Cuz daddy needs a new ride! Chris Anthony, nailed it talking about crazy EVs that are being made right now. Merry Christmas! Brrr, it's super cold up here in New England today. Please stop using "OEM" when referring to well established automakers. OEM should only be used in reference to car parts/equipment made by the original manufacturer. Original Equipment Manufacturer ("OEM") parts
us older guys like the Aptera as practical way to get from one place to another without draining my wallet. im 77years old on social security and would buy one i could afford it
Aptera is not cheap and a very good chance it will never go into production. If saving money is your priority, then buying a good used car for around $5K is a better choice. If you want an EV, there are plenty of good used EV priced $15K or less that are much more practical than the Aptera. Sorry to burst your bubble on Christmas Eve but that is the reality.
@@JHJones-nq5we Why are you only taking a selfish view on Christmas Eve of all times? The lowering environmental burden for everyone should be a primary consideration for everyone, especially on Christmas Eve.
I think the Aptera is really cool, but in my case I bought a used Honda Fit for $4000, and I could fit 2 dressers in the back and I can even sleep in the back. Right now that's all I can afford, and it's more practical than an Aptera.
As I suggest on a TH-cam video with address ending /watch?v=warVVm5PUZo, you're already building a charging system into your vehicle so why not just put in an expansion port so we can park next to an array at our homes and plug in to accelerate the solar charging? It just seems like a logical thing to do if you want to add value and give people another great reason to buy your product. If it's as easy as plugging in a DC connector to a socket and having your car's solar array circuit run through my solar panel array on their way to the charge controller, the cost on your part is a different charge controller, a SPDT switch, and a DC receptacle and possibly wire upgrade to handle the increased voltage. I'm going to put this idea into every Aptera video I can find until you put it into your vehicle. I want every person who sees these videos to watch for your response to such a common sense idea so we can all know what your team does when an obvious win is offered on a silver platter.
Most people already don't drive a small lightweight vehicle. Trucks and SUV's dominate the US market. The question is this: are we trying to convert people to EV, or are we trying to convert people to smaller more efficient transport? I think the former is more realistic than the latter. That's why I see Aptera as a "mark one" product, and the company can expand the product line to include something to go up against trucks and SUV's at a later date. But, see, you have to meet the consumer where they are at for most of them -- you can't expect them all to go ga-ga over a three wheeled super aerodynamic vehicle and suddenly ditch their F150's and Explorers. Most consumers, meaning the mainstream customers, are going to want to buy something that looks, drives, and functions like the vehicle they are already driving. That means trucks/SUV's unfortunately. Does not mean Aptera will not be wildly successful. Aptera is going to grab every single customer who can deal with a two seat platform. It's free transportation, essentially, and if you don't drive much you may even be putting electricity back into your house batteries. It's revolutionary on a scale most people don't get yet. They have to see it and feel it before they will understand it (which is sort of how EV adoption works too -- most people are not convinced until they drive or live with an EV, then the lightbulb goes on). Kicking and screaming will we be dragged into the EV future. Kicking and screaming.
“Every electron counts”, don’t say that to an electrical engineer 😂 (I am an EE). I like that statement. The Aptera design is still miles ahead of the EV competition, now it has to prove itself on the car market, very high change of success and a very good development for the consumer. This PI is only the first Aptera version in production, and ugrading this version with the latest tech in future is going to be awesome. Game changer.
There's no argument that a super efficient vehicle like the "Aptera concept" would have a small market. A lot of us are interested in efficiency and hate waste. However, the tide of worldwide R&D is going towards fusion, small modular reactors, and batteries. The future is about generation and storage, not commercializing solar racers. Personally I love the idea of a car I can charge off of a few panels. I'd rather make my own power. I love the concept of a car I can repair myself. I love the concept of a car that is easily upgradable and lasts for decades. I love the concept of going 1000 miles on a single charge. What's not to like? Given that, it is beyond my comprehension why people will stick their necks out defending a company that has yet to demonstrate even the most fundamental of these claims. You don't know these guys, and you have never seen or driven one of their cars. They tell a great story but the facts are thin.
its too cost intensive to build. too niche to mass produce. pretty. pretty like a lemon tree. lov to have one but my pre order for the flying car will happen first.
You can't accuse carmakers of being greedy and at the same time accuse them of spending too much money building their vehicles. If you're going to be wrong about everything, at least pick a side.
Remember, that $26K model is 250 miles of range and up to 16 miles of solar. The specs of that model seem to be left out over and over again. Then there's no idea as to when they will actually start building that version. My version of the Aptera is $53K. Yet nobody want's to talk about that version or when it will ever come out. All that I keep hearing is 1000 mile range and up to 40 miles per day on solar, all starting at $26K. It would be like Ford telling people that the Mustang has 800 hp and a top speed over 190 mph. All starting for $32K.
It is cheap for the US Market. Move to China if you want to compare prices like that. It’s not only relatively cheap to buy, the cost to operate is many times cheaper than any other vehicle. For the launch edition ($34,500), it’s roughly $500 a month for the vehicle payment over 6 years BUT you have no fuel cost, very low maintenance, and motorcycle insurance making it cheaper to own than even a $10,000 gas car all while making the world a better, safer place for future generations 🏎️☀️
@@Tekaisuwu - Can you give a breakdown of the difference. So I am looking to buy a $10K used Prius (which has a new battery in it already) and wanting to know the breakdown of the costs of the $26K model I hear so much about. It's 250 mi range with up to 16 miles of solar. Thank you in advance. Also, I asked my insurance company and they refuse to give me a quite on the Aptera as it does not exist. I know others must know the insurance costs as their insurance companies seem to quote them a price yet nobody posts what it actually will be.
@@billsmith5960 250 miles is fine, but I would highly recommend the full solar package for the savings to price ratio. Here is an estimated price breakdown: Aptera (Full Solar Package): • Purchase Price: $26,800 • Loan Payment (6 years @ 4% APR): ~$421/month • Fuel Cost: $0 • Maintenance: ~$300/year • Insurance: ~$100/month • Total Cost Over 6 Years: ~$39,312 $10,000 Prius: • Purchase Price: $10,000 • Loan Payment (4 years @ 6% APR): ~$234/month • Fuel Cost: ~$175/month • Maintenance: ~$1,200/year • Insurance: ~$85/month • Total Cost Over 6 Years: ~$42,552 Summary: • Aptera Total: ~$39,312 • Prius Total: ~$42,552 I have done the math myself but this ChatGPT breakdown has better structure and seems accurate to what I did for my estimates.
5 years of video's saying Aptera is happening now IRL out of money and no new money in sight Your followers are blind, too much heaven on their minds....
Are you blind? They are coming into a triumphant showing at CES, and have consistently managed their funds more wisely than Tesla did during the same early period.
@@shrimptopian3392 - Tesla was being bankrolled by Elon and he was ready to stop investing money into it. Yet the company mustered through it all while Aptera closed it's doors and everyone lost their job. The EV industry back then was relatively new and companies pretty much had to design and develop everything from scratch. Tesla had to battle all of the EV naysayers. Fast forward to today. Aptera 2.0 will be 6 years old come March. They have the luxury of using off the shelf components in a much more mature industry where there is a charging infrastructure and people accepting EV's to be mainstream. Actually, for Aptera, they have it way easier than Tesla ever did. I would rather compare Tesla to Aptera during the same time period. One succeeded and the other failed. Instead, others insist on comparing 2008 to 2024. Then keep repeating it over and over again.
@@n.brucenelson5920 Like triumphant showing in 2019, 2020, 2021m 2022, 2023,2024? Tesla produced and sold their cars, Aptera has not even one of their motorcycles ready as production prototype. Since 2019.
We wholeheartedly agree... Go Aptera, Go! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year William!!
A lot of us think the same way as you William
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to your Family
Wise people think that way andremcamara ! 😎
Go Aptera!!!
Oh yes ! 😎
Cuz daddy needs a new ride!
Chris Anthony, nailed it talking about crazy EVs that are being made right now.
Merry Christmas! Brrr, it's super cold up here in New England today.
Please stop using "OEM" when referring to well established automakers. OEM should only be used in reference to car parts/equipment made by the original manufacturer. Original Equipment Manufacturer ("OEM") parts
us older guys like the Aptera as practical way to get from one place to another without draining my wallet. im 77years old on social security and would buy one i could afford it
Aptera is not cheap and a very good chance it will never go into production. If saving money is your priority, then buying a good used car for around $5K is a better choice. If you want an EV, there are plenty of good used EV priced $15K or less that are much more practical than the Aptera. Sorry to burst your bubble on Christmas Eve but that is the reality.
@@JHJones-nq5we Why are you only taking a selfish view on Christmas Eve of all times? The lowering environmental burden for everyone should be a primary consideration for everyone, especially on Christmas Eve.
@@n.brucenelson5920 How is that a selfish view? It's reality.
EVs haven't just leveled the playing field, they have reinvented it.
I am ready for my Aptera…..in green…..maybe with sodium ion batteries
I think the Aptera is really cool, but in my case I bought a used Honda Fit for $4000, and I could fit 2 dressers in the back and I can even sleep in the back. Right now that's all I can afford, and it's more practical than an Aptera.
lol, His mention of the zombie's I think might be the best-selling point for Aptera.
As I suggest on a TH-cam video with address ending /watch?v=warVVm5PUZo, you're already building a charging system into your vehicle so why not just put in an expansion port so we can park next to an array at our homes and plug in to accelerate the solar charging? It just seems like a logical thing to do if you want to add value and give people another great reason to buy your product. If it's as easy as plugging in a DC connector to a socket and having your car's solar array circuit run through my solar panel array on their way to the charge controller, the cost on your part is a different charge controller, a SPDT switch, and a DC receptacle and possibly wire upgrade to handle the increased voltage. I'm going to put this idea into every Aptera video I can find until you put it into your vehicle. I want every person who sees these videos to watch for your response to such a common sense idea so we can all know what your team does when an obvious win is offered on a silver platter.
There will be more followers of aptera once the the oems see what you can do.
Most people already don't drive a small lightweight vehicle. Trucks and SUV's dominate the US market.
The question is this: are we trying to convert people to EV, or are we trying to convert people to smaller more efficient transport? I think the former is more realistic than the latter.
That's why I see Aptera as a "mark one" product, and the company can expand the product line to include something to go up against trucks and SUV's at a later date. But, see, you have to meet the consumer where they are at for most of them -- you can't expect them all to go ga-ga over a three wheeled super aerodynamic vehicle and suddenly ditch their F150's and Explorers. Most consumers, meaning the mainstream customers, are going to want to buy something that looks, drives, and functions like the vehicle they are already driving. That means trucks/SUV's unfortunately.
Does not mean Aptera will not be wildly successful. Aptera is going to grab every single customer who can deal with a two seat platform. It's free transportation, essentially, and if you don't drive much you may even be putting electricity back into your house batteries. It's revolutionary on a scale most people don't get yet. They have to see it and feel it before they will understand it (which is sort of how EV adoption works too -- most people are not convinced until they drive or live with an EV, then the lightbulb goes on).
Kicking and screaming will we be dragged into the EV future. Kicking and screaming.
Aptera is NOT a small vehicle its WIDER than one of those huge trucks!!
You make some good points Downsizing is a hard sell in the US. With an Aptera you are only buying 2 seats which will be a no-go for most people.
What is the new sales date
“Every electron counts”, don’t say that to an electrical engineer 😂 (I am an EE). I like that statement. The Aptera design is still miles ahead of the EV competition, now it has to prove itself on the car market, very high change of success and a very good development for the consumer. This PI is only the first Aptera version in production, and ugrading this version with the latest tech in future is going to be awesome. Game changer.
That’s why I back this product it’s going to change the auto industry ! 😎
How can it be miles ahead of the EV competition when it does not even exist?
There's no argument that a super efficient vehicle like the "Aptera concept" would have a small market. A lot of us are interested in efficiency and hate waste. However, the tide of worldwide R&D is going towards fusion, small modular reactors, and batteries. The future is about generation and storage, not commercializing solar racers.
Personally I love the idea of a car I can charge off of a few panels. I'd rather make my own power. I love the concept of a car I can repair myself. I love the concept of a car that is easily upgradable and lasts for decades. I love the concept of going 1000 miles on a single charge. What's not to like?
Given that, it is beyond my comprehension why people will stick their necks out defending a company that has yet to demonstrate even the most fundamental of these claims. You don't know these guys, and you have never seen or driven one of their cars. They tell a great story but the facts are thin.
its too cost intensive to build. too niche to mass produce. pretty. pretty like a lemon tree. lov to have one but my pre order for the flying car will happen first.
Nobody needs a three wheeled motorcycle that is wider than a Hummer H1 and costs more than a Tesla model 3.
You can't accuse carmakers of being greedy and at the same time accuse them of spending too much money building their vehicles. If you're going to be wrong about everything, at least pick a side.
Teslas are famously outdated; they don't refresh their designs are regularly as other automakers.
They sell very well for an outdated design.
You know they don't exist, right? A $22K miracle car that runs on rainbows and unicorn tears sounds delightful, but it isn't a thing.
Your right! A $22k miracle vehicle doesn’t exist, but a $26k one will soon :)
@@Tekaisuwu "will soon". Sais it all since 2009.
@@vic321344 objectively false, educated yourself please 🤓
26k is not cheap! When we are all unemployed that’s a joke. China has an EV for less than 9k.. come on give us a break!
Remember, that $26K model is 250 miles of range and up to 16 miles of solar. The specs of that model seem to be left out over and over again. Then there's no idea as to when they will actually start building that version. My version of the Aptera is $53K. Yet nobody want's to talk about that version or when it will ever come out.
All that I keep hearing is 1000 mile range and up to 40 miles per day on solar, all starting at $26K. It would be like Ford telling people that the Mustang has 800 hp and a top speed over 190 mph. All starting for $32K.
It is cheap for the US Market. Move to China if you want to compare prices like that. It’s not only relatively cheap to buy, the cost to operate is many times cheaper than any other vehicle. For the launch edition ($34,500), it’s roughly $500 a month for the vehicle payment over 6 years BUT you have no fuel cost, very low maintenance, and motorcycle insurance making it cheaper to own than even a $10,000 gas car all while making the world a better, safer place for future generations 🏎️☀️
@@Tekaisuwu - Can you give a breakdown of the difference. So I am looking to buy a $10K used Prius (which has a new battery in it already) and wanting to know the breakdown of the costs of the $26K model I hear so much about. It's 250 mi range with up to 16 miles of solar. Thank you in advance.
Also, I asked my insurance company and they refuse to give me a quite on the Aptera as it does not exist. I know others must know the insurance costs as their insurance companies seem to quote them a price yet nobody posts what it actually will be.
@@billsmith5960 250 miles is fine, but I would highly recommend the full solar package for the savings to price ratio. Here is an estimated price breakdown:
Aptera (Full Solar Package):
• Purchase Price: $26,800
• Loan Payment (6 years @ 4% APR): ~$421/month
• Fuel Cost: $0
• Maintenance: ~$300/year
• Insurance: ~$100/month
• Total Cost Over 6 Years: ~$39,312
$10,000 Prius:
• Purchase Price: $10,000
• Loan Payment (4 years @ 6% APR): ~$234/month
• Fuel Cost: ~$175/month
• Maintenance: ~$1,200/year
• Insurance: ~$85/month
• Total Cost Over 6 Years: ~$42,552
Summary:
• Aptera Total: ~$39,312
• Prius Total: ~$42,552
I have done the math myself but this ChatGPT breakdown has better structure and seems accurate to what I did for my estimates.
Aptera is a SCAM - its bigger (wider) than a large five seater pickup truck
5 years of video's saying Aptera is happening now
IRL out of money and no new money in sight
Your followers are blind, too much heaven on their minds....
Are you blind? They are coming into a triumphant showing at CES, and have consistently managed their funds more wisely than Tesla did during the same early period.
Are you blind, answer: yes
You believe in Aptera like you believe in Christ, who was born almost 2025 years ago ?? 🤣🤣🤣
@@shrimptopian3392 - Tesla was being bankrolled by Elon and he was ready to stop investing money into it. Yet the company mustered through it all while Aptera closed it's doors and everyone lost their job. The EV industry back then was relatively new and companies pretty much had to design and develop everything from scratch. Tesla had to battle all of the EV naysayers.
Fast forward to today. Aptera 2.0 will be 6 years old come March. They have the luxury of using off the shelf components in a much more mature industry where there is a charging infrastructure and people accepting EV's to be mainstream. Actually, for Aptera, they have it way easier than Tesla ever did.
I would rather compare Tesla to Aptera during the same time period. One succeeded and the other failed. Instead, others insist on comparing 2008 to 2024. Then keep repeating it over and over again.
@@n.brucenelson5920 Like triumphant showing in 2019, 2020, 2021m 2022, 2023,2024? Tesla produced and sold their cars, Aptera has not even one of their motorcycles ready as production prototype. Since 2019.