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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2023
- Save thousands per year with Aptera → aptera.us/savings-calculator
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Aptera Motors has introduced the first solar electric vehicle (sEV) that requires no charging for most daily use and boasts a range of up to 1,000 miles per full charge, shattering industry performance achievements to date. Aptera leverages breakthroughs in lightweight structures, low-drag aerodynamics and cooling, material science, and manufacturing processes to deliver the most efficient vehicle ever made available to consumers.
Aptera's Never Charge is built into every vehicle and is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 11,000 miles per year in most regions.
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There are other savings. We currently have to rent a car for longer trips as our Leaf doesn't have the range to go cross country. And the Aptera will be a great long distance vehicle.
❤ Aptera!
My son and I are looking forward to driving our SEV’s soon! ☀️⚡️
A lot of folks just don't get how revolutionary Aptera is. These friendly and informative videos really help. And the "savings calculator" just pulls it all together in a very personal way. I will be passing that link on to all my family and friends. Thanks Aptera.
Yes it's "revolutionary" they've managed to be "just a few months from production" since 2006... And people continue to make deposits
@@dustinleavitt7770 And investment money to keep the show going.
@@artsmith103I think their product is very cool. I hope it becomes real. If they can ramp to 10,000 units per year, they might survive.
It needs to exist first before it's revolutionary.
Probably because it doesn’t even exist yet. Wasn’t it supposed to come out years ago? I mean have they even verified their efficiency or range claims with a governing body let alone a 3rd party?
What do they _actually_ have to show that their price, range, efficiency, and production numbers live up to their claims? What they have done is a superb job in advertising and marketing this idea/prototype they have, but be honest what do they actually have to show for (in real world numbers) after all this time?
Aptera will save regardless of the sun. It is the most energy efficient EV available so it takes very little electricity to charge compared to other EVs (approx 2-3x less than a tesla). Free level 1 chargers (aka electrical outlets) are quite easy to comeby at offices, hospitals, etc especially in northern climates because it is the same as an engine block heater and is trivial to wire.
Please show me where it is available?
Correct. The vehicle's own solar panels are just the iceing on top. That may sound like a contradiction but it is what it is. 😁
@@charangohabsburg1 The solar panels are repair expenses on the top. Has your car ever been "keyed" by jealous low-lifes?
The solar panel are a key component of the vehicle.
@@solarcrystal5494 what?
I currently have a thrifty plug-in hybrid, but I average 60 miles of driving per day. And this calculator estimated that I would still save $8650 over 5 years! 🥳 That is extra impressive because my current car is already pretty inexpensive to operate. I can't wait to get my Launch Edition Aptera next year! 🚗🌞
Also, hope you can use the savings one day. Would suck getting hit by a SUV doing 90.
I don't see where their savings calculator included oil changes, etc. I think the figure is just the savings in fuel.
@@markfinley3703 it's nearly irrelevant. Many people way over estimate the extra costs of ICE, in reality you only spend like $20 an oil change with on average 3 a year. So at worst case you'll be spending $100 more a year.
Otherwise EVs still need coolant, some have gear boxes with oil, the entire suspension systems, AC systems (one of the biggest failures in cars), wipers, etc. You'll also pay more with tires with an EV as the added torque is worse on the tread and being heavier on average also damages the tires. Aptera is lighter, but it also has one less wheel putting more force on each.
Brake systems are the most contentious of the advantages to EVs. Yes EVs can get away with regenerative braking the majority of the time, but if the disks are steel not using them just means they're gonna rust and warp anyways. The pads will last longer, but the disks likely won't. You can mitigate this with aluminum disks and ceramic pads, but that's rather rare and both have worse stopping power (which EVs have normal brakes for extra and emergency braking). I wouldn't take maintenance as much a cost savings as much as reducing hassle.
@@Franklinsone I can't picture anything that would be safe in that case.
@@helix9268 Have some fun riding around.......until you get run over by one of the many multi ton vehicles that didn't see you.
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT! I’m an early investor, plus invested more in your accelerator program, and have zero doubt Aptera will change the world!
It certainly will change your world when their stock price collapses.
I couldn't really calculate the savings I'll get. I drive very little now but, if I had an Aptera, I would drive a lot more. I'd probably drive just for the fun of it.
Same. Knowing that I’ll get free charging, I’ll be driving to more places. Like the beach or mountains.
@@The_Irish_Rover I see things on Craig's list that I'm interested in buying. Unfortunately, most of those things are 50-100 mi away. I don't want to use several gallons of gas to get there, so I don't go. Aptera will change that. Also, what's left of my family is about 100 mi away. We're not close but I would love to take my sister, and some others there, for a ride and show them what an EV can do.
Yep, same for me. I currently don't drive very much because my SUV guzzles gas. I'll be traveling a lot more once driving 400 miles will cost the whole of 4 dollars in electricity
Yes, the Aptera is going to make road trips affordable for me. I am going to be all over New Mexico!
Right
Absolutely love it Aptera, we can't wait!
imo sadest part of the entire video: having to put tens or hundrets of thousands into a "college fund" for your children. Its a real head scratcher for us europeans every time we hear this.
That's what keeps Sarah pumping out this tripe.
@@daveinwla6360 menudo?
TBF your tax rates are higher than the US, so you get what you pay for. However, my opinion is that higher education in the US is a scam to some degree and it's sad that it's an industry, and not a "service" of a civilized society. 🎓🍻
And don't forget the crazy medical 'insurance' costs most Americans pay :(
@@kmancrx i think the scary part is that you really dont get what you pay for - well and that you really have to pay for it in the first place, so depending on who your parents are you have vastly different options in life. For a place thhat hails freedom and rags to riches and tries to excel no matter where you come from i find that a ttinnyy bit paradoxical.
Keep up the great work Aptera team! I can’t wait for you guys to get into production so I can see them out on the road, and to have my own one day.
I agree. Still, not holding my breath hoping they go into production or able to front anyone money like a demented banker. I can't wait either so I take it for face value. The ads make me happy. The people seem happier at a company with nothing actually for sale ought to be. How do they survive? Doesn't matter. The dream is a happy one.
I wish it had a 30 Amp Andersen connection input for small auxiliary solar panel arrays. Some solar generators use these a one of their input ports.
My current car is paid off though. According to the calculator I could drive my current car for 20 more years before I would spend as much as the Aptera itself costs. If I add another 1k per year to cover maintenance and to somewhat account for fluctuating gas prices, 12 years.
why are we being asked for gas prices but not electricity prices? just curious, cause i would at least love to know what you are using as input here without having to calculate it from the results
EV comparison was way off for me. Nothing close to what I pay now. I think they used at least double what I actually pay. Edit: Did the math, I charge at night so this only saves me about $200 a year. Not even enough to pay for replacing the wrap every 5 to 7 years.
Yeah. Lazy, fuzzy, sloppy, and self-sabotage in the long run. Marketing bull.
@@jimobie4767 Could it possibly be based on California pricing? Here in Michigan we rely on coal, gas and nuclear (and leaks) and don't charge extra for climate destruction to get our electricity. Some people here say our electric providers fine people for putting up solar and generating extra electricity to supply to our immediate neighbors to lower their costs too. So we don't pay as much as the prices cited in this video provided we don't personally generate clean energy and put it on the grid.
@@benbrown8258 lets assume its true and is based on california. That seems like a quite sever flaw for a tool that is explicitly stated to be "applicable to all geographies" and they do ask for gas prices - but not electricity - cause that could backfire in some countries really badly.
Can’t wait! Let’s go Aptera!
Hi Aptera and thank you for keeping us in the loop on your progress. We are a reservation holder and investor and cannot wait for our new SEV. Just tried the calculator but noticed it makes an assumption on cost of electricity. We just hit 9,000 miles on our Ioniq 5 and have had it for about 9 months. Our consumption is around 2,500 kwh and we have spent $207. The calculator says we will save $519/year. Is there a way to allow users to adjust utility rates as well as tweak sun exposure, miles driven per day and ICE vs EV?
At that point, it might be easier just to do your own math, given the assumed .1 kwh per mile of the Aptera.
WHAT!!? You want an accurate prediction? This "calculator" is just to fuel dreams.
@@daveinwla6360 you can do your own calculations based on their validated tests.
Driving 80 miles a day to work 5 days a week (mostly highway) gets me a yearly average of 32MPG at $3.65/gal. Inputting that info in nets me $1991 per year, with a 5-year savings of $9956. I'd sell my commuter in a heartbeat for this.
Can't wait to take delivery of my Aptera 😀⚡️⚡️⚡️
Quite a few people on this video also waiting for their Aptera. Would appreciate updates on pathway to mass production. At this point, the Cybertruck is going to beat you to the market :)
The Cybertruck and Tesla's 25K economy car. By the time this thing launches, it will probably be outdated.
@@arevee9429 i'm pretty sure hoverboards and flying cars will beat the aptera to market.
@@dustinleavitt7770 Hope you're wrong, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Been waiting for years for this company to start making something.....
Yes! (You nailed this for me--this is one of the key differentiators in our own calculus... and many of the other details are similar too... petrol-misery loves company I guess. 🙂) Thank you. Keep driving to production.
Just ran the Savings Calculator for Sunny New Mexico driving a 1993 F150 4x4.
Impressive numbers of savings driving my Aptera:
Free Miles Per Day 25
Free Miles Per Year 9,125
Number of Charges Per Year 0
Savings Per Year $2,509
5-Year Savings $12,547
I love the idea of the Aptera. But I'm not convinced it's viable in Alaska. And your calculator doesn't even show Alaska on the map. Picking "little to no exposure", it says I'd only have to charge 12 times per year, based off my daily average miles. But I have serious doubts about that with the low temperature impacts on battery charge, low daylight hours in the winter, and snow covering solar panels during some days. Not to mention road conditions seriously impacting efficiency. Gonna need to see some serious long-term winter testing before I'd consider it, unfortunately.
Very much excited to see more about these!
I love the cheeky editor that made this video exactly 4:20. Well done.
Can't wait to see mass production.
Will you settle for Mess Prediction?
I like the way it looks. Don’t drive much and NY gas is $3.39 a gallon. Savings is just a nice feature, and helping the environment is also a good idea.
Hopefully the calculator can be expanded to show other potential savings, such as oil changes, tires, insurance, maintainance, and repairs, etc.
This is literally a game changer bro, can’t wait to get one
Thanks for the calculator.
If we can have an option for metric system would be great😊
1808 per year! Can’t wait for production to start so I can get my hands on one of these.
Aptera Rocks. Thank you. I will never plug in, probably maybe on a road trip , but probably not as I will drive then spend a few days visiting.
it's for sure a nice fair weather toy but if you have weather conditions I don't see how it could be a a daily. I do like it though
Very surprised to see that Aptera employees don’t drive EVs, plug-in hybrids or at least hybrid vehicles given the company’s focus on sustainability and the high gas costs in that area.
It's hard for me to calculate the numbers, as I don't do much driving these days… but I'd probably drive more if I had an Aptera.
They should make an option to select your Aptera battery size.. My results show I'd have to charge 4 times a year, however I think that would depend upon my battery size. In order to give a more accurate estimation of charges per year, they should add this question and answer to the calculation.
You can choose the battery, just not the launch edition.
The LE specs are based on what the majority of reservation holders choose to customize.
I'm not getting a Launch Edition, I initially chose their 26 kilowatt-hour battery model, up to 250-miles. But if I can save up more from now until then, I'll go for the 61 or 101 kilowatt-hour battery.
@@pavanbiliyar I know. Point is this calculator doesn't allow you to choose your battery size. They don't specify what battery size they're using for this calculation. They never said this is based off of launch edition.
@@Salanan totally agree. And though the comments in this video are all by enthusiastic Aptera fans, the buying public and automotive journalists will scrutinize things like this and be harsh on Aptera marketing for the inaccuracies.
Aptera should be scrupulously straightforward with all efficiency projections, or it will bite them in the ass eventually.
Battery size really doesn't impact this very much (aside from a small loss of MPK due to the weight of the heavier battery) as the savings are based on the MPG comparison between your existing vehicle and the average MPK of the Aptera. My EV as I drive it gets a bit over 5 MPK while others with a more wasteful driving style can get as low as 3.4 MPK so there can be a large variance between drivers. If your use requires 5 kWh a day and your expected to only average 4 kWh of solar charging per day due to the amount of sunlight where you live then on an annual basis your going to have to do around 30/31 kWh monthly or 365 kWh of charging per year regardless of the size of the battery. What will dictate how many times per year you add back that deficiency is you personal preferences. You can do this weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc, etc its all up to your personal preference as to how much of a range buffer you prefer to maintain and how often you choose to convenience charge.
Perhaps it would be better for Aptera to just list the total kWh of Plug-In charging you'd be expecting on an annual basis instead of trying to determine how many times you'd personally plug it in to a charging station.
Best!
How about some news regarding progress towards building the Launch Edition production line?
Do you have a metric version?
Add 3 vs 4 tires, oil/transmission/brakes data?
In Virginia you can use the Express Lanes for free in the Aptera. If you use the Express Lanes, that's a massive savings in both time and money!
What is an Express Lane?
@@jamesengland7461 A two lane highway beside the express way that you can get on for free if you're on a motorcycle or in a vehicle with 3 or more people. It normally allows you to go faster than the normal traffic lanes. Google: VA express lanes for more info.
@@jamesengland7461 Also called High Occupancy Vehicle Lane or Diamond Lane. You have to have 2 or 3 passengers in the car to use them. They really zip by rush hour traffic in SoCal.
It would be great to have more variations of use cases. I am hoping to buy the 60kw version, because I make a regular 8 times a year 550 mile one way drive (or 16 x 550 round trip) . My local driving is minimal averaging less than 10/day. At that rate, I would be at maximum charge all the time except 440 miles into my 550 mile drive. I've done my own calculations, but I'd be curious to know if I'm getting it right.
Almost all EV's do not want you to top off the charge or go below 20% of charge. Keep the charge level between 20-80%. Even so you could go 36KW and charge up. But you will not get the 10mpkw as you would in the city, EV's worse on highway better in city, opposite of ICE cars. No regen at highway speeds.
@@jonbowden2099 Hi, Thanks. Yes, I was calculating that on a 90%, with my leadfoot on the highway, I could go 360ish miles until I would have to charge in the 60kw model. How far off do you think I am in my calculation?
Aptera should build an app that estimates the best spots to park your car (south-facing streets vs east/west, spots that should/should not be obscured by trees and buildings, etc). Would be a really cool GIS project. Actually, with a large enough customer base, it would also make sense to keep a dataset of real-world examples of parking spots where people got the best sun. In urban areas, this would be particularly valuable since some spots are always shaded because of the locations of buildings.
Why not make it self-driving and let the vehicle find a new sunny spot every couple hours?
I live in southern Ontario and will average 24 free miles a day. Though I usually drive less than that, I averaged my annual mileage at about 45/day which saves me just over $14k in 5yrs 😊 and plug in 16 times a year... likely a couple of times to/from northern Ontario with my 400miles of range. I usually spend a week or so up there so should fully charge before heading home ❤.
Bring it on 🚀
God bless APTERA, best Idea since birth of mankind millions of years. ago. APTERA manufacturer will save and protect the planet and definitely save lives❤❤
am in my retirements year and would buy one tomorrow if i could get it delivered tomorrow bur, a fully functioning mass producing assembly line seems 5-8 years away. too bad they don't have dealerships in Tennessee where you can just drive them off the lot or get them delivered directly to your door.
Well normally hear in good old canada it's hovers near 2 bucks litre that's over 8 bucks gallon
Even in Portland, Oregon, the Aptera is estimated to save me about $400 a year over my Bolt EV.
Charge on!
What about the option with the glass at the back in the North East of the USA?
A transparen hatch is available, the solar hatch option costs $ 600.-
Using Apteras saving calculator might reinforceme thus but if i plug a Northeast City like Manchester, New Hampshire along with a 700 Watt solar panel into a PV Watt calculator it esti66 to 839 kWh per year near mate that it would generate 804 kWh/year.
Since Aptera use 0.10kWh/mile that is 8,000 miles if solar charge a year. If you can park in the sun. That is an average of 22 miles/day. The winter month. Particularly December are low months but March to October are good and the summer months particulary July are high.
All that $$ you save will go straight to Aptera in the form of loan interest. I drive about 50 miles a week and park in a garage 7 days a week.
I will probably save 2k per year or more. So cool!!!
Where are you guys on the safety tests? Would love to see how safe this will be as an auto cycle driving with large suvs and trucks. Saddly accidents happen.
Where are we at with funding? Still holding a reservation but nervous.
Hi Sarah, Tell me, are you direct marketing to any foreign OECD governments in preparation for Aptera product access?
Asking on behalf of all NZ consumers
welp i have a question, what about the people that live a bit offroad? i woud say that the terrain has a lot of inclination and the material is mostly earth-gravel-ish.
Please consider an option for using sodium ion batteries for those of us in colder climates. EVs are coming out this year with these new batteries from CATL that have better energy density than lithium ion batteries and have boost of up to 50% in range. Just unveiled by CATL, a condensed battery for Aircraft & 1000 mile range EV's with an energy density of 500 Wh/kg it just keeps getting better and better👍
Not only will you save $$ but the Planet as well. ❤ Thanks Aptera.
So the calculator says I will need to charge my Aptera 53 times a year which is great, once a week is amazing but what range Aptera is this calculation based on, is it 400miles or 1000?
Because I have an electric car (Chevy Bolt 2017) and I drive 25 000 miles per year, my Aptera will save me $1,109 a year! 🥰
It's amazing!
Compare with my other gas vehicle (Mazda 5) it's a saving of $6,361 a year!
I just can't wait!!!
Nice video; just wish it was a little more inclusive of all potential Aptera customers. Variety is best! :]
how long before you are able to produce these in Right hand drive so that Australia can benefit. Lots of sun and lots of distances to travel
I'm guessing they don't quite know yet. Let's wait til they produce *any* vehicles first.
I sure hope so :-)
Can you buy these cars in payments ?
Aptera, you should add a feature to the calculator which calculates how long it will take for your selected Aptera configuration to pay for itself!
good idea.
also they should compare costs of gasoline to costs for electricity in a dynamic layout averaged for each state
further it would be very cool if they show the % of electricity from clean sources (i.e. hydroelectric) vs. dirty sources (icoal, etc.). This info is very easy for access on the web.
W. Va is the dirtiest, WA is the cleanest -- lugging in has a very different carbon impact depending on where you are.
I suspect even though I live in rainy Wales I’ll never have to plug it in.
Your fuel prices might be sky hi, still a hell of a lot cheaper than our fuel.
So when can we actually buy this vehicle?
I mean they've been taking deposits since 2006... So you can pretend to buy one anytime you like
Drive another electric car while waiting for your aptera guys, and start saving money now!
"big oil hates this one little secret"
Oh, I know it will. My now 11 year old Nissan Leaf overall has cost me less than $2k in maintenance and charging (insurance about $600/yr). Still on original battery. Have gone through 2 accessory batteries, 4 key fob batteries, one water pump (just recently), and one flat tire.
What is the range assumed. I am reserved for 1000 but will take 600.
A bit oversimplified. 40 free miles per day is based on 100Wh/mi? Unless you have a lead foot, if you should find that 68 mph requires about 100Wh/mi. The thing is, unless you are on a road trip, you are very unlikely to be averaging 68 mph which reduces your battery consumption to more 60Wh/mi which would result in roughly 67 free miles per day (based on the a sunny location like San Diego). The other thing that is left out is the details around charging. You don't want your battery to drop below 20% and ideally not above 80% unless you need that full range. What will it really cost to charge the Aptera? Not super easy to compute but doable. Take the amount of energy needed and multiply that with your local electrical rate. The savings will surprise you as you will in most cases find your savings much higher than this calculator. Of course if you are driving like you would on a racetrack your consumption will vary but this is assuming you also drive this way with your current vehicle.
I live in south Texas.
Is it just the US now using Gallons and Miles? Can the calculator be offered with the option to switch to metric. Metric makes sense to most of the world.
Hmm...difficult to convert everything to metric. Looks like I could save of $1000/year. I guess fuel savings are negligible relative to the decrease in the number of seats and increase in insurance premiums. I drive an old VW TDI with 6 Liters/100km and pay $1.80 CAD per liter.
Okay awesome. But.... WHEN????
This calculator is handy BUT how about a version in Kilometers and Litres.
the *only* thing that matters is production
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Superb marketing. Best of luck with the funding
If I had a house with a garage, I would love to have one.
Why a garage? They assume you park it outside all day.
Can you update us on the fund raising?
see the Aptera subreddit for daily updates
@@Yowzoe I'm talking about institutions, not the accelerator program
🤔. My Launch Edition is gonna cost me, no doubt. I work from home, have two motorcycles that I ride WAY more than drive my gas car, and I ride my electric motorcycle much more than either of my other vehicles.
It ain't about the money, but still can't wait for my Aptera.
I won't save that much since I drive for fun and will continue to drive my inefficient classics and modified cars (1954-1998), but I'll save a lot on city to city trips, which is a heavy hit each time I do such a trip. Need to be able to fit a tow bar and obliterate the efficiency though :-)
I have been waiting for the Aptera since 2011. Sure hope my preorder comes though before I am an even older man.
I've been waiting for a car like this since Robert A. Heinlein wrote about them in the 1950s. I'm drooling while I wait!
@@markfinley3703 Big Heinlein fan myself. I am also a pilot so the Aptera will make me quite happy. It's the first car that actually looks like the 2000's I imagined.
@@markfinley3703 in which specific Heinlein novel did he write about SEVs? ty
@@markfinley3703 This isn't a car.
@@Okurka. That's only your opinion.
☀Go Aptera! ☀
I'll save just over $1,000 a year and not pollute while doing it
Wow, Aptera employees drive a lot of miles per day!
Using medium sun exposure (here in SE Washington state) -- just a guess -- my savings would be $1,071 per year relative to our 2018 Subaru Outback (~23 mph) and $217 per year relative to our Bolt EUV (~4.5 miles/kWh or 0.22 kWh/mile; around town it's better; on road trips, it's worse).
Another fun calculation is to determine to effective miles per gallon (mpg-e) based on electricity cost ($/kWh) (EC), gasoline price ($/gallon) (GP) and vehicle efficiency (e.g., 100 wH/mile for the Aptera) (AE):
mpg-e = (GP / EC) x (1000 / AE)
For us, EC = $0.0739/kWh, GP = $3.899/gallon and for the Aptera AE = ~100 Wh/mile. Do the math and you get 528 miles "per gallon" for the Aptera. That is, the Aptera can go 528 miles using the electricity costing the same as one gallon of gasoline. And that assumes ZERO solar contribution. If you never have to charge because of solar exposure and charging, then this number would be ∞ 😊. (And, actually, since we have rooftop solar, our effective electricity cost is closer to $0.05/kWh which results in an mpg-e of 780. That's insane. It's a no-brainer. Almost free transportation.)
Of course, the sooner we get away from miles-per-gallon (ICE-speak) and think only in Wh/mile or miles/kWh (EV-speak), the better.
Will Aptera have the ability to plug in to additional solar panels? Such as an array at home or if we were to take them with us somewhere?
Yes
You should be able to use a standard Tesla home charger, whether that is powered from the grid, a home battery, or home solar panels. Carrying extra solar panels somewhere *might* be possible, but would be heavy, take up a lot of room inside and you'd need a fancy inverter to convert the output into something compatible with the Aptera? Might be better off ordering an Aptera with a bigger battery and fully charging it before you stop and camp in the wilderness for a week?
@@nikkismith8750 I knew it would be able to do that much, what I'm more curious about is direct DC connection, possibly using standard MC4 solar connectors. I thought I heard something about the production version of Aptera being able to do so, but haven't been able to find it again. A lot would depend on how big the built in charge controller is I imagine. I know the built-in cells can provide up to 40 miles a day, which is about 4kWh a day, but even the cheapest of solar charge controllers can handle that much. A 10 dollar one on Scamazon can do about 6kWh a day. And I doubt they're throwing in some cheap controller off Reebay in this thing. XD
Just drag a solar panel-covered trailer behind the Aptera. A "solar trailer" should be doable by any good DIYer.
If you have panel on your roof, when you plug your Aptera to your home, you are essentially using "Additional" solar panels during home charging. On the Aptera, the battery is constantly charging with the daylight is right. In other words, your battery milage is extended. And if you wanted to take panels with you, you need an inverter. The weight of the inverter (or some other device) and the panels will decrease your range (along with taking up valuable trunk space). Same goes for pulling a small trailer with panels and the charging equipment. The trailer weight alone will decrease your range. With today's technology, it is not cost effective to spend money on items that will reduce your travel range while the amount of range the panels are producing is less than or almost equal to not having them. Also anytime you invert or convert energy for specified use, you are losing energy. Hopefully some day the panels will be producing more energy per cell and then you might not need any additional panels. If you still have your Aptera in 10 years, I understand you might be able to switch out the solar panels for the latest tech. The aptera is truly the Mad Max vehicle of the future as long as there are parts.
why the sound is so small
lack of budget...
When deliveries start. If you can't deliver it's just big talk for me.
"Prototype is easy Production is hard" - Elon musk
5-Year Savings - $19,540 2013 Suburban, 5-Year Savings - $4,796 Model Y
💚💚💚
With a 93 Civic with 30 MPG and driving 9 miles per day, I save $580 per year, $2902 in 5 years, not bad 🙂
Please offer a round steering wheel option, even Tesla does this now based on customer feedback.
But you only drive 9 miles a day. You barely turn your wheel as is 😂
@@jamesengland7461 I do mostly city driving, so I do turn my steering wheel 🙂
Yes on the round wheel. I'll be needing one of those for sure.
in general, nice. But here is my main issue with this: Aptera frequently assumes that drivers have a specific driving distance each and every single day which i find a rather unreasonable assumption but is obviously ideal for solar powered cars, my case may be extreme but my median day is 0 miles, but when i drive at all its usually 200 miles+ in a week.
Obviously extreme but even for sensible differences this has a huge impact on the "charges per year" statement ^^
Ran some tests, according to their tool i require 0 charges per year (4500 miles) assuming various standard deviations of driven kilometers my more realistic calculations assume anywhere between 20 and 40 charges per year. reducing the reported savings in my region based on my energy costs anywhere between 40% and 80% of the number the calculator gave me.
I really love this project but from a realistic perspective i do have to say that this is missleading for most people who use their car besides a perfectly planned 7 day a week commute.
Daily miles is an average, mate. You don't have to actually drive that number of miles every day. If you drive 200 miles a week, for example, that's an average of ~28.5 miles a day for each of the 7 days. So long as you park it somewhere that the vehicle gets sun, you'll replenish plenty of miles on the 6 days you don't drive it if you drive it 200 miles on the 7th day.
@@312bigbeanburrito Sorry if it wasnt clear. I understand that it's meant as an average, my criticism is that using the aveage portrais their product (a car) in an overly positive light (uff terrible pun). depending on the distribution of those for example 15000 miles a year you may have vastly different charging needs. In an ideal world you recahrge lets say 40 miles a day in your area thats 14600miles a year. But in the real world doesnt matter if you could recharge in 200 miles in 5 days if you need to drive 300miles tomorrow. and it doesnt matter if you can charge for 50 days in a row if your battery is full already.
Their calculator assumes that your battery is NEVER full, and can ALWAYS make perfect use of the existing sun in your region, in my estimates for most people this will mean the calculator is overstating savings by about 40-50% which is rather extreme for a tool that informs customers financially and may (is very likely to) be use to base a buying decision on.
I love aptera, I love the product and vision, but we have to hold them to the same or, an even higher level of scrutiny, as the dirty gas cars we are all hoping they can replace. This is for me a rare miss on apteras side that I hope they will fix.
I don't think using the average is a miss so much as the number of charges being based on a 100% charge. I'd be charging anytime I'm below 30% and probably set the max house charge at 70% so I can keep collecting solar miles. Unless I'm doing a road trip, then I'll do a full charge.
Realistically most people won't go several weeks without depleting the battery at least some.
@@johndopamine7614 you have a very fair point there! it adds an additional constraint to the calculations.
I dont think thats entirely the case. It may be true for people who commute but for many outside the US that may be a few km (like 4km, 2.5 miles) a day, and on occasion its hundreds of miles in one go.
Again my case is extreme where i would not touch the car at all for several month at a time just to then drive thousends of miles in a few days.
Assuming people use their car every single day / every week is much less likely to be true outside the US, and even there not a good baseline assumption i would think (ie holidays, either lots of car use or none)
all these factors make their savings calculation much less impactful so they were intentionally ignored.
Then you have to understand that their calculator is a simple model that doesn't, nor can it, accommodate everyone.
I'll only save $13 a year and $66 after 5 years. I don't think the Aptera is for me. lol 😂
I feel sorry they pay $2.50 more per gallon than we do.
Ya got me! This is a very good example of a top quartile marketing campaign (this video is connected to the previous ones). I'm really impressed with what you created. I can't wait to get my Aptera I have reserved.
I'd love to see them make a configuration simulator that lets you see a virtual representation of exterior and interior color options.
That's long been available at their website under "reserve" your Aptera. The launch edition only comes in one color but you can still see what custom colors look like. Also, someone did a RUclips video showing what different colored exterior wraps would look like
WOW!
And less maintenance too! One less tire!
( What should do when they offer Buy three tires Get one Free?😉)
But I agree with others “ I might want to drive my Aptera more!”
Glad my possible 11 charges/yr could be free given our Net Positive PV Solar home production🎉
I will feel less guilty not driving around “ more vehicle” than we need.
We will need new Country Song Lyrics… Still Room for “Old Red”🐕 in back of the Aptera but don’t need the BIG OLD TRUCK !
🤔 Charging time at public places could tempt some to eat more unhealthy comfort foods during charging😔 so less need/time for public charging = better health ahead ?!
One less tire means the rear tire needs more tire changes and good luck doing that yourself.
No regionalisation? UK gallons are different to US gallons and petrol is sold in £/litre.
Similar issues for the rest of europe.
Hello to anyone in aptera who would listen, I strongly suggest that the CEO 's reach out to Christian von Koenigsegg he has the motors and controllers that would make the aptera a strong demand and they would not have an issue with funding if people learn that aptera would be equipped with a 350hp Koenigsegg in wheel motors all wheel drive .I for one would be at your hq in days to place my order in person.
Is this thing coming out or what? I reserved like a year ago.
Just happened to come up in my YT feed
It's an ongoing drama. Many elements to the story. See the Aptera subreddit for the ins & outs and continuing elements. Bottom line: maybe, maybe not.
@@Yowzoe It just doesn't seem that hard to finish to me based on all the prototype videos I had seen before I even made my reservation.
From down under I purchased 100 shares ❤ might get more wink wink..
Aptera thanks you for your gift.
I don’t drive much so, Medium exposure, 2190 free miles per year. 0 charges, $475 saved a year, 5 year savings $2,373