harry-parker
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Toyota is making excuses for not being able to offer much in BEVs. The other side of their statistics is that any fully electric vehicle powered by solar energy uses infinately less fossil fuels than any hybrid.
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You can see the Aptera Beta do a little drifting in their “Moose Test” video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BRaKbWQdxY
Doing more will need some tricked out motor control software to control the torque and braking on the individual motors.
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As ImAlwaysMIA mentioned, Aptera can’t use deposit money for the capital equipment purchases they need to get started. I read that would be illegal under California law, so all deposit money is kept in an escrow account so it will always be available to be returned upon request.
Although Aptera Motors seldom mentions it, anyone can currently invest as little as $210 in this company be going to https://republic.com/aptera .
Anyone who can’t afford to risk that amount probably should be keeping their money in much less risky investments or savings accounts (to save up for their Aptera if nothing else). 🙂
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As a programmer, I know enough about how browsers work to say, no, there is no way to get your browser to lie to you about what has been clicked on in that browser.
So I suggest you use the old browser to check what you haven’t read yet. This forum site presents everything in date order so you just need to do that once in your old browser to see where you left off.
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I’ve seen this Q & A for other electric vehicles. This answer always is, that’s no problem if you keep it plugged in to trickle charge the batteries (the main one and the auxlillary one as well). I’d set the vehicle to keep the battery only about 50% charged for the longest life. I’ve also read you should also jack up a car so that the tires don’t develop flat spots.
Alternately, having a friend let the Aptera out to soak up the Sun and recharge once a month or so would also do the trick.
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Yes, a socket for extra solar panels has been suggested and discussed before and the company has stated that one is in the plans. I have not heard whether it will be in the Launch Edition or not.
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You might be right about a big investor or 2.
I’m thinking the big money will come in with the IPO, after production starts. That is what they’ll use to ramp up production.
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Yes, Aptera has confirmed they are working on and will have a standard AC outlet or 2 in the vehicle at some point. Not sure whether it will make it into the first Launch Edition vehicles though.
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They redesigned the motor to use less power in the most common use cases. This makes the Aptera more efficient giving it a better range. The tradeoff was the new motor & controller drive system has about a 10% lower top speed and acceleration.
Zero to 60 mph in 4 seconds is fast enough for me. I have never felt the need to go faster than 100 mph.
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If the Aptera display is anything like my Chevy Volt’s display, it will automatically dim and brighten responding to ambient lighting conditions. I can also adjust the display brightness with the twist of a knob. (That’s likely a control button or voice control in the Aptera.)
Also, displays won’t blind you like headlights in the mirror could, because displays can only go to 100% on. Paper white is as bright as displays get.
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😀 Whoa! First recorded offroad test drive there! And that’s not even the off-road version.
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Maybe, but I’d bet you could find people willing to buy them at a discount! (I have no idea how or what rules and regulations would apply.)
Most every investor here is in it for the long haul, knowing there was no market for this stock when we invested, and may not be for several years.
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Not all ambassadors are keen on the idea of being contacted by strangers, whether washed or not. We didn’t agree to give up our privacy, just to promote Aptera.
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I know the Gen 2 Chevy Volts do light the brake lights during heavy deceleration while the Gen 1 Volts do not. So this has been done on EVs for almost a decade now.
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As long as the shape of the vehicle doesn’t change, the aerodynamics won’t change. They could for example test a model made out of wood or clay carved to the same shape. Well, I guess any vents on the vehicle also need to be modeled accurately.
From my understanding, computer modeling is now so accurate that you can get more consistant results from computer simulations than from moving from one wind tunnel to another.
I’d love to know the impact of the side view mirrors and off-road wheel pants.
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Not until Apteras are in production and sold, of course. And not until all 42,000 existing pre-orders are satisfied. So not for at least 4 years by my estimation. Or perhaps some of those 42,000 will be offered up for rent or sale or lease.
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Others have earlier requested something similar and they’ve given that some thought. You won’t need (2) or (3) because your solar panels will be able to plug directly into the same solar charge controller and battery that comes in the Aptera. This is somethiing they have said they are working on including.
I doubt (4. a tiny portable wind turbine) makes much financial sense, unless you like to camp in very windy locations. You get a lot more energy for your money with solar panels.
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Good question. Aptera will be unusual in that its 12 volt battery will also be a lghtweight Lithium one rather than the much more common Lead acid type. Do Lithium ones need trickle charging more or less often than Lead ones?
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Aptera has stated that the estimated prices include delivery anywhere in the continental USA. I’m sure they plan to delivery everywhere eventually. The exception to that is the first 2000 vehicles delivered to the Accelerator program investors. Those must be picked up at the factory and the purchasers are responsible for getting them to where they want them.
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One way to look at it is that the new panels are over 50% more efficient than your 12 year old panels were when new. That’s a big improvement in my book. Other important improvement factors include longevity and cost. Today you get more efficient panels that last way longer and cost much less. That adds up to a huge improvement.
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Yes, Aptera’s shape acts like a wing somewhat, but that wing shape is angled slightly down, so it pushes down to hug the road rather than lift it up. Also, Aptera weighs the better part of a ton and has a top speed of only 101 mph, much slower than those race cars.
If the road is slippery, I suggest you keep your speed down to much less than that. 😉
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I think that’s called “Storage Mode” or “Transport Mode” on a Tesla. It is what you want if you won’t be using your car for a few months. If the internal power is totally off, so are all the radios, such as remote control including the electronic key access. Also the car can’t charge without the charge controller being powered.
You can achieve this by disconnecting the 12 volt battery, although there may also be a way to do it via buttons in the car.
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My current state, New Jersey, offers up to $4000 off for EV’s, but they don’t allow motorcycles or 3 wheeled vehicles to participate. 🙄
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Which podcast is that? How about a link, please?
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$50 million is the goal they’ve said they need to reach this year. The Accelerator program is just part of that fund drive. They don’t care where the investments come from, it’s the sum of all the investments that determine when they can start producing. So other investments will determine when they get started in either case.