Solar-Powered Aptera Will Float, Last a Lifetime 11 May 2021, 8:53 UTC ·
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Easily one of the most promising upcoming electric vehicles is the three-wheeled Aptera from Aptera Motors. It is the second time the Aptera is trying to come to market, with everyone onboard spending the years in between the two attempts perfecting what has been called the world’s most efficient vehicle. 9 photos
Aptera is an sEV, a solar-powered electric vehicle, and it boasts a per-charge range of more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km). The pre-order books opened last December, with CTO Nathan Armstrong promising that the first delivery date for January 2022 sticks. He believes they will head into full production by June of next year.
Aptera s EV Can Go From 0 to 60 Mph In Less Than 3 Seconds
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Aptera Reboot channel got the chance to participate and record a conversation with Nathan Armstrong. The Aptera CTO gave the Denver Electric Vehicle Council almost two hours of his time to clarify interesting aspects of the electric trike, and
Aptera Reboot focused on two of them. Apart from being able to float, the Aptera will go from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds.
The information on floating is just curious. In case the vehicle is caught in a flood, floating may prevent some of its components from being damaged, such as the battery pack. The passengers would also be protected from drowning but not of going down the stream if the Aptera does not have amphibious properties – which we think it doesn’t.
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