Plus, the current model is supposed to have a range of about 400 miles on a single charge. Future models will have a 250 miles, a 600 mile, and then a 1,000 mile range. The 250 model's MSRP is $26,500 and the current 400 mile that is to start production by this year starts at around $34,000. I have a $70 reservation on the current 400 mile "Launch Edition" ("LE").
@@a5-30-31ctsat the moment the launch edition will start at ~40k. It should be no surprise a new manufacturer can’t scale at high volume low cost at the moment.
You speak in present tense as if they are actually making these cars. They are at minimum another year away from seeing the light of day, and all EVs will have the Tesla charge port starting this year so how is this an advantage?
I did and now the price for mine jumped from $53K to $61,700. Plus the date is TBA. So I wonder when I'll get it? I am hoping to take it out to Moab in the summer of 2026 to off road it and do some off grid camping.
@@vic321344 It is an autocycle. Its insurance and license is that of a motorcycle, but it does not require a helmet to drive. It can travel on lanes where motorcycles are allowed (in addition to where cars are allowed). The Aptera is powered by a 400 Kilowatt Hour (KWH) battery pack that is charged automatically by 700 watts of solar panels that are on 4 places: a) the rear hatch door, b) the roof, c) the front hood, and c) the dashboard. The solar panels have the potential to provide up to 35-40 miles per day of driving energy (or about 11,000 miles /year) in places where it is sunny (like Las Vegas or San Diego). For northerly areas, it's more like 15-20 miles/day of free charging. At the CES show, the display car drove 20 miles but ended up with more charge than before the 20 mile drive. Because of its small battery pack, and low energy usage, if you plug it into a regular 110VAC wall socket, you can get up to 100 miles each 10 hour overnight charge (10 miles/hour). If you plug it into a regular 220VAC dryer outlet , double that rate of charge. For people living off the grid or people in apartments/condos without access to any charging , you can trickle charge off the solar panels to get anywhere from 10 - 40 miles per day of solar charging (depending on sunshine).
Wish she covered more details. This will be the most aerydonimic production car ever made. It's drag coefficient is less than a Ford F150 side mirror. Being lighter and more aerodynamic than other EVs is why it can get up to 40 miles of range from solar power. Also, there first cars will have 400 miles of range with plans for 600 and 1000 mile range models later. It can be charged at Tesla chargers or at home just like any Tesla. It will be classified as an autocycle because it's three wheels, but will have the same safety features of a 4 wheel car and should meet the same crash test standards. It should do zero to 60mph in under 6 seconds and have a top speed over 100mph. The first vehicles will be front wheel drive and use a single motor that is commonly used in other EVs with plans for an all wheel drive in later models. It's a two passenger car with a cargo bed that is over 6 feet in length. The car body is made mostly from pressed molds of carbon FMC, which saves weight and adds rigidity. It also improves build quality by reducing the number of parts and improving the fit and finish because the carbon pieces have less size variance than stamped steal, which is the biggest cause of panel gaps in other autos.
Aptera is a motorcycle, not a car. And in the 1930s the germans built a real car that had a smaller drag coefficient than the Aptera motorcycle. (Schlörwagen). And i give a Shyte on "will have", "will be", "should do". And it absolutely does not have the same safety features as a car. Aptera is not able to confirm to the simplest safety standards necessary for a car. It does not need to be crashtested and never was, because it is a motorcycle. The body is made of a classic aluminium rail structure, the plastic plates are glued onto it. And the 40 miles/day claim is unproven. Just an empty promise, like everything else.
@@vic321344 of course they still have to do a lot of validation and crash testing, which they are of course planning to do. They’ve talked about safety a lot but of course they can only validate it once tests have been done. There’s no plastic but a carbon fiber & gfk structure reinforced with aluminium and steel. They didn’t go for 4 wheels because of the efficiency but plan to launch a 4 seater in future. As far as I know the schlörwagen also didn’t have a smaller drag coefficient then the Aptera. It’s said to have a coefficient of drag from 0,19-0,15. With the latter having been measured by Volkswagen. The Aptera is said to have a coefficient of drag of about 0,13. Regarding that “I don’t give a shit on - will have etc”. It takes a while for a car to be developed. Just look at Tesla and the cash they burned through before making any profits. If they get anywhere close to the promised ranges/ solar capacity then the Aptera will be my ideal commute vehicle. We’ve got 2 cars anyways so I don’t really care if one of them is a 2 seater anyways. And for me as a German it’s not about the solar at all since we don’t get a lot of sun over here, but the efficiency of it.
@@oliverheinen5440 They plan, they say, will be. No reality, just empty promises. The aptera motorcycle cannot be registered in germany. It is too wide. Wider than a Hummer H1. Tesla delivers, Aptera promises. The pressed carbon they use for the body panels just has half of the shear stability as aluminium.
Yes, the battery holds about 400 miles of range. And you can plug it in to level 1 (normal outlet), 2 (240 V outlet), or 3 (fast charging) level charging like a normal ev. But it also passively charges about 40 miles a day as well from the solar.
i guess Chris Anthony mentioned "you dont have to charge it:. but in reality to most people, you can still charge it like regular EV, if you needed to. works really well for people that only needs 2 seats and does not have access to a home garage. You can even just plug it in 120V outlet and would gather enough to compensate for extra range you needed. or plug it at work!
Its not the cheapest EV, or even motorcycle you can buy. And it will start at 49K, If and whenever produced. The miles per day you can achieve is not measured and documented in reality. Just empty promises.
@@johnbullers8647 Right, you do not need a motorcycle license. And it will be much more expensive to insure. because it does not conform to any safety standards necessary for a car.
You might not have taken Aunt Tony's word for it, but you believed a screen reading that has never been validated as being accurate. You are also selling the snake oil - did they pay you for it?
Nice coverage. Worth noting is Aptera has a nacs port and dcfc so it actually makes an amazing vehicle for road trips.
Plus, the current model is supposed to have a range of about 400 miles on a single charge. Future models will have a 250 miles, a 600 mile, and then a 1,000 mile range.
The 250 model's MSRP is $26,500 and the current 400 mile that is to start production by this year starts at around $34,000. I have a $70 reservation on the current 400 mile "Launch Edition" ("LE").
@@a5-30-31ctsat the moment the launch edition will start at ~40k. It should be no surprise a new manufacturer can’t scale at high volume low cost at the moment.
You speak in present tense as if they are actually making these cars. They are at minimum another year away from seeing the light of day, and all EVs will have the Tesla charge port starting this year so how is this an advantage?
Great to see Aptera rolling! Thank you for covering this story.
Excellent piece!
We need more individuals like you bringing to light these issues to the masses.
Keep up the good work!
We're all for Aptera!
Wow, great stuff!! Thank you!
It looks amazing
Wonderful piece, thank you for covering it!
Better preorder. The list is huge now.
Yes let's preorder a vehicle that has been on pre-order for 6 years that has a 5% chance of ever being built...
I did and now the price for mine jumped from $53K to $61,700. Plus the date is TBA. So I wonder when I'll get it? I am hoping to take it out to Moab in the summer of 2026 to off road it and do some off grid camping.
I plan on switching my s4 for one of these bad boys. rev holder since 2022. very excited. wish I had remembered to sign up and attend this.
The more I look into Aptera, the more I like it. The future of EV design is being explored here -- ultra high efficiency and solar-assist.
Especially Las Vegas are more Sunny day than Rainy season. 💯 like 👍
I want a solar powered car
Aptera is a motorcycle, and it is not solar powered.
@@vic321344 It is an autocycle. Its insurance and license is that of a motorcycle, but it does not require a helmet to drive. It can travel on lanes where motorcycles are allowed (in addition to where cars are allowed).
The Aptera is powered by a 400 Kilowatt Hour (KWH) battery pack that is charged automatically by 700 watts of solar panels that are on 4 places: a) the rear hatch door, b) the roof, c) the front hood, and c) the dashboard. The solar panels have the potential to provide up to 35-40 miles per day of driving energy (or about 11,000 miles /year) in places where it is sunny (like Las Vegas or San Diego). For northerly areas, it's more like 15-20 miles/day of free charging. At the CES show, the display car drove 20 miles but ended up with more charge than before the 20 mile drive. Because of its small battery pack, and low energy usage, if you plug it into a regular 110VAC wall socket, you can get up to 100 miles each 10 hour overnight charge (10 miles/hour). If you plug it into a regular 220VAC dryer outlet , double that rate of charge. For people living off the grid or people in apartments/condos without access to any charging , you can trickle charge off the solar panels to get anywhere from 10 - 40 miles per day of solar charging (depending on sunshine).
@@a5-30-31cts Not 400 kWh. 11,000 miles/yr = 30 miles/day.
That’s awesome!
That was fantastic. Wow!
Wish she covered more details. This will be the most aerydonimic production car ever made. It's drag coefficient is less than a Ford F150 side mirror. Being lighter and more aerodynamic than other EVs is why it can get up to 40 miles of range from solar power. Also, there first cars will have 400 miles of range with plans for 600 and 1000 mile range models later. It can be charged at Tesla chargers or at home just like any Tesla. It will be classified as an autocycle because it's three wheels, but will have the same safety features of a 4 wheel car and should meet the same crash test standards. It should do zero to 60mph in under 6 seconds and have a top speed over 100mph. The first vehicles will be front wheel drive and use a single motor that is commonly used in other EVs with plans for an all wheel drive in later models. It's a two passenger car with a cargo bed that is over 6 feet in length. The car body is made mostly from pressed molds of carbon FMC, which saves weight and adds rigidity. It also improves build quality by reducing the number of parts and improving the fit and finish because the carbon pieces have less size variance than stamped steal, which is the biggest cause of panel gaps in other autos.
Aptera is a motorcycle, not a car. And in the 1930s the germans built a real car that had a smaller drag coefficient than the Aptera motorcycle. (Schlörwagen). And i give a Shyte on "will have", "will be", "should do". And it absolutely does not have the same safety features as a car. Aptera is not able to confirm to the simplest safety standards necessary for a car. It does not need to be crashtested and never was, because it is a motorcycle. The body is made of a classic aluminium rail structure, the plastic plates are glued onto it. And the 40 miles/day claim is unproven. Just an empty promise, like everything else.
@@vic321344 of course they still have to do a lot of validation and crash testing, which they are of course planning to do. They’ve talked about safety a lot but of course they can only validate it once tests have been done. There’s no plastic but a carbon fiber & gfk structure reinforced with aluminium and steel. They didn’t go for 4 wheels because of the efficiency but plan to launch a 4 seater in future. As far as I know the schlörwagen also didn’t have a smaller drag coefficient then the Aptera. It’s said to have a coefficient of drag from 0,19-0,15. With the latter having been measured by Volkswagen. The Aptera is said to have a coefficient of drag of about 0,13.
Regarding that “I don’t give a shit on - will have etc”. It takes a while for a car to be developed. Just look at Tesla and the cash they burned through before making any profits. If they get anywhere close to the promised ranges/ solar capacity then the Aptera will be my ideal commute vehicle. We’ve got 2 cars anyways so I don’t really care if one of them is a 2 seater anyways. And for me as a German it’s not about the solar at all since we don’t get a lot of sun over here, but the efficiency of it.
@@oliverheinen5440 They plan, they say, will be. No reality, just empty promises.
The aptera motorcycle cannot be registered in germany. It is too wide. Wider than a Hummer H1.
Tesla delivers, Aptera promises.
The pressed carbon they use for the body panels just has half of the shear stability as aluminium.
@@oliverheinen5440 vic is a Tesla fanboy that looks for Aptera videos so he can crap on Aptera.
Great details and yes, validation needed but ample analysis via computer simulations to know Aptera will perform close to stated metrics.
Brilliant vehicle!
Luckily, the 100+ years history of automobiles is the unfailing success story of 3-wheel cars!
How will it do if the sun doesn’t show up that day? Like full on overcast. Would you be able to drive it that day?
Yes, the battery holds about 400 miles of range. And you can plug it in to level 1 (normal outlet), 2 (240 V outlet), or 3 (fast charging) level charging like a normal ev. But it also passively charges about 40 miles a day as well from the solar.
i guess Chris Anthony mentioned "you dont have to charge it:. but in reality to most people, you can still charge it like regular EV, if you needed to. works really well for people that only needs 2 seats and does not have access to a home garage.
You can even just plug it in 120V outlet and would gather enough to compensate for extra range you needed. or plug it at work!
You also don't need direct sunlight to charge solar panel. Cloudy and certain level of overcast will still be able to produce some power.
It's an ev. You charge it in your driveway.
It still charges. In the shade is still charges the battery. So, never need to plug it in.
1:35 Is that a Full steering wheel? What happened to the Hello Kitty yoke?
@@dagwood953 The driving validation model gas a full steering wheel, while the one on display had the yolk style.
@@dagwood953 spelling error. "Has" not "gas".
Is it ever actually coming out?
Fixed income people who don’t travel much could remove the cost of gas from their limited budget.
They need to mention that it's the cheapest EV you can buy. It starts at $28K and that gets you 250 miles of range and 22 miles per day from the sun.
Its not the cheapest EV, or even motorcycle you can buy. And it will start at 49K, If and whenever produced. The miles per day you can achieve is not measured and documented in reality. Just empty promises.
Aptera is a motorcycle, not a car.
Yes, but you don't need a motorcycle license and it should be cheaper to insure as a motorcycle.
@@johnbullers8647 Right, you do not need a motorcycle license. And it will be much more expensive to insure. because it does not conform to any safety standards necessary for a car.
You might not have taken Aunt Tony's word for it, but you believed a screen reading that has never been validated as being accurate. You are also selling the snake oil - did they pay you for it?
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@@rebeccadubois8270 I'm good at what I do.
@@rebeccadubois8270 Just a hater not a bot.
@@gr8dvd Just a fact checker, not a bot. The screen on the CES vehicles are just a mockup. Not controlling anything.
@@vic321344 Wrong, the software on the screen for the demonstration vehicle was a demo, but the driving vehicle was putting out accurate information.