I was planning on DIYing this when I got my aptera, ultimately I won’t know untell I get one but I am hoping to make one that doesn’t block the dash panels while still blocking the sun out of the rest of the cabin.
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Nope but I’m still planning on pulling off the yoke installing an aftermarket wheel and just wiring the button things to the dash.
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It will depend a lot on how well insulated the Aptera is along with the climate your camping in, and if your using the tent attachment I feel like you would basically be wasting power as I dont think fabric tents hold in the heat or cold super well. My Volt will pull between 1kw to 3kw for AC. Heating on the other hands will pull a lot of power for me it’s up to 9kw in my car so idk about winter camping. I feel like this will be a thing without a good answer until someone does it irl.
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At this point the only real deal breaker would be subscriptions. Aptera doesn’t want to supports Android Auto? That’s fine but if I’m forced to pay a subscription for Aptera’s navigation software than I would not get the vehicle. Along with that any subscription, I know a car company recently made there heated seats a subscription service and I hate that idea.
A couple things that are almost a deal breaker for me but I’m willing to give it a try are the giant touch screen infotainment center and climate controls with no physic buttons, the Yoke and finally the tiny side mirrors.
I personally love physical buttons, I think there much safer in a car and easier to use. As for the yoke I just don’t consider it safe considering it makes turning the “wheel” past 90 degrees harder ontop of the fact I personally think it just looks terrible. I understand that no side mirrors or tiny side mirrors make the vehicle more aerodynamic but I personally would take slightly less efficiency for real side mirrors.
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The ability to expand the solar input would my number one option I would love, it would make charging while camping nice or if I just don’t want to plug the vehicle into grid power. Next thing would be Android Auto, in fact it makes me a little nervous that vehicle isn’t coming with AA. Assuming there is onboard navigation is it going to be free of is it going to be an extra cost?