I hope to realize the electric vehicle mileage range potential that the Aptera is planning
Could Aptera speak yet on these topics?:
1
Will there be an on board info technology to help monitor battery life, estimate remaining power and navigate to various charging station options, ( conventional and speed charging stations)
I suppose the charge station info will update significantly... I imagine as electric vehicle
Or will there simply be smartphone docking to an APP (Cellular communication could be good but satellite might be more reliable)
Digressing from the topic a bit but...
2
Any plans on security or deterrent options for the charging cord in case “knuckleheads” mess with the cord/steal the cooper cord ? Cut resistant cord ?
I suppose a spare cord or adapter etc might be prudent
3
( photo from bing.com)
Park Dock Charge and Drive - Could there be a safe and reliable indoor (garage or shop) drive on docking station to eliminate cords for daily home charging?
See above photo. I see Tesla is on this already
If the vehicle is connected to the internet, I hope it is, it would be cellular & possibly WIFI as well when a network is available. Hope it can get Over the Air software updates. Hope there will be detailed data on the center screen and logs to download of battery cell voltages, degradation data, access to all temperature sensors, coolant pump RPM, everything.
2. Good idea, Chevy Volt has the option to honk the horn for a while when cord in unplugged. Other may have this or lock on the receptacle so it can't be removed. If Aptera does, I hope it is optional.
3. Wireless inductive charging? Not sure if that is practical with the shape, distance to the ground, and space restrictions.
Yes topic “3” induction charging... I wonder if the Plugless system could be adapted to Aptera as
here is a 2016 video:
https://binged.it/2mGNBGk
It's 10% or more losses when wireless charging. A simple J-1772 charge plug would be the most available. The CCS DC Fast Charge would also be perfect. Why reinvent the charging. Universal and simple is best.
Most of the information you want is already available via various phone apps. Tesla's proprietary navigation system is based on Google Maps - most other EVs use wonky "in-house designed" navigation system that then cost hundreds of dollars per year to update. If you've connected your phone to your vehicle using Apple CarPlay or Android Auto your car really doesn't need to have redundant systems all its own. As to cord theft - the only time your cable is involved is when you're charging at Level 1 or Level 2 at a receptacle instead of an EVSE, like when you're staying overnight at a friend's house and you've plugged into their outdoor outlet or the dryer receptacle in their laundry room. If you're charging at a public EVSE, the cable is attached to the EVSE, like the hose attached to a gas pump.
Are stolen charging cords a real problem during EV charging in the examples you provided?Do they just resell the charging cord? or steal the cord for the copper?
Is there a safety reason the charge outlet is not inside the vehicle where the cord can rest between the gasket or say the door, hatch, hood or trench, which can be locked? Or even the door of the charging well?
@Len The only ones I've heard of being stolen were when people were running them across the yard to a car parked in the street - and it was probably more of a prank than someone wanting the cable for the copper... They're on the outside of the vehicle for the same reason that fuel fillers are on the outside of the vehicle: Convenience. And if the J-1772 connector was inside a locked part of the car - or locked into the car's port - anyone with an insulated cable-cutter could still make off with the copper cable. So unless you have roving bands of cable thieves in your neighborhood it's probably not an issue. Is there a black-market for stolen granny cables? (they are called this because they're really only supposed to be used when you're visiting your grandmother for lunch...) I don't know - I've never looked for one. But I've also never heard of anyone whose outdoor-mounted EVSE had its cable stolen, either. I have heard that some people make a small loop in the granny cable and then park one of the car's wheels on top of it but I think that only thwart the most casual prankster ("Let's unplug that EV!") and annoy an actual thief who'd probably vandalize the vehicle in retaliation...
@Kerbe thanks for sharing. I must be living a sheltered life but... hope to travel many places with an electric car ( Aptera of course) For the first time.
Seems like there may be some opportunities to invent some solutions for these possible nuisances.