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That video is about the Lightyear Zero, but the Aptera is dramatically different in that it's designed from the ground up for maximum efficiency instead of just
by crooked-v 4y ago
That video is about the Lightyear Zero, but the Aptera is dramatically different in that it's designed from the ground up for maximum efficiency instead of just having a sedan body plan with solar panels slapped on it.
That's the key thing behind stuff like the "thousand mile range battery pack" - that's actually just a normal (for an EV) sized battery, the car's just using it way more efficiently than most.
- breput 4y agoSo less surface area in exchange for less air resistance? That's a difficult tradeoff when the A/C and other electric load devices will be constant despite the motive demands.
- prestigeplot 4y ago[flagged]
- Schroedingersat 4y agoOther electric load is negligible. I do think lack of solar rejection and insulation is a big problem in their value proposition though. And with the solar panels built in you can't even reflect the light.