Needs:
1. A car with 600 to 800 miles per charge.
- (preferably with some battery life reserved for emergencies. Assuming I'm stranded some far distance away from a city or town.) I'll have battery devoted for me to use for emergency tasks like charging my phone (to call for help). or keeping me warm at night with an electric blanket (since the heat pump won't likely make the 1st year production model.)
* Battery type: lithium-ion with silicon nanowires anodes
(link below.. they already can mass produce it.)
Might just make this car a "I forgot the last time I charged car."
2. Bulletproof body and windows.
- (I don't want to be an easy target. The wealth gap is growing faster and faster. That means more people are become more and more desperate.)
3. One charging port that has an upward-open ended electricity receiving capacity.
- (as time passes the charging networks will be built and eventually upgraded to dispense more power, faster. This car should anticipate that Lvl 3 will become the new standard (approx. 12 to 30 mins charging). but, I expect lvl 4 charging will be done in under a 1 min. ...
- If any advancement is made after lvl 4 (with cords) it will have to be cordless lvl 4.
4. Vehicle to Grid (V2G)
- I believe this is already a standard. Set forth by the co-CEOs/Founders.
5. Active and Passive solar power production.
- (Meaning: as I drive I want my panels working ie. charging the car as I drive.)
- (if that means the battery pack is split from one large connected linear set (like tesla) to two seperate battery packs (like lucid's battery pack.... then do it. (Extra perks: cooler running and charging temperatures = less yield loss.) plus it only pulls power from one pack at a time. Allowing the one of the temporarily not used pack can be charged while the other pack works to push the air out of the way and move you forward. ; )
6. Animal Proof:
Rats, Squirrels, mice, even cats/kittens have eaten peanut oil insulated wires. (and no, they don't die when they do.) No exposed wires. I have squirrels that have done this to my neighbor twice in 1 month last winter.
7. Adjustable driver seat.
- My siting poster sucks (for so long.... I can't sit proper for more then 5 mins without massive lower back pain. (say: 3 inches back at the shoulder max 4") worth of backward movement should do the trick and prevent my vehicle return.)
Wants:
4th tire even if it's just 1.5 feet away from the current tire. I want to know my ass won't drag on the ground due to one stupid nail.
Secure charging port (something that can't be manually opened by any joe smoe walking by.
* I also want my charging port to auto lock.. so when I shop at walmart. I can charge there and not have to worry about some kid unplugging my car as I shop or some other EV owner unplugging my car and charging their EV on my dime.
3. Standard stuff you find in regular cars, power windows, ABS, A/C/Heating, you know basic stuff.
4. Lots of external cameras: I fundamentally believe Elon is Right about Autonomous Driving It must be via Rapid Photo recognition with near 100% predictive probability. (Please note: This does mean the car will drive under a simi due to the fact there are no easy to get to car hight photos of simis on the road and in major distress.... So you may want to rent one and put it in sorts of angles pre launch. so if the car can see a simi or a wall of cars on the highway it knows to stop.)
5. Never Forget to try to be: The Best (Best miles/Whr, Miles per charge, Solar charge instant, Best for Mother Earth, Best our wallets.
Links to consider:
Bulletproof:
Battery:
500 Wh/Kg
https://www.amprius.com/about/
partnered with airbus. They say no or little degradation for hundreds of cycles.
Please Make this Thread a focal point So the CEOs and R&D Department can find one Central source of all of our primary needs/wants.
Please Note: I do expect to get the 250, 400, 600, 1,000 miles per charge with music and AC playing the whole time while driving up to 70MPH.
#1) My ideal battery range would be around 300 miles. I tend to hyper-mile and was wondering how easy it would be to squeeze 300 miles out of a 250 mile model. If combined with #5) Active/Passive Solar Panels this alone would bring me up to about 294 miles, on a sunny day. #2) I probably don't need a bullet-proof body or windows. I'm glad I don;t live in your neighbourhood. Gosh darn! 😂 😜 #3) I do agree that an easily interoperable plug which is obsolescence-resistant should be implemented which would minimise costs as new standards come into effect.
#4) V2G and V2Home and/or V2Business for business with a fleet of Apterae. Me, as a Business Development Manager for NOVA Power Solutions, wold love to be part of that discussion once it commences as we would love to partner to become part of that solution: www.novapower.com #5) Totally! ...on the Active/Passive Solar. I drive cross-country as part of my job and it would be great to regain some of the miles whilst driving. Also, at 44 miles per day, this has a very nice accumulative effect.
#6) Good point with the Animal Proofing. Twice I've had to replace electrical wiring in my car due to squirrels and chipmunks chewing through the wires. I would not plan to garage my Aptera but to park it in a sunny spot. #7) I truly believe that adjustable driver's seat is pretty much a given here. I don't know of any vehicle in the the 21st century that has been built without one. I would love for there to be a rear-facing emergency canopy rumble seat for the rear in the event of an unexpected extra passenger, even though it would not be the norm. If not, the innovator who would place such a product on eBay or AliBaba would likely see a good income stream facilitating that to Aptera owners. 😁 Wants: a) A rigid-top deployable topper similar to the camping kit but more like what one sees with pickup trucks for when hauling things that take up more volume than usual. b) Some form of tire-assurance system that will at least allow one to drive to the nearest tyre store of one hits a nail
c) I have mixed feelings about a "Sentry Mode" as I believe we are already approaching enough of a police and mass surveillance state as it is. Every time a Tesla is parked across the street for all one knows it could be a remote controlled stakeout. lol
d) I don't care as much about a secure charging port. If someone is motivated to disconnect you, they will. But since Apterae charge so quickly that by the time they do so it will likely have been charged anyways. Again not a problem in my neck of the woods. 😜 e) I would love to see a picture of the off-rad option. What the skirts look like and the tyres, wheels and road clearances are like. f) Also, for the love of God, when will the next round of funding take place?! 😀
My biggest concern would involve legroom and head clearance. Would it comfortably accommodate someone taller than 6 foot 5? I find many cars I like the style of, do not offer me sufficient head clearance. I can understand the aerodynamics for this vehicle being suited for the average driver rather than taller individuals. Also, would the initial production allow for all ranges, or focus on the more extensive range(s)?
My biggest concern would involve legroom and head clearance. Would it comfortably accommodate someone taller than 6 foot 5? I find many cars I like the style of, do not offer me sufficient head clearance. I can understand the aerodynamics for this vehicle being suited for the average driver rather than taller individuals. Also, would the initial production allow for all ranges, or focus on the more extensive range(s)?
The range requirement issue is going to be vastly different for different folks, hence the appropriateness of the 25 to 100 kWh options. Ideal for me would be to drive to a destination about as far away as I might care to drive without a pit stop, then return all without charging. I reckon that would be about a 360 miles round trip, or about 3 hours either way. So 40 kWh ought to do for me just fine.
If I am pushing that out to a 5 or 6 hour drive one way, I am liable to be staying over night and more likely have the chance to charge there. Or I will be happy enough to stop for a meal, stretch and a charge at some near mid-point.
https://www.aptera.us/forum/aptera-design-discussion/bulletproof-option about current bulletproofing
about the problem of people being able to unplug ur car charger when not looking, there should simply be a tight string/chain type device to allow mechanical locking/locking of things like wheel covers, charging port and port door, the doors and drivetrain of course, with normal key: https://www.aptera.us/forum/main/comment/6032f854310e1a00170e5145 b/c unlock by phones/wireless key has been easily hackable
#4 should be "V2X" symbolizing vehicle to grid and vehicle to home.