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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Aptera is back with a new EV it says doesn’t need charging
Aptera is back with a new EV it says doesn’t need charging
The company claims a range of 1,000 miles for its three-wheeled solar vehicle
By Kim Lyons Dec 6, 2020, 1:28pm EST
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Aptera is taking pre-orders for its new solar electric vehicle Aptera
Aptera, the company that shuttered in 2011 after failing to secure funding for its three-wheeled electric car, is back with a new solar electric vehicle it claims never needs charging, at least, for most drivers. And it predicts its top model, with a battery of 100 kWh, can get up to 1,000 miles of range.
The new three-wheeled, two-person (or two adults plus pet, as its specs suggest) vehicle has a solar roof array that can provide up to 45 miles of range per day, so if you have that top model and add the charge from the solar panels while it’s parked, then the 1,000 range seems ... possible. Although, as Car and Driver points out, the vehicle doesn’t run just on solar power while driving.
The interior of Aptera’s new electric vehicle Aptera
“With Aptera’s Never Charge technology, you are driven by the power of the sun. Our built-in solar array keeps your battery pack topped off and anywhere you want to go, you just go,” Aptera co-founder Chris Anthony said in a press release. “Never Charge is built into every Aptera and is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 11,000 miles per year in most regions.”
The vehicle is curvy and lightweight, according to the images and spec sheet, and it has a drag coefficient of just 0.13 (by way of comparison, Tesla’s Model 3 has a drag coefficient of 0.23, and Volkswagen’s ID 4 electric SUV is at 0.28). Its front-wheel drive vehicle can go from zero to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds, and its three-wheel drive model can get to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
Preorders for Aptera’s Paradigm and Paradigm Plus models are open now, for a refundable deposit of $100. The price will range between $25,900 and $46,000— or more for customized vehicles—and the company expects to deliver them in 2021.
Back in 2011, Aptera shut down after it was unable to secure a $150 million loan to produce its Aptera 2e, which was certified by the US Department of Energy. President and CEO Paul Wilbur said at the time that the company had “contributed new technologies to build a future for more efficient driving.”
The company claims a range of 1,000 miles for its three-wheeled solar vehicle
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Aptera, the company that shuttered in 2011 after failing to secure funding for its three-wheeled electric car, is back with a new solar electric vehicle it claims never needs charging, at least, for most drivers. And it predicts its top model, with a battery of 100 kWh, can get up to 1,000 miles of range.
The new three-wheeled, two-person (or two adults plus pet, as its specs suggest) vehicle has a solar roof array that can provide up to 45 miles of range per day, so if you have that top model and add the charge from the solar panels while it’s parked, then the 1,000 range seems ... possible. Although, as Car and Driver points out, the vehicle doesn’t run just on solar power while driving.
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“With Aptera’s Never Charge technology, you are driven by the power of the sun. Our built-in solar array keeps your battery pack topped off and anywhere you want to go, you just go,” Aptera co-founder Chris Anthony said in a press release. “Never Charge is built into every Aptera and is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 11,000 miles per year in most regions.”
The vehicle is curvy and lightweight, according to the images and spec sheet, and it has a drag coefficient of just 0.13 (by way of comparison, Tesla’s Model 3 has a drag coefficient of 0.23, and Volkswagen’s ID 4 electric SUV is at 0.28). Its front-wheel drive vehicle can go from zero to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds, and its three-wheel drive model can get to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
Preorders for Aptera’s Paradigm and Paradigm Plus models are open now, for a refundable deposit of $100. The price will range between $25,900 and $46,000— or more for customized vehicles—and the company expects to deliver them in 2021.
Back in 2011, Aptera shut down after it was unable to secure a $150 million loan to produce its Aptera 2e, which was certified by the US Department of Energy. President and CEO Paul Wilbur said at the time that the company had “contributed new technologies to build a future for more efficient driving.”
2021 Ford Bronco Delayed Deliveries Reportedly Caused by Removable Top Supplier
2021 Ford Bronco Delayed Deliveries Reportedly Caused by Removable Top Supplier
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According to reports citing official sources, Ford has decided to add further pressure on the already thinning patience of Bronco fans by pushing back the start of deliveries to next summer. That’s around a year after the model’s reveal!
Ford placed the blame for the hiccup on a supplier problem. The delay will affect more than customer deliveries, though. It includes the order bank moving to mid-January 2021 (from December 2020), a lengthened order conversion window through March, and manual transmission on Sasquatch pack scheduled late next year for 2022 model year.
Because it’s standard practice, the guilty contractor wasn’t named, though the Blue Oval only acknowledged the company is not from the United States and the problem is related to the ongoing health and economic crisis.
Now, a new report has surfaced, pointing out towards the main culprit – and it’s none other than Bronco’s removable top. According to The Detroit Free Press, the company even entertained the idea of manufacturing the 2-Door and 4-Door Broncos without its removable tops and have them sent out to dealers later.
That would be far from an ideal solution because a couple of things could happen. If the supplier (allegedly based in China) managed to sort out the issue and send the parts faster than announced, Ford would again have to rethink the schedule of deliveries. If not, the vehicles would simply remain on dealer lots awaiting delivery of the last piece of the puzzle...