Mr.Dude
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Curtis, LFP batteries do sound promising, but I am curious as to their cold weather performance. Do you you know if their longevity or utility is significantly degraded (more than other battery chemistries) when operating and charging at extremely cold temperatures ( say around -30F)? Do you know if decent BMS can mitigate any potential issues?
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This may have already been addressed somewhere, but how do you get inside the vehicle (as well as open the hatch) since there are no door handles? Additionally, will there be some sort of integrated ice breaker (like that on the Tesla Model X) for those of us that deal with frozen doors in the winter?
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Wow, reading through this thread, I did not realize the steering method was such a point of contention! Of my top 100 concerns about the Aptera, steering wheel versus yoke does not make the list. I’ll buy it regardless of that particular configuration.
Personally though, my ideal setup would be a yoke with stalks. I like low profile design of the yoke as I regularly bump my knees into the full-size steering wheels in my compact sedan. In addition, I feel like a regular steering wheel would obstruct the view of the HUD. Lastly, (but least important) I feel like a yoke better matches the aesthetic of the Aptera.
Regarding stalks, while stalkless does look better, I prefer the tactile feedback of stalks.
My only other comment would be that I do not want an exclusively drive-by-wire system.