{"id":11133,"date":"2020-12-09T13:44:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T05:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/battery9999.com\/en\/?p=11133"},"modified":"2020-12-09T13:44:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T05:44:30","slug":"aptera-is-back-with-a-new-ev-it-says-doesnt-need-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battery9999.com\/en\/aptera-is-back-with-a-new-ev-it-says-doesnt-need-charging\/","title":{"rendered":"Aptera is back with a new EV it says doesn\u2019t need charging"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Kim Lyons<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0

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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.<\/p>\n

The new three-wheeled, two-person (or two adults plus pet, as\u00a0its specs suggest<\/a>) 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\u2019s parked, then the 1,000 range seems … possible. Although, as\u00a0Car and Driver<\/em>\u00a0points out<\/a>, the vehicle doesn\u2019t run just on solar power while driving.<\/p>\n

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The interior of Aptera\u2019s new electric vehicle<\/em><\/figcaption>\u00a0Aptera<\/cite><\/span><\/figure>\n

\u201cWith Aptera\u2019s 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,\u201d Aptera co-founder Chris Anthony\u00a0said in a press release<\/a>. \u201cNever Charge is built into every Aptera and is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 11,000 miles per year in most regions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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,\u00a0Tesla\u2019s Model 3<\/a>\u00a0has a drag coefficient of 0.23, and\u00a0Volkswagen\u2019s ID 4 electric SUV<\/a>\u00a0is 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.<\/p>\n

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