I’m thinking that because the body is four pieces that easily attach together, that body repairs would be easy and inexpensive. Just get the new piece and attach it. Wishful thinking or maybe true?
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From what I've heard if you've cracked the outer shell than it was a severe accident. I won't be surprised that any accident that cracks the Aptera is a total loss.
@kiteboarder Hi Kite. Can't say I know too much about the eGolf, but then again, they have only been around for 5 years. One of our car club members with a 2010 Leaf ended up swapping out his bad modules himself after the SOC went down to 70%. At that time Nissan wasn't too active with replacement. The Leaf battery is air cooled, the entire bottom metal pan is also cooled passively with air flowing over it. The mounting flanges are bolted to the metal frame of the car which acts as a passive heat-sink. The newer Leaf batteries add to the air cooling with 2 active fans which augment the airflow through the channels. What do you think of Aptera's battery arrangement sitting inside of a composite insulated shell? It is supposed to be filled with resin. Imagine a warm sandwich inside of a Yeti cooler. I think that arrangement is going to be worse than the Leaf's since there is no radiant or convection heat loss. I am also concerned the passenger temperature with the heat being pumped throughout the shell to cool the motors, and inverter. Add to this the trapped heat from the batteries and the air conditioning condenser. That is going to be one warm passenger compartment. I wish they would add a small condenser in the rear wheel well. It shouldn't cause too much disturbance in the airflow. Even the Porsche "trombone tube" tucked into the inner right fender well should help Aptera's design.
From what I've heard if you've cracked the outer shell than it was a severe accident. I won't be surprised that any accident that cracks the Aptera is a total loss.