Great video John keep up the good work! I know all the true fans of Aptera like myself appreciate it. Recent interview with Chris M. said they would be coming out with cooling system update soon.
It's not a down economy, Chris. A lot of people have anticipated a down economy, but it hasn't happened. Inflation has been partly caused by over competition for product manufacturing capability. If anything, the economy is struggling to keep up with demand.
It’s exciting the acceleration program sold out even before we uploaded! Filmed only 13 days ago. The financial news coming should be equally exciting I hope. Have you invested / pre-ordered?
After this rolling out. There gonna be ton of purchases... and orders, be ready to expand company... CA, AZ, Sunny states will buy... I think Italy, EU will buy so many of these...😊😊😊
They have plans for 8 manufacturing sites around the world. It was revealed recently that they will be revenue positive after 6000 vehicles sold. Remarkable!!!
This is as big as the introduction of the internet. Imagine the collar the price of oil when solar will power all cars. Imagine no more paying for gas or electric charging.I don't know why but investors can't see this.
I think it is because most if not all big investors are looking for a high probability of great returns in less than 5 years. They only pick the most likely to be big winners, they want to make money as close to "now" as possible, they usually also have to satisfy and convince their customers (big investors more often than not, are not investing their own money).
Good questions! You and CA overed some new territory which was very interesting to hear. I look forward to more news about the big funding that CA eluded to.
Wall Street types shorted Arcimoto and other investors got burned. Hope Aptera does better. I have an Arcimoto and it’ll be for sale when my order comes up!
Yikes. Now 2025 is the earliest production? Wow. I really hope they succeed. But it sure looks less and less likely to me that it actually gets to production of any significant production levels.
I really wish elon would invest in this. Can you imagine a partnership between these two brands? Tesla already basically has a majority of the market. They would be unstoppable together.
What will it do on San Francisco hills? That is what I want to know. The hill it was on in the NBC video where it overheated didn't look all that steep.
The cooling system was not operational because all their previous driving was on flat surface. It is now operating and they showed it working on a mountain climb.
@@gmv0553 It's not only that - there are just too many things going against IMHO. 1) over $10 share price?? at this WAY early stage?? 2) over $200K salaries for 3 "Co-CEOs" ON TOP OF their humongous stock (and probably stock options) - again, at this early stage 3) Cost of the vehicle - yeah, a bit too high. I see it as being a novelty that will wear off, but I sincerely hope I am wrong.
@@christover1 Australia and most of europe will require some lobbying or major engineering rework because of the 2m width limitation for autocycles. Really makes no sense since cars don't have a similar restriction and the extra width makes it safer/more stable.
45KW launch pack. 700W solar. 45000/700= 64hrs to full charge. (Of course the sun is not up that long nor likely perpendicular to the cells. Assume 12hrs per day of sun that's 5+ days for a full charge with no use.) What is the consumption for 40 miles at 35 MPH or 60 MPH? I'm not following the math.
They talk about 40mile charge a day, and the ability to use a 50KW/hr charger. So more than a week to charge with nothing but the sub, and less than an hour at a charging station.
well, we know you dont need 45kw for 40miles, which is what he was using for a usecase of solar. Some say tesla consumes 8kw for 40mi, but lets say it averages 10kw for 40miles, thats 14hrs. From what i read, the self proclaimed consumption of the aptera equates to 4kw for 40miles, so you're at like 6hrs solar charge
@@dennisfahey2379 absolutely and theres website i just found out about called motormatchup and they've done the math. How much aptera should be upfront about is arguable. As long as it is somewhat realistic, its fair game.
Aptera is a means to freedom of travel with less dependency on established resource scarcity. Aptera is as much a threat to the powers that own everything as Bitcoin is to the central banks. The WEF probably will not allow one of their investors like Black Rock to invest in this car company because it takes away their dreams of "You will own nothing and be happy ".
There is a contradiction between this podcast and the recent podcast by AOC. In this podcast, it is clearly stated by Chris Anthony that Aptera will have a carbon fiber chassis. Whereas AOC in his recent podcast stated that Aptera will have aluminum chassis. Which one is correct?
While I understand the wheel covers are necessary for maximum efficiency I think on mine I will be removing them and building a standard set along with chrome or polished aluminum wheels
Doubt it. The Aptera CEOs said that uncovered wheels are the worst for efficiency which Aptera nor Tesla has. You’ll likely be worse than the average vehicle in efficiency once you remove the wheel covers and put on heavy wheels.
As I stated I am aware the wheel covers are necessary for high speed efficiency but not low speed to any degree. I am also a design engineer that builds reverse trikes so this is in my wheelhouse. Heavier wheels? I don't believe I mentioned heavier wheels however it is the heavy motors and wheel assemblies that aid in stability as the wheels act as ballast. So if custom wheels are heavier that is a good thing.
Chris needs to stop saying "The most successful crowed funding in history" they raised $120 million but EOS raised $4.1 billion and start citizen raised $601 million
Look at the testing that these Elaphe wheel motors have gone through, which includes running for extended periods under 10 ft of water and at all temps. I live in rural Iowa and have few worries about the motor longevity.
Can’t speak exactly on Elaphe, but all my electric bikes and scooters have in wheel motors. I abuse the crap out of them in mud and puddles and have never had any issues.
This was a great interview! Aptera should consider opening their "Accelerator" program to another 1000 people. That would probably raise the investment total to over $50 million.
I agree! You’ll piss people off but they are still at a crossroads of going to production or not. Another $15M will help. This will then encourage larger investors hopefully.
I plan to take my model which I expect in 2025 to Iowa, and will report on its performance. Most of the individual parts have already gone through extensive testing down to -40.
@@n.brucenelson5920 - Good to see an employee of Aptera here. So you will do winter testing in 2025 in Iowa after they are in production. Sounds odd to do this winter testing after the product is released and not before. I guess that's what they do today. Release and then test.
Elaphe tested the motors. Integration testing is important but I doubt the AWD will have major problems since excess motor heat will melt the snow off.
@@AIAddict Site = side? Like Sono Motors wanted to have on their Sion? It had solar cells on the doors, which helps a lot in the morning and evening when the sun is at more of an angle. th-cam.com/video/4AmykB6Gpho/w-d-xo.html
I like it, but I need to see occupant safety during a crash. I can’t see this doing well against a modern pickup truck, front or side nor against a fixed object.
The first few builds will be thoroughly crash-tested by an independent party and the results made public. After watching F1 cars crash, I'm not worried!
@@lectricbill3329 - Do your research. The Aptera construction has nothing to do with F1 construction. If I'm wrong, I'm all ears. I'm tired of this misinformation being spread. Yet it continues.
@@billsmith5960The build is monocoque structure, similar to the design of F1 race cars. Carbon fiber is stronger than steel by a factor of 6/7 times... So crash testing (which is not demanded by law as it's an autocycle) will be done, then you can see how it stacks up.
@@christopherbarrett9749 - Wrong. It's an aluminum frame that carries the load of the front suspension, rear suspension, battery and then a forged carbon body bolted to it. Forged carbon is done in a press with no particular direction of the carbon fibers. Then it's pressed into shape. Nothing like any F1 car ever made. F1 uses laid up carbon that is cured in an autoclave. They lay up the carbon with fibers in a particular direction for strength in the directions of load. The front suspension is bolted to the carbon tub. Then the engine is bolted to the back of the carbon tub. Rear suspension is bolted to the transmission. Aptera released a video specifically dealing with the chassis about 10 months ago and went over it in detail. Please watch it. Please stop relating it to F1. It's gross misinformation and this needs to stop. This is like saying all aluminum is the same just because it's called, "aluminum".
Has anyone asked them about the fact that carbon fiber can do galvanic corrosion to aluminum and how do they handle the interaction between carbon fiber and metals?
Maybe they took a Porsche apart and looked at what they do. Starting with a 991, the whole front end is aluminum (that section is bolted, riveted and glued to the steel tub). Some high end models have carbon fenders bolted to them. Another one is BMW. They have cast aluminum front end and various carbon fiber parts bolted to it. Plus, if you strip apart a Corvette C7, they have forged CF parts in the chassis. So somehow those companies can make it work. Remember, this is forged CF, not the laid up parts that everyone is used to seeing.
What he doesn't say is the reason large institutional investors are not interested, just go read their SEC filings to understand. First off is Aptera has this nasty habit of holding onto their end of year and period ending June 30th required filings till the last legal day allowed where most companies seek to get these out within thirty to forty five days. However in their documents you will clearly read they structured the company and stocks so only they have voting rights. All other investors get zero say in the company and it states that at no time will Chris and Steve give up control. So why would anyone invest 50m to 100m when they have no say and Aptera is well past 200m deficit? No, Aptera is not the most successful crowd funding company in history, Star Citizen blows them away by far. Do love how their 50m check is now 100m...
" they structured the company and stocks so only they have voting rights." This shows that they learned their lesson when Idealab and Paul Wilbur kicked them out of Aptera Inc. in 2009. It is not a mistake they are going to repeat.
I also heard the $50M go to $100M. From other videos I’m guessing $50M gets production at one facility but 15,000 vehicles a year doesn’t cut it. Maybe the other $ is for a duplicate manufacturing facility? I also thought after 1,000 units or so, they would do the IPO.
I think the difference is need. In the past they said that they need $50m and would like an investor but are prepared to take on debt. He just said he would like a $100m investor without the other qualifiers which is fair. You need to pay your bills and will do anything to achieve that. If you won the lotto and could pay your bills, great. However, if you could win the lotto and pay your bills now and into the future, even better, right?
@@AIAddict No, I think he talks about the video - you are talking about the last 100 accelerator investor spots left when there is not a single one left since about one week before you have uploaded the video. I couldn't care less that Aptera is moving faster than tose who do a great job on interviewing Aptera staff! 😁👍
No need for such an EXTREME design (water droplet) on the rear section. Well, the air flow will be super good at 100 mph... but this is Imainly a CITY car. The rear part, especially the bottom, needs to be "better" thought out, prioritizing the utility side a little more than the aerodynamics. Sometimes over-optimizing isn't the way to go. Sometimes you have to be able to compromise to get something better.
They can and will do that later. They have already said that. That being said, I live in Florida and will not be doing most of my driving in the city. However, I will be getting the ideal charging rates from the solar and charge it from my house which also has solar, when needed. I think individual cars serve individual purposes. That’s why we have different vehicle types to begin with.
What a load of crap. what a load of hogwash and soft soap salesmanship. The Aptera is a great concept, but it is not designed to be actually used. The solar panels are totally and completely useless. This is a physical fact. A full day in the sun might add .5 miles to the battery. That said, tough they claim the solar panels will last ten years, they will actually wear quickly from road debris on normal driving. The vehicle is all but invisible on the road, specifically from the rear. The slightest rear end collision will cause extensive damage, to not even think of rear collision at speeds over 30 mph. Lighting is catastrophically weak, again especially in the rear. This vehicle should be marketed as an daytime NEV only. Only a fool would drive it on roads where speeds exceed 35 mph, and it should never be driven at night. Aptera has not shown a night film where the vehicle is followed/passed, handling even moderate rain, or effectively climbing a hill. Let's see the vehicle back into an obstacle even at 5 mph straight on and oblique. Show a rear end collision at 15 mph. Lets see it even climb a hill. Drive through the Mojave to Vegas a few times (if it even can) and show the exterior results. We've waited decades for Aptera. It's a deathtrap at night and on high speed roads. The NEVs worth paying attention to are coming out of Oregon. So long Aptera, hello Arcimoto...
Write this in an e-mail to Aptera if you really want them to do these tests. In the interview on the Kim Java youtube channel Chris says that Aptera solar panels and the body structure can take a lot of beating. About safety, look at Formula 1 racing cars crashes. I have not seen or heard about the lightning at night for several years, I want to see it. I want to see crash tests as well. Aptera company might go bankrupt any year within the next 10 years, even after releasing the vehicle, but hopefully they will make it until they are a profitable company. Arcimoto company is in a worse state afaik: Their website is offline! There is a youtube video about: Power cut to Arcimoto facility, witness says it has been closed for months! No new video from Arcimoto in 5 months.
Just like a regular car. The front coverings flip up exposing the entire wheel and tire. A couple minutes to remove the rear tire covering. There will be jack locations specified where to raise the car up.
Great to see yet another youtuber discovering Aptera. Excellent interview.
Much appreciated!
Great video John keep up the good work! I know all the true fans of Aptera like myself appreciate it.
Recent interview with Chris M. said they would be coming out with cooling system update soon.
Thanks for helping to spread the Aptera word!
Any time!
This company is the future.
If Aptera not run out of investor money, before mass-production😢
@@mikafiltenborg7572Their monthly cash burn is incredibly low all things considering.
Another vehicle that goes against the norm, I wish them the same success as tesla.
Fantastic interview! Thank you. Would you mind if I used a clip of this for my news video this week?
Glad you enjoyed it! Sure, go right ahead. All I ask is you make sure to mention the source :)
Slightly worrying about "We still need a good chunk of capital to buy the tooling". It's a very promising project and I hope they succeed!
Agree, not exactly what you’d want to hear, but it does sound like they have a plan in place and have forward momentum.
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Great new info!
(and I'm an aficionado!)
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Well done, follow your instincts
It's not a down economy, Chris. A lot of people have anticipated a down economy, but it hasn't happened.
Inflation has been partly caused by over competition for product manufacturing capability. If anything, the economy is struggling to keep up with demand.
Awesome interview questions with Aptera CEO.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Accelerator program is sold out! Financial news coming soon will be exciting!
It’s exciting the acceleration program sold out even before we uploaded! Filmed only 13 days ago. The financial news coming should be equally exciting I hope.
Have you invested / pre-ordered?
The solar car is great. In addition we should roof parking lots so every ev can charge where it’s parked. Solar panels are dirt cheap.
After this rolling out. There gonna be ton of purchases... and orders, be ready to expand company... CA, AZ, Sunny states will buy... I think Italy, EU will buy so many of these...😊😊😊
Australia will boost them onto the rest of the world, I reckon. These will be everywhere in Australia.
They have plans for 8 manufacturing sites around the world. It was revealed recently that they will be revenue positive after 6000 vehicles sold. Remarkable!!!
Thank you John
🔌🔌I wonder if two folding eBikes would fit in the back with some luggage.🔌🔌
A two folding e bike will easily fit in the back :)
Great video John!
Thank you Trev!!!!
This is as big as the introduction of the internet. Imagine the collar the price of oil when solar will power all cars. Imagine no more paying for gas or electric charging.I don't know why but investors can't see this.
I think it is because most if not all big investors are looking for a high probability of great returns in less than 5 years. They only pick the most likely to be big winners, they want to make money as close to "now" as possible, they usually also have to satisfy and convince their customers (big investors more often than not, are not investing their own money).
They do have some big investor interest but their terms are not attractive for the cofounders and previous investors.
Good questions! You and CA overed some new territory which was very interesting to hear. I look forward to more news about the big funding that CA eluded to.
Glad you enjoyed it! Excited for the funding news to go live as well!
I'd like to see a four seater.
Wall Street types shorted Arcimoto and other investors got burned. Hope Aptera does better. I have an Arcimoto and it’ll be for sale when my order comes up!
Great video. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing!
You bet, our pleasure!
New Zealand north island would be a good testing ground but would it copley with NZ regulations for on road reg.
Good interview, but I have to mention that solar panels do not convert photons into electrons; they boost their electrical potential energy.
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Yikes. Now 2025 is the earliest production? Wow. I really hope they succeed. But it sure looks less and less likely to me that it actually gets to production of any significant production levels.
Come on, Bill Gates or Bryan Johnson should get on this stuff.
It would be incredible if they did!
Oh yea Aptera is rolling. Accelerator Finished Jan> 31 2024
Such an exciting milestone! Are you a reservation holder?
YES AND investor in on first 2000
I really wish elon would invest in this. Can you imagine a partnership between these two brands? Tesla already basically has a majority of the market. They would be unstoppable together.
No thank you!
What will it do on San Francisco hills? That is what I want to know. The hill it was on in the NBC video where it overheated didn't look all that steep.
The cooling system was not operational because all their previous driving was on flat surface. It is now operating and they showed it working on a mountain climb.
@@gmv0553 It's not only that - there are just too many things going against IMHO. 1) over $10 share price?? at this WAY early stage?? 2) over $200K salaries for 3 "Co-CEOs" ON TOP OF their humongous stock (and probably stock options) - again, at this early stage 3) Cost of the vehicle - yeah, a bit too high. I see it as being a novelty that will wear off, but I sincerely hope I am wrong.
Perfect for me, once they put the the steering wheel on the right side :)
You over in England?
@@AIAddict Australia.
@@christover1 Australia and most of europe will require some lobbying or major engineering rework because of the 2m width limitation for autocycles. Really makes no sense since cars don't have a similar restriction and the extra width makes it safer/more stable.
They already started changing that law in Australia, to allow for new trucks @@ccibinel
I think Oz is a natural fit for the Aptera. As others have mentioned, regulations are the “long pole in the tent” for getting this vehicle down under.
45KW launch pack. 700W solar. 45000/700= 64hrs to full charge. (Of course the sun is not up that long nor likely perpendicular to the cells. Assume 12hrs per day of sun that's 5+ days for a full charge with no use.) What is the consumption for 40 miles at 35 MPH or 60 MPH? I'm not following the math.
They talk about 40mile charge a day, and the ability to use a 50KW/hr charger. So more than a week to charge with nothing but the sub, and less than an hour at a charging station.
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well, we know you dont need 45kw for 40miles, which is what he was using for a usecase of solar. Some say tesla consumes 8kw for 40mi, but lets say it averages 10kw for 40miles, thats 14hrs. From what i read, the self proclaimed consumption of the aptera equates to 4kw for 40miles, so you're at like 6hrs solar charge
@@fetB - speed is a variable as well. It would be nice if they laid out the math. 700W of solar is a trickle whereas driving needs a river of current.
@@dennisfahey2379 absolutely and theres website i just found out about called motormatchup and they've done the math. How much aptera should be upfront about is arguable. As long as it is somewhat realistic, its fair game.
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Absolutely easy to scratch the wheel cover specially in SF how the way they park there car on the hill and any side street...
Aptera is a means to freedom of travel with less dependency on established resource scarcity. Aptera is as much a threat to the powers that own everything as Bitcoin is to the central banks. The WEF probably will not allow one of their investors like Black Rock to invest in this car company because it takes away their dreams of "You will own nothing and be happy ".
lets goooo
There is a contradiction between this podcast and the recent podcast by AOC.
In this podcast, it is clearly stated by Chris Anthony that Aptera will have a carbon fiber chassis. Whereas AOC in his recent podcast stated that Aptera will have aluminum chassis.
Which one is correct?
I am not an Aptera guru but I’m pretty sure that it’s a carbon fiber chassis with an aluminum rear bottom “pan” for heat transfer.
It will have an aluminum chassis. Either you misheard Chris or he mixed up his words describing the body and chassis.
Don’t make your fans and customers wait too long. The longer the wait the less the people will be excited about & start losing hope.
They started 2004 so....
While I understand the wheel covers are necessary for maximum efficiency I think on mine I will be removing them and building a standard set along with chrome or polished aluminum wheels
That’s the beauty, the wheel covers are completely removable. I’m sure with them removed you’re looking at Tesla efficiency which is still pretty good
Yes plus I am qualified to do the work and realize aerodynamically it will take a hit
Doubt it. The Aptera CEOs said that uncovered wheels are the worst for efficiency which Aptera nor Tesla has. You’ll likely be worse than the average vehicle in efficiency once you remove the wheel covers and put on heavy wheels.
As I stated I am aware the wheel covers are necessary for high speed efficiency but not low speed to any degree. I am also a design engineer that builds reverse trikes so this is in my wheelhouse. Heavier wheels? I don't believe I mentioned heavier wheels however it is the heavy motors and wheel assemblies that aid in stability as the wheels act as ballast. So if custom wheels are heavier that is a good thing.
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Chris needs to stop saying "The most successful crowed funding in history" they raised $120 million but EOS raised $4.1 billion and start citizen raised $601 million
Maybe he means in terms of the auto industry? You’re not wrong tho…
The only thing that scares me about these is that the motors are in the wheels and last time I checked sand, salt, and water is not good on motors.
Greater unsprung weight, too.
Look at the testing that these Elaphe wheel motors have gone through, which includes running for extended periods under 10 ft of water and at all temps. I live in rural Iowa and have few worries about the motor longevity.
Can’t speak exactly on Elaphe, but all my electric bikes and scooters have in wheel motors. I abuse the crap out of them in mud and puddles and have never had any issues.
This was a great interview! Aptera should consider opening their "Accelerator" program to another 1000 people. That would probably raise the investment total to over $50 million.
How much did the first round generate? Like $25 million?
@@AIAddict currently $34.26 million. The total is on their site. I will provide a link.
$33 M @@AIAddict
@@AIAddict About $34 million so far from 2000 investors. The current total is live on Aptera's web site.
I agree! You’ll piss people off but they are still at a crossroads of going to production or not. Another $15M will help. This will then encourage larger investors hopefully.
So, no winter testing until next winter? It's coming out at the end of this year. How does that work?
By next winter he meant winter of 2024. I respecified with him off camera as I was just as confused.
@@AIAddict - That is a record breaking timeline he has then.
I plan to take my model which I expect in 2025 to Iowa, and will report on its performance. Most of the individual parts have already gone through extensive testing down to -40.
@@n.brucenelson5920 - Good to see an employee of Aptera here. So you will do winter testing in 2025 in Iowa after they are in production. Sounds odd to do this winter testing after the product is released and not before. I guess that's what they do today. Release and then test.
Elaphe tested the motors. Integration testing is important but I doubt the AWD will have major problems since excess motor heat will melt the snow off.
Would it be possible to just stretch the car at the “torso” and make it a four seater ?
Nope, there be no headroom at the stern
No need. The second Aptera model will be a 4 wheel, 5 passenger sedan.
Why are there no panals on the sides?
What do you mean? Happy to answer with more context. Do you mean the wheels?
@@AIAddict I mean the solar panels, why arent there on the site of the car too? :)
@@AIAddict Site = side? Like Sono Motors wanted to have on their Sion? It had solar cells on the doors, which helps a lot in the morning and evening when the sun is at more of an angle.
th-cam.com/video/4AmykB6Gpho/w-d-xo.html
@@nicobehrndt4650You mean SIDES not SITES. Solar panels on the sides would be nearly useless because of the suboptimal angles for the sunlight to hit.
@@AaronVets Mein Fehler, Entschuldigung:)
I like it, but I need to see occupant safety during a crash. I can’t see this doing well against a modern pickup truck, front or side nor against a fixed object.
The first few builds will be thoroughly crash-tested by an independent party and the results made public. After watching F1 cars crash, I'm not worried!
@@lectricbill3329 They made a comparison to current F1 cars during a crash?
@@lectricbill3329 - Do your research. The Aptera construction has nothing to do with F1 construction. If I'm wrong, I'm all ears. I'm tired of this misinformation being spread. Yet it continues.
@@billsmith5960The build is monocoque structure, similar to the design of F1 race cars. Carbon fiber is stronger than steel by a factor of 6/7 times...
So crash testing (which is not demanded by law as it's an autocycle) will be done, then you can see how it stacks up.
@@christopherbarrett9749 - Wrong. It's an aluminum frame that carries the load of the front suspension, rear suspension, battery and then a forged carbon body bolted to it. Forged carbon is done in a press with no particular direction of the carbon fibers. Then it's pressed into shape.
Nothing like any F1 car ever made. F1 uses laid up carbon that is cured in an autoclave. They lay up the carbon with fibers in a particular direction for strength in the directions of load. The front suspension is bolted to the carbon tub. Then the engine is bolted to the back of the carbon tub. Rear suspension is bolted to the transmission.
Aptera released a video specifically dealing with the chassis about 10 months ago and went over it in detail. Please watch it. Please stop relating it to F1. It's gross misinformation and this needs to stop.
This is like saying all aluminum is the same just because it's called, "aluminum".
Has anyone asked them about the fact that carbon fiber can do galvanic corrosion to aluminum and how do they handle the interaction between carbon fiber and metals?
We did not discuss this on camera but happy to bring it up on my next visit.
Maybe they took a Porsche apart and looked at what they do. Starting with a 991, the whole front end is aluminum (that section is bolted, riveted and glued to the steel tub). Some high end models have carbon fenders bolted to them. Another one is BMW. They have cast aluminum front end and various carbon fiber parts bolted to it. Plus, if you strip apart a Corvette C7, they have forged CF parts in the chassis. So somehow those companies can make it work.
Remember, this is forged CF, not the laid up parts that everyone is used to seeing.
They are working closely with Mitsubishi Chemical and CPC, who are very experienced in this area.
has anyone asked how they propose recycling, disposing of, and or repairing CF structures?
Not yet! They only discuss recovering the shavings in Italy. Probably won't happen until the metal castings are here in America.
In the UK you might leave it outside for a month and only get to the village postbox! 😂😂
What he doesn't say is the reason large institutional investors are not interested, just go read their SEC filings to understand. First off is Aptera has this nasty habit of holding onto their end of year and period ending June 30th required filings till the last legal day allowed where most companies seek to get these out within thirty to forty five days. However in their documents you will clearly read they structured the company and stocks so only they have voting rights. All other investors get zero say in the company and it states that at no time will Chris and Steve give up control. So why would anyone invest 50m to 100m when they have no say and Aptera is well past 200m deficit?
No, Aptera is not the most successful crowd funding company in history, Star Citizen blows them away by far.
Do love how their 50m check is now 100m...
" they structured the company and stocks so only they have voting rights."
This shows that they learned their lesson when Idealab and Paul Wilbur kicked them out of Aptera Inc. in 2009. It is not a mistake they are going to repeat.
I also heard the $50M go to $100M. From other videos I’m guessing $50M gets production at one facility but 15,000 vehicles a year doesn’t cut it. Maybe the other $ is for a duplicate manufacturing facility? I also thought after 1,000 units or so, they would do the IPO.
What’s really disappointing is off camera Chris made it seem like they need an additional $60 mil to buy the tooling machines :/
I think the difference is need. In the past they said that they need $50m and would like an investor but are prepared to take on debt. He just said he would like a $100m investor without the other qualifiers which is fair. You need to pay your bills and will do anything to achieve that. If you won the lotto and could pay your bills, great. However, if you could win the lotto and pay your bills now and into the future, even better, right?
Kinda slow on getting this out lol
The physical car you mean?
@@AIAddict No, I think he talks about the video - you are talking about the last 100 accelerator investor spots left when there is not a single one left since about one week before you have uploaded the video.
I couldn't care less that Aptera is moving faster than tose who do a great job on interviewing Aptera staff! 😁👍
@@AIAddict the video as it had already been days since it had closed...but yeah the car too. But I took the risk and joined the accelerator program
@@clintroberts1 My thanks to everyone who joined. You are helping us all get our vehicles.
Yup, sun up to sun down = 24 hours. (sarcasm)
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No test drive?!?
He did that in the last video.
You can see our test drive here: th-cam.com/video/JcBY0VSC0-0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ZMXaU8oEL2wIMJ9p
Will succeed like Lit motors im sure.
Aptera Corp. has neither the mechanical complexity nor the legal issues between founders that Lit Motors has had. No reason to think that.
Suggestion: Ask some unique questions.
All questions were submitted by viewers like yourself :) happy to ask my own questions next time to add extra flare :)
No need for such an EXTREME design (water droplet) on the rear section.
Well, the air flow will be super good at 100 mph... but this is Imainly a CITY car.
The rear part, especially the bottom, needs to be "better" thought out, prioritizing the utility side a little more than the aerodynamics.
Sometimes over-optimizing isn't the way to go. Sometimes you have to be able to compromise to get something better.
They can and will do that later. They have already said that. That being said, I live in Florida and will not be doing most of my driving in the city. However, I will be getting the ideal charging rates from the solar and charge it from my house which also has solar, when needed. I think individual cars serve individual purposes. That’s why we have different vehicle types to begin with.
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It will not be a city car for me! I will be road tripping across the country with mine!
Chris looks like he lost weight!
SOUND IS HORRIBLE
How so? Too quiet, too loud?
@@AIAddict quiet but great interview though
@@AIAddict It's fine with headphones
Sound is not horrible. It's fine, overall, but the volume is low.
What a load of crap. what a load of hogwash and soft soap salesmanship. The Aptera is a great concept, but it is not designed to be actually used. The solar panels are totally and completely useless. This is a physical fact. A full day in the sun might add .5 miles to the battery. That said, tough they claim the solar panels will last ten years, they will actually wear quickly from road debris on normal driving. The vehicle is all but invisible on the road, specifically from the rear. The slightest rear end collision will cause extensive damage, to not even think of rear collision at speeds over 30 mph. Lighting is catastrophically weak, again especially in the rear. This vehicle should be marketed as an daytime NEV only. Only a fool would drive it on roads where speeds exceed 35 mph, and it should never be driven at night. Aptera has not shown a night film where the vehicle is followed/passed, handling even moderate rain, or effectively climbing a hill. Let's see the vehicle back into an obstacle even at 5 mph straight on and oblique. Show a rear end collision at 15 mph. Lets see it even climb a hill. Drive through the Mojave to Vegas a few times (if it even can) and show the exterior results. We've waited decades for Aptera. It's a deathtrap at night and on high speed roads. The NEVs worth paying attention to are coming out of Oregon. So long Aptera, hello Arcimoto...
Write this in an e-mail to Aptera if you really want them to do these tests.
In the interview on the Kim Java youtube channel Chris says that Aptera solar panels and the body structure can take a lot of beating. About safety, look at Formula 1 racing cars crashes. I have not seen or heard about the lightning at night for several years, I want to see it. I want to see crash tests as well.
Aptera company might go bankrupt any year within the next 10 years, even after releasing the vehicle, but hopefully they will make it until they are a profitable company.
Arcimoto company is in a worse state afaik: Their website is offline! There is a youtube video about: Power cut to Arcimoto facility, witness says it has been closed for months! No new video from Arcimoto in 5 months.
What happens when I get a flat how will I change the tire ?
Just like a regular car. The front coverings flip up exposing the entire wheel and tire. A couple minutes to remove the rear tire covering. There will be jack locations specified where to raise the car up.
Start production so I can buy one
I’d love to own one 😍
really stellar interview