How about a sun shade as an Aptera Accessory? Would love to see one that doesn't cover the dash but more or less fastens to the front part of the dash and up to the roof blocking the sun. We have 100 degree days in west Texas so sun shades are a must but I don't want to block off the dash from absorbing energy. Hell why you're at it, incorporate some solar panels in the shade and a small plug-in on the dash to capture more energy. Aptera make it so! 😁
I talk about Aptera every chance I get and people in Huntsville guess the same price range and are floored when I tell them less than $40k! Efficiency is awesome!
@@adimchionyenadum2962 Because it seems that every single time they do these random demos people go nuts about and seem truly interested in the car. *It will sell itself if people know about it.*
Come on aptera! Your design is great, everybody loves the car!, there are plenty of people who want to but it. I’m a reservation holder for several years now, why does it take so long!
Please do a tour in all the hot spot states where all the reservations are so we can see it. I’m an accelerated reservation holder in Texas. I think there are a few of us here.
Glad to see the excitement in these! Please, please, please show this vehicle to my driveway! (We're super excited to be driving on sun juice from the sky... as opposed to the buried sun juice our current car runs on.)
I've followed Aptera for many years and I still think their cardinal sin will be taking so many years to come to market. I believe they originally targeted a $25k price point when EVs were all $50k+, now they are moving to $35k when big brands like Kia are bringing their fantastic EV3 to market for the same $35k makes the Aptera a hard sell. We saw what happened to Fisker Ocean buyers, and without a significant financial price advantage to the Aptera, I don't see many taking the risk. And if their autocycle vehicle classification were to exclude them from the $7500 EV tax credit, you can forget about it.
With so many millions losing power much to frequently, during hurricanes, snow blizzards, etc. I don't trust EV's! Solar seems more dependable to me!!! I hope Aptera will soon be available!!!
Please PLEASE bring one of the prototypes to Electrify Expo in Austin this November! Or any of the future EE stops! More people outside CA need to see this in-person
Fun video! Glad to hear that Aptera is still aiming for mid-30s for the LE (with the usual caveats, I’m sure). The only bummer for someone new to Aptera who wants one - how long the line is in front of them! Can’t wait for mine! …But I am, patiently! 💚💚💚
HaHaHAHa,, Mid thirties...By the time all the RE-engineering is done on the Drivetrain, Suspension, and everything else now that they have gone to a motor pack IN the Body, you'll be lucky if you can get one for the mid 50s, that is IF they re-do all the engineering tests they have already done with the In Wheel Hub Motors. Otherwise, Danger, Danger Will Robinson !
All that’s been done already. That’s why Beta was in Italy. And mid-30s is still their target. Sure, no guarantees, but I’d trust them well before I’d trust an outside observer.
good to see that regular people also recognise how amazing aptera is. i was honestly worried that itll just appeal to nerds like me when the time comes.
@@andrewmclean1239 are you an Aussie who has ordered an Aptera and is going to privately import it? How will you go with after sales support here? This car would be great to see here in Qld.
yes. As an ambassador I should be taking delivery earlier. I’ll just import privately. We have generous laws for eco friendly vehicles. I’ll be working to get them imported and even a factory here.
How will the component that extends the room of the trunk when the seats are up against the dash look like? Please advise if this is something that is still being built into the vehicle, it looks like you can get almost another 2-3 feet of room if you wanted to lay down in there.
Still wish you would have come to the Phoenix electrify expo earlier this year. Any plans to bring the solar car to the valley of the sun in the near future?
Hey, news flash, Aptera would not even bring the Gamma to Vancouver for that show. And its far closer than Phoenix. The 'why' is an unknown, but Aptera HQ seems quite shy of publick outings
This is the only EV I’ve ever been interested in because I don’t have a garage to charge a car. Unfortunately I live in the hood so it’ll probably get graffitid on
By the time they get production started the Chinese will have copied it and have them already on the road. This has been in preproduction for too long. Plus they keep making changes to drive prices down and the price still keeps going up.
I am on the pre order list... but I wish we could change 2 things... a real steering wheel (round, not a yoke), and a smaller central screen (less distracting).
Kinda wish it was a little bigger and a little higher off the ground, like a crossover. Getting into and out of something that low really sucks after a while. Also kinda wish it was more than vaporware. I've been excitedly following Aptera for years, but they keep doing a lot of talking and not much else. Considering they've now ditched the in-wheel motors and have to completely redesign the front end to accommodate an entirely different drive train (which will severely impact their vaunted range numbers), I'm guessing we won't see any of these things on the road for another 4-5 years. Still hopeful, but...
Hey Aptera, Gamma had a working glass-topped (presumably) solar hood panel when, late last month, Steve Fambro did his little showing of the solar power output thing yet in this video it doesn't look like the solar hood panel is attached. What gives? Last time a solar hood panel was removed from Gamma it was because of severe delamination issues.
Easy answer, fly to Carlsbad and drive the Aptera to Texas. This writer plans to ddrive his to New England-IF- they get the kopecks needed to build it!
Tesla 2 model will be $1999, and it will be the “comparable” machine. It is due Dec of 2024. I think Aptera is nice but outta my price range. I still have a couple years to decide.
It does provide power, but if you're driving on the road, it will have the effect of drawing less power from the batteries than actually charging them.
Preorder your very own Aptera at aptera.us ! 💚
How about a sun shade as an Aptera Accessory? Would love to see one that doesn't cover the dash but more or less fastens to the front part of the dash and up to the roof blocking the sun. We have 100 degree days in west Texas so sun shades are a must but I don't want to block off the dash from absorbing energy. Hell why you're at it, incorporate some solar panels in the shade and a small plug-in on the dash to capture more energy. Aptera make it so! 😁
No, I won´t, cause I already did that about 2 Years ago ;) . Can´t wait to get mine, Go Aptera!
Maybe halt the preordering and actually start producing the vehicle.
@@Okurka. What would you do next if you were Aptera?
@@ronfarnsworth7074 Start producing the vehicle.
When they guessed $80k, I would have said, "Oh, you want two?" 😂
No one guesses that an autocycle costs $80k when you can have a Tesla Model 3 for $44k.
That's what happens when you ask a Californian questions, dumb answers !
@@Okurka. Sure they do. It looks exotic and high tech, and Jeep Rubicons with nothing remarkable about them cost $80k.
They guessed 80k+ because it looks that good
@@RealBLAlley You can't compare an autocycle that doesn't have to follow car safety standards with an actual car.
Awesome video! So interesting to see people guess so high on the pricing in person. This is definitely gonna sell like crazy
They either guessed the price of the prototype or are totally clueless what EVs cost.
I talk about Aptera every chance I get and people in Huntsville guess the same price range and are floored when I tell them less than $40k! Efficiency is awesome!
@@Mikey_Likes_It_Too "I talk about Aptera every chance I get"
You're worse than a vegan.
@@Okurka. Hey, I resemble that remark 🤣
@@Mikey_Likes_It_Too Or a Jehovah's Witness.
I would like to see Aptera build at least 50 of these demos and drive them around each state to show them off and answer questions.
A brilliant idea.
@@adimchionyenadum2962 Because it seems that every single time they do these random demos people go nuts about and seem truly interested in the car. *It will sell itself if people know about it.*
Great video! Go APTERA! I can't wait to see the videos from this weekend's event.
Love it! Can't wait for my launch edition!
Come on aptera! Your design is great, everybody loves the car!, there are plenty of people who want to but it. I’m a reservation holder for several years now, why does it take so long!
coz building safe cars is VERY difficult
Please do a tour in all the hot spot states where all the reservations are so we can see it. I’m an accelerated reservation holder in Texas. I think there are a few of us here.
There are several of us in Maine as well! A bit of a haul from Carlsbad, though...
Oh sorry, Texas is to Hot in the Summer , the Car won't have any A/C that can keep you cool, after sitting in the 105 degree heat !
I HOPE APTERA WILL HAVE AIR CONDITIONING!!!
Quincy / Will, Nice Interview Mix! Same positive reactions!
Show off that meaningful Solar production, even without full solar on Gamma…
Awesome Aptera , I’m ready for mine BABY , Let’s GO ! 😎
Me TOO!
I love that they're still saying mid 30s for the launch edition. If it's 35k I'll be pretty happy even if I didn't get the 3WD as promised.
It's a really cool car i really like how it looks and 40 mile's free from the sun a day of energy !!! I think this Car is the Game Changer!!!!!!!
The PI builds will be even better.
That was a fun video. Honest reactions.
I’m gonna be a full time Aptera salesman when I get my accelerator. Spreading the good news of solar mobility.
Welllllll, good for youuuuuuu... Hahahahahahahhhaaa
Me too.
Same. 😎✌️
Lets go Aptera... I can not wait for mine.. Accelerator here oh yeah Go Aptera.
Dude, you're cracking me up ! Woo Hoo ! Better learn to be Patient ! You got a Long ,Long time to wait still...If Ever !
@@jameslester4474 The squealing bearing gets the grease, Well at least I am squealing.
Great job on video Quincy.
I need it! can't wait for Aptera to hit the roads en mass!
They're too busy showing it to new people to get more investment $$$ in.
Ypu mean in Mass or en masse or both 🤪
You mean in Mass, en masse or both? 🤪
I am looking forward to having an Apt era!!!
Fun video! Go Aptera!!
Glad to see the excitement in these!
Please, please, please show this vehicle to my driveway!
(We're super excited to be driving on sun juice from the sky... as opposed to the buried sun juice our current car runs on.)
I've followed Aptera for many years and I still think their cardinal sin will be taking so many years to come to market. I believe they originally targeted a $25k price point when EVs were all $50k+, now they are moving to $35k when big brands like Kia are bringing their fantastic EV3 to market for the same $35k makes the Aptera a hard sell. We saw what happened to Fisker Ocean buyers, and without a significant financial price advantage to the Aptera, I don't see many taking the risk. And if their autocycle vehicle classification were to exclude them from the $7500 EV tax credit, you can forget about it.
With so many millions losing power much to frequently, during hurricanes, snow blizzards, etc. I don't trust EV's! Solar seems more dependable to me!!! I hope Aptera will soon be available!!!
Please PLEASE bring one of the prototypes to Electrify Expo in Austin this November! Or any of the future EE stops! More people outside CA need to see this in-person
LETS GOOOOOOO!!!!!
I have a reservation and this would be a great fit for me.
Omg, bring it to Vegas, Pllllease.....
Waiting for the crash test, the fender bender, insurance appraiser
You guys have the best job in the world! 😎👌
Whoever edits these videos is brilliant. They're always so flawless that you don't even think about the quality.
Bring the Aptera to New Jersey!!!
OK 😀 …tho it’s looking like early 2026 for mine. Maybe a ‘guest’ appearance at the NY auto show (April 2025).
Hope you guys can keep up the momentum till release!
Still need to see in Canada 🇨🇦. Be happy to be one of the first ones in Toronto. I have a very early reservation with you folks .
35K is on the money. I would love to parade this in Sturges SD and Daytona Beach FL bike week.
Nicely done. Solar mobility is the future.
It will be great to see one of the PI models out and the attention it gets.
Fun video. And that is what Aptera means to me -- fun to drive and efficient. Glad I reserved one and invested.
Same! I'm hanging on to my 2017 EV until I can make the leap!
Will wait as long as it takes to import one of these to Costa Rica. Lots of sun for urban driving❤ Pura Vida!
and with the all composite body...no rust! Pure Vida
Pura Vida!!
Can’t wait to take ownership of our Launch Edition ☀️⚡️❤️
Cool reactions, especially to price.
Such a Beauty, Awesome Car
let's gooooooo!!! Can't wait for my launch edition!
It'll be 80k because the market allows it and they'll want to make money.
Happens EVERY time!😢
❤ Aptera ❤
Wingless flight.
Fun video! Glad to hear that Aptera is still aiming for mid-30s for the LE (with the usual caveats, I’m sure). The only bummer for someone new to Aptera who wants one - how long the line is in front of them!
Can’t wait for mine! …But I am, patiently! 💚💚💚
HaHaHAHa,, Mid thirties...By the time all the RE-engineering is done on the Drivetrain, Suspension, and everything else now that they have gone to a motor pack IN the Body, you'll be lucky if you can get one for the mid 50s, that is IF they re-do all the engineering tests they have already done with the In Wheel Hub Motors. Otherwise, Danger, Danger Will Robinson !
All that’s been done already. That’s why Beta was in Italy. And mid-30s is still their target. Sure, no guarantees, but I’d trust them well before I’d trust an outside observer.
Finally, a Jetsons for the road!
I put down my deposit! I want it soon!
So did everyone who put down their deposit over three years ago......and counting !
This is awesome!
Aptera Europe pls !!
Awesome. Aptera, the future is here!
I wish the front fenders had more flare or where dark tinted clear. They kinda lock like rocks. I want to help Aptera. ❤❤❤❤
Crash test video needed
🤗 VERY GOOD RESPONSES 😎💚💚💚
Beautiful, artistic, efficient.
I'm so glad I invested
Great video!
Please come visit us in Texas!!!
"The Future!"" is two words, but that is ok. LOL. Great video, keep this up! Can't wait to see one near me out and about. :)
Wow, ... I watched the video twice just to listen to her voice.
Launch Edition reserved! Great video with real feedback proving that regular people want it.
Another Sucker is born.
Hope this manufacturer succeeds. I remember the original Aptera.
Super cool/great/awesome car
Can't wait to get mine!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
"The future!"
Next year is indeed the future.
good to see that regular people also recognise how amazing aptera is. i was honestly worried that itll just appeal to nerds like me when the time comes.
I have been following for years. I have been requesting that you guys come down to Miami. So when are you guys actually coming down to Miami.
1 word? Freedom.
One more word: ‘Merica
Until it snows or you hit a pothole.
Ordered one years ago still waiting. Every years I hear next year. I don't here from Elio any more.
We need Aptera in sunny Australia ☀️🦘
I’m an Aussie ambassador! Looking forward to bringing it “down under”
@@andrewmclean1239 are you an Aussie who has ordered an Aptera and is going to privately import it? How will you go with after sales support here? This car would be great to see here in Qld.
yes. As an ambassador I should be taking delivery earlier. I’ll just import privately. We have generous laws for eco friendly vehicles. I’ll be working to get them imported and even a factory here.
@@andrewmclean1239 congratulations 🎉🎉
@@mspalmboy you've got zero chance of getting it road registered here,
you should look into that before you go any further
How will the component that extends the room of the trunk when the seats are up against the dash look like? Please advise if this is something that is still being built into the vehicle, it looks like you can get almost another 2-3 feet of room if you wanted to lay down in there.
Still wish you would have come to the Phoenix electrify expo earlier this year. Any plans to bring the solar car to the valley of the sun in the near future?
Hey, news flash, Aptera would not even bring the Gamma to Vancouver for that show. And its far closer than Phoenix. The 'why' is an unknown, but Aptera HQ seems quite shy of publick outings
Vancouver is closer than Phoenix? I don’t think so. Phoenix is 350-400 miles away. Vancouver is 1,400.
This is a game changer.
This is the only EV I’ve ever been interested in because I don’t have a garage to charge a car. Unfortunately I live in the hood so it’ll probably get graffitid on
I just hope it makes it to market.
Great stuff!
Always fun to see folks' reaction.
By the time they get production started the Chinese will have copied it and have them already on the road. This has been in preproduction for too long. Plus they keep making changes to drive prices down and the price still keeps going up.
Sounds good if the Chinese copy it. That will make it even more affordable to people, that is, assuming our wonderful politicians don’t add tariffs.
I am on the pre order list... but I wish we could change 2 things... a real steering wheel (round, not a yoke), and a smaller central screen (less distracting).
Can’t wait for mine
No need to sell us the concept. Just sell us the reality.
Fantastic video Aptera, great job Quincy!!
Still waiting for it to come down to Australia... Sold!
Wish I had one to drive around Florida to promote for you all 😇
How is anyone spending HOURS a week actively charging?? I love my EV, but if I didn't have home charging, I probably wouldn't have bought one.
This will get around 100 miles on 110vac wall socket plug charge overnight. No need to install level 2, 3 or more charger. Also charges in sunlight
@@a5-30-31cts All SPECULATION until a unit is ACTUALLY PRODUCED !
@@a5-30-31ctsya that's amazing
I could see it if you live in an apartment block and can't install a charger
Maybe he drives long distances and needs to Supercharge it a lot?
Up-Terra❤🌏❤️
Its time for the next update on the progress!
how many more years before you start delivering!? 10 ..20 ...never.. ok just checking.
More videos like these and some real world road tripping
I can't wait to have my 1,000 miles range, lets go Aptera!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
That's the one ide like too.
That's never going to happen with the new drive train.
@@Okurka. Is it because the in wheel motors were more efficient?
@@mpetty9947 And lighter.
Don't forget that with more miles you have , more time you have to charge, and solar panels will not be able to do it entirely.
Kinda wish it was a little bigger and a little higher off the ground, like a crossover. Getting into and out of something that low really sucks after a while. Also kinda wish it was more than vaporware. I've been excitedly following Aptera for years, but they keep doing a lot of talking and not much else. Considering they've now ditched the in-wheel motors and have to completely redesign the front end to accommodate an entirely different drive train (which will severely impact their vaunted range numbers), I'm guessing we won't see any of these things on the road for another 4-5 years. Still hopeful, but...
Hey Aptera, Gamma had a working glass-topped (presumably) solar hood panel when, late last month, Steve Fambro did his little showing of the solar power output thing yet in this video it doesn't look like the solar hood panel is attached. What gives? Last time a solar hood panel was removed from Gamma it was because of severe delamination issues.
Can't wait to get mine here in Texas!
Still wondering how I'm going to get it from CA to TX.
Umm… You drive for about 300 miles… stop to charge it… repeat. (No charge for instructions, but just this once - next time you have to pay)
Easy answer, fly to Carlsbad and drive the Aptera to Texas. This writer plans to ddrive his to New England-IF- they get the kopecks needed to build it!
@@altosack Umm...He's from Texas so....
@@johnreeves7261he'll use a horse drawn carriage?
@@Mikey_Likes_It_Too yeah. sure. go with that....
Great idea asking people to guess the price!
Cool
Is there an estimated date for it yet?
I still think the cover on the front wheels are too low. It seems like it will scrape on speedbumps and other rood structures.
Take fenders off no problem
Tesla 2 model will be $1999, and it will be the “comparable” machine. It is due Dec of 2024. I think Aptera is nice but outta my price range. I still have a couple years to decide.
Can it charge the batteries while it's on the road?
Yes, if the sun is shining!
It does provide power, but if you're driving on the road, it will have the effect of drawing less power from the batteries than actually charging them.
@@mpetty9947right
Besides the cool design, we know. How’s production looking. Reserved in 2023
One thing that will need to be corrected, pricing with be in the 30 to 50k range, but still a great price.
That's the Alpha prototype, imagine their reaction to the Production units.
0:09 suuuup I'm will
Bring it to Massachusetts