Aptera has opened the possibility of placing orders for a solar electric vehicle that can be equipped with batteries that allow a range of up to 1,600 kilometers. He Aptera solar EV provides up to 72 kilometers of autonomy per day without needing to be plugged in.
Its manufacturers claim that its 180 small solar panels, which make up an area of more than three square meters, will collect enough energy to make all this possible.
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With a vaguely aeronautical-looking two-seat cabin, the Aptera has an 'unheard of' drag coefficient of just 0.13. Compare that to, say, the Concept V's 'incredibly low' 0.24 drag coefficientolkswagen ID Space Vizzion. It is also completely constructed of carbon/kevlar/flax composites, which makes it very light and resistant.
As for the engine, there are multiple options available, with liquid-cooled electric motors on either the two front wheels or all three.
Battery sizes will also vary, so a range of 400, 644, 965 km or up to 1600 km. To get an idea of how efficient this three-wheeled vehicle is, the Tesla Model S P100D had a radical increase in efficiency this year and can now reach 650 km with a battery of the same size.
To be fair, Tesla has actually already put its cars on the road, and Aptera has only reached the production prototype stage so far. But it is ready to accept reservations for the 'Paradigm' and 'Paradigm+' special edition vehicles that will be produced in 2021.
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This new electric vehicle is now capable of reaching 1600 kilometers of autonomy
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