I have heard that some electric vehicles have some difficulties in very cold weather, due to batteries not working as well in extreme cold conditions. Has the Aptera been tested in cold weather? For example, in the MidWest we can get days where the high is nowhere near 0F. At twenty below transmission oil and lube oils in gasoline cars can get quite thick. Does the Aptera's transmission have this problem?
I posted that before I saw the motors are in hub. No transmission means no transmission oil, so that is good for cold weather. Batteries do not work as well in cold weather, but garaging at night or plugging in to charge up and run a tiny heater to keep the batteries above freezing would do well. A gas powered car battery can just barely start an engine at -20F, with the oils like peanut butter. Lithium batteries have problems that cold, also, but it looks like the Aptera batteries are actually inside the cabin, protected from the worst of it.
I have heard that some electric vehicles have some difficulties in very cold weather, due to batteries not working as well in extreme cold conditions. Has the Aptera been tested in cold weather? For example, in the MidWest we can get days where the high is nowhere near 0F. At twenty below transmission oil and lube oils in gasoline cars can get quite thick. Does the Aptera's transmission have this problem?