Chejianwanyi News - Shortly after launching its solar tricycle prototype, solar car maker Aptera recently announced that it has started accepting orders for electric vehicles. According to Aptera officials, this solar electric car can generate 40 miles of range per day through solar energy without recharging, and the car can reach 1,000 miles of range in the future. It is reported that Aptera will accept reservations starting at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on December 4, and users will need to pay a refundable deposit of US$100 for reservations.
The Aptera solar car looks like an airplane fuselage without the wings. This solar car is said to have a drag coefficient of just 0.13 and uses only 100 watt hours of energy per mile. So you can get 1,000 miles of range with just a 100.0 kWh battery. What's unique about Aptera is thatt is equipped with a “Never Charge” solar roof that can add approximately 40 miles of cruising range over the course of a day (sunny day). If solar panels are added to the hood and body hatches, an additional 24 miles of range can be added. Theoretically, as long as the vehicle position and driving habits are adjusted, the Aptera solar car can achieve self-sufficiency in cruising range.
It should be noted that although Aptera focuses on solar battery life, Aptera is essentially an electric vehicle that generates electricity from solar energy to drive the vehicle . According to official information from Aptera, through solar charging, Aptera solar cars can add five miles of range per hour.
According to foreign media, the Aptera solar car has good power. The front-wheel drive Aptera accelerates from zero to 60 mph in 5,5 seconds, while the three-wheel drive version does it in 3.5 seconds. Additionally, Aptera comes with batteries ranging from 25.0 kWh (good for about 250 miles of range) to 100.0 kWh, with the heaviest model weighing 2,200 pounds. It is reported that through DC fast charging, Aptera can replenish 500 miles of cruising range per hour.
Aptera prices range from $25,900 to more than $46,000, depending on configuration. The first models released will be called Paradigm and Paradigm?+, but it is unclear whether this is the model name or just the configuration name. It will still take some time before the Aptera solar electric car is launched, let's look forward to it together.
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