Just wondering, given the founders expeirence in battery development if we will see advancements in battery technology such as solid state batteries where the liquid electrolytes are replaced thus reducing the risk of overheating and fire? Will the anode be combined with the lithium component which would reduce the bulk and size of the battery pack. These innovations are already being researched and advanced by a corporation called QuantumScape. Elon Musk is not terribly enthusiastic about either solid state or anode integration into the lithium component. Just wondering which direction Aptera will go with their battery technology.
The Aptera Forum
Advances are certainly going to have impact. Some of your questions are addressed here:
I am happy to hear they are going to move forward with the best they can do now, and then allow for enhancements/scalability after production and as things improve... They addressed this in the Zoom call and in the above in writing. If they keep waiting for supply of apex stuff, they will never get off the ground. I'm good with that...
SS
Right. As-is, with currently available tech, BEVs are already much less prone to fire than gas cars, including PHEVs.
Aptera has a HUGE advantage with its extremely low need for future tech.
For example, a sudden huge breakthrough that gives batteries twice the power for the same size AND weight would give the best current Tesla about 804 miles range. Aptera already beats that. Double-speed charging? Aptera beats that. Double battery lifespan? Aptera beats that (using less energy, for less damaging discharge). Half the weight? Aptera beats that, going the same distance on 40% of the battery weight.
Aptera even beats everyone with a lower price for better range & acceleration. So a battery price breakthrough would have to be extreme, for the competition to catch up.
Of course battery advances will improve Aptera, but since its battery is 60% smaller than other EVs with the same range, those advances will make 60% less difference.