The chimera of driving solar cars promises to come true this very 2022. The American manufacturer Aptera Motors already has the necessary money to take the peculiar SEV, its first model, to series production. Developed entirely by Aptera, this car wants to revolutionize mobility with arguments as strong as a purchase price starting at $25,900an autonomy that can reach 1,600 km with a single recharge or the possibility of recharge the batteries leaving our car parked in the sun.
The Aptera Motors project has been in the making for many years, but it seems that Finally, the American manufacturer has taken the definitive step to start producing its peculiar solar car and make the first deliveries this year, 2022.. The key to achieving this is the arrival of a investment of 40 million dollars through a round of financingan oxygen cylinder that allows Aptera to start up its production line.
Aptera promises to be able to recover up to 64 km of autonomy just by leaving the car parked in the sun
This is the Aptera solar car
With more than 22,000 firm reservations, the Aptera solar car is presented as a true revolution in the market, since its maxim is to offer a level of efficiency and cost per kilometer never before achieved by any other electric vehicle. To get it, this solar car with only three wheels has a peculiar design in the shape of a drop of water where even its front wheels are separated from the body. Such is the aerodynamic work, that This 4.36-meter two-seater achieves a Cx coefficient of just 0.13.
Technically, the Aptera solar car has two possible configurations in terms of propulsionusing a 136 hp electric motor on the front wheels or combining a electric motor on each axis so that this trike offers all-wheel drive and 204 hp. The available batteries are located in the lowest position, between the front and the passenger compartment, offering different levels of capacity to achieve autonomy of 402 km (25 kWh), 644 km (40 kWh), 966 km (60 kWh) or 1,600 km (100 kWh).
To this we must also add one of the keys to this vehicle, which is the possibility of recharging its batteries using solar panels. Being able to install different configurations depending on the surface occupied by the photovoltaic cells, the Aptera promises to be able to recharge between 26 and 64 kilometers a day just by leaving it parked in the sun.
Aptera Solar Car Price
And finally, it’s time to talk about prices, something that is clearly one of the great claims of this solar car. The simplest Aptera is priced at $25,900, corresponding to the front-wheel drive configuration, with 136 CV, 402 km of autonomy and a 26 km/day solar recharging system. But if we go to the most equipped Aptera the price is 48,300 dollars, This amount corresponds to the all-wheel drive configuration, with 204 CV, 1,600 km of autonomy and the capacity to recharge up to 64 km/day through its solar panels.
other solar cars
Lightyear 0: with a solar recharge of up to 70 kilometers of autonomy per day.
Squad Solar City: a quadricycle that recovers up to 20 kilometers of autonomy, through solar charging, per day.
XBUS: a light quadricycle that can be converted into a camper and that could recharge up to 200 kilometers of autonomy per day.
Sono Zion: an electric and solar utility that can recharge up to 35 kilometers of autonomy per day.
