@OceanDragon Aptera floats, even with the doors open, so it would be pretty hard to get the motors TEN FEET under salt water, which is pretty high pressure compared to typical exposure of driving through a hurricane's coastal flooding.
Someone pretty high on Aptera's design team is in coastal Texas where he says that anything left outside corrodes in a week (iirc), & Aptera is designed to withstand that environment for years.
The motors are actually within the wheel hub, not inside of the tires. The wheel and tire assembly can then be unbolted to take care of flat tires and service the brakes and coolant lines. Hope this helps.
Hi n.bruce...I have many times been humbled by the corrosive power of salt water. The motors may pass a quick 1 day emersion test, but evaluation years down the line is the true test of corrosion to all metal parts.
Unless you are in a BOAT , don’t drive through water !
@OceanDragon Aptera floats, even with the doors open, so it would be pretty hard to get the motors TEN FEET under salt water, which is pretty high pressure compared to typical exposure of driving through a hurricane's coastal flooding.
Someone pretty high on Aptera's design team is in coastal Texas where he says that anything left outside corrodes in a week (iirc), & Aptera is designed to withstand that environment for years.
The motors are actually within the wheel hub, not inside of the tires. The wheel and tire assembly can then be unbolted to take care of flat tires and service the brakes and coolant lines. Hope this helps.
The car is being built in San Diego, here in CA. It never rains in Southern CA, so its not an issue 🤣🤣🤣
Since the car 'floats' and the motors are sealed, can I replace the front tires with paddle wheels and make it a river boat??????
To build in Bruce’s answer see the supplier’s site:
The motors are sealed. They will will resist 10 ft of salt water, but there are good reasons not to intentionally try to test this on a flooded road.