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They have built exactly 3 prototype vehicles[0]. They are nowhere near shipping even their first production model. [0] https://aptera.us/faq/ https://aptera.u
by breput 4y ago
They have built exactly 3 prototype vehicles[0]. They are nowhere near shipping even their first production model.
[0] https://aptera.us/faq/ https://aptera.us/faq/
"We’ve completed three Alpha vehicles, Noir, Sol, and Luna. We are currently finalizing development of our Beta vehicles and plan to begin production closer to the second half of 2022."
- jillesvangurp 4y agoWell, the commenter was calling bullshit on the physics and I just pointed out that the numbers are actually completely reasonable with some simple back of the envelope math. Please correct me if my math or assumptions are wrong in any way. To be honest, I think this vehicle is a bit extreme but I don't see any fundamental reason why it wouldn't work as advertised. The design looks simple enough (but a bit wild and maybe not very practical). The square meters add up to the advertised solar capacity and the narrative as to why this would be efficient seems plausible as well. Probably there are going to be a lot more practical vehicles that you can buy for 25K pretty soon and probably cheaper than that even. Some of them even might have some solar panels. Why not?