With the embodied and integrated solar cells of the #APTERA you most likely NEVER have to use a charging station ever. This is great for countries and work places that still does not have charging infrastructure in place.
BUT some people made the remark that they will have to leave their #APTERA outside in the sun to get it charged. #APTERA should make a Home Charging Option available (solar panels on the roof of your house). I trust the #APTERA have a built in PV controller to utilise the solar cells on the body - so they only need to add a port on the body where you can plug in the roof mounted solar cells to charge your #APTERA while safely in the garage :) .
Why stop here? One could also then buy the kit and install on top of your dedicated parking at your work place :) (Or have your employer consider this option)
Install a 50 amp outlet (NEMA 14-50) in your garage, the same outlet used for your electric range or clothes dryer. No doubt Aptera will provide a port and connector. I have one and I get 25 miles per hour on my Tesla. Being that Aptera is far more efficient than a Tesla, we'll probably get more miles per hour.
Unfortunately this only makes use of the panels when the Aptera is plugged in.
You could add a window shade made of flexible solar panel material to increase solar charging surface area even more, unless the windshield blocks the near IR wavelength of light needed to charge? Simply put the flexible panel on the dash (could even be designed for perfect fit around the edges) and connect it to internal charger port to give an extra boost of charging power.
@barry.hendriks I believe silicon solar cells respond best to visible light wavelengths.
@barry.hendriks Even that sounds a little suspicious to me. Glass is very good at blocking UV light.
Rooftop solar installations are readily available. Just get one of those. If your Aptera is plugged in to the home power outlet during daytime, you are charging your Aptera with solar panels. When the car isn't home or fully charged, the solar power is not wasted - it's powering the rest of the house, or you are selling it to the power company.
Ken Kobayashi I agree 100% - but not all people are as lucky or have a inverter panels and batteries like you and me :) In that case we will need a port on the Aptera to connect external (extra) solar panels to do the job.
A built in charger so all you have to do is plug into 120 or 240 because this balances things out for times there is no sunlight available. makes common sense.
also in emergency situations .
No need for a special charger, plenty of range on the Aptera just plugging into a normal plug. Solar on roof would go into your home and into the EV via a normal outlet. I was an Aptera deposit holder back in 2008 and still very interested in following this car. But I bought a Tesla Model 3 that I'm very happy with in 2019 and have 22,000 miles on it. I've always had plenty of charge for my daily commute and stuff during the week, just plugging into a normal outlet. No special charger needed. I get 5-6 miles range per hour plugged in, which gives me about 60 miles a day. That exceeds my average daily use unless going on a trip. The Aptera should get about double that for 120 mile+ range per day, just from a normal outlet.