I presently have a 2011 Nissan Leaf (#712 still on original battery) and still enjoy the car immensely. I'm presently thinking that once I see Aptera actually delivering their vehicles will probably then sign up for one (hoping to replace my Leaf and Harley Davidson motorcycle - I use for long trips) given that I am getting old. One stupid question I have is that I don't see any windshield wipers on the car (are they recessed/hidden)? The other question I have is: I've read is that Toyota is coming out with solid state batteries next year in their EVs and wonder if Aptera might be looking into those given their advantages?
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& Aptera draws 60% less aging, heat-inducing current at the same driving speed & harshness. Also it will be either liquid-cooled or convection cooled, while Leaf is reportedly un-cooled (enclosed in a heat-retaining case), & with such high range it will have much shallower, gentler depth of discharge.
I live in Southern California but the car is in a garage. I still get mid sixties miles on the battery and it still fully charges all bars. I've never left the car charged at 100% for more than a few hours and 95% of the time I use the 80% charge setting. Guess I was lucky with my battery. To be honest since it is all short trips I haven't put that much mileage on the car (just over 10k). I've always left the battery charge level low when it isn't driven for over a week. The car has never been charged with the 440V Chaedmo connector. I'll probably get another couple of years on the battery.
dtmattijetz, The heat of Summer is the big killer for Leaf batteries. Where do you live? I'm guessing a place with hot Summers.
How'd you manage to stay on the original battery? I have a 2011 Leaf, maybe the second shipment from Japan, and mine seem to wear out sooner. I always run in the eco mode. I don't usually run it out to the bottom, but I do always charge it to 100% of what they allow. I spoke to someone else who said he always charges to 100% and his battery seemed to be lasting longer than mine too. It would be nice to know especially if I can somehow change my habits and make the battery last longer.
Aptera already has 60% more range capacity per pound of battery.
Or you could say it has a 60% lighter battery for it's range.
Also 60% faster charging.
So there's 60% less gain when switching to future tech.
Toyota has claims. We will see what happens when that deadline is actually reached. My hope: Aptera makes battery upgrades easy, rather than messing with their own release schedule to accommodate other possible
They have hidden wipers. Most information I've gathered from interviews is that they will use the current 2170 cells, ideally from tesla. If i were you I wouldn't wait to submit your 100$ deposit, they currently have 6,000+ preorders and plan to deliver
220 in 2021
1,500 in 2022
3,000 per year after that.
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