With the excellent range and 3.5s 0-60mph time I'm planning on replacing multiple vehicles with the Aptera. The wife and I are golfers, racers, motorcyclists, hikers, and often use our vehicles for vacation trips. If the Aptera meets expectations, I can see it replacing:
- 2 motorcycles (Ducati ST4S, Triumph Bonneville).
- Daily driver (Golf GTI).
- Sports car (Porsche 991 Carrera S)
It's fast, has space for the clubs and should be fun to drive!
A Gen 1 Honda Insight for me.
I love the 1st Gen Insight! Such a car ahead of its time. Also, I think it looks really cool.
@buchanwj Thank you. I have been very happy with it. I am on my second, since my first one protected me from injury when a large car hit me from behind at 60 mph. I anticipate that the protection from such an event will be even greater in the Aptera, but I hope I don't have to find out.
2013 Fiat 500e BEV, my only car. At 100-mile city range, it's 2.5 times what I ever use, so I'd like an Aptera with a half-size battery, for 125-mile combined range, making it lighter, to beat DanQ's 😉
A 2016 Nissan Leaf
The Aptera will replace my Kia Soul EX 2020 since the benefits from the Aptera will be LOWER COST FOR MORE, Im Here.
My 2019 BMW330e PHEV.
Honda Clarity PHEV
This will replace my Nissan Leaf. Nissan advertised 100 mile range initially. While I never reached that, I felt comfortable with 60 miles of range. Even that was something I rarely needed, but as time progressed, the range decreased to where I am not even sure about 40 miles anymore. With 400 miles of range in the Aptera as I ordered it, I should be good even if the range drops by 50%. Right now I love my Leaf. My only complaint is the small range. The other thing is that with the Aptera, I should be able to cover my normal range just with the solar cells.
Aptera will almost certainly have much better battery life than a Leaf, which is literally the worlds worst, with an uncooled battery sealed in a heat-trapping box. My water-cooled Fiat battery loses around 2.3% per 10k miles. eGolf has similar long-term reports with the same battery but air cooling, possibly with the car's A/C, but I'm not positive. Aptera will be water-cooled if needed, but they're evaluating whether air-cooling will be sufficient...:
Battery degradation is GREATLY reduced by:
- Using less heat-creating current. Aptera uses 60% less current than any other EV.
- Using less of its capacity. A 400-mi. Aptera driven 100 miles only discharges 25%. A 100-mile Leaf would be subjected to a much harsher full 100% discharge cycle.
Leaf leaves me torn. On one hand it's giving EVs a bad rap with rapid battery loss, but it WAS the first affordable BEV.
@kiteboarder That's why I have it. I was on the Aptera waiting list, but it never actually came to market. When the Leaf came along by a reputable company, I took it. I'm happy to see Aptera is back. I hope I can really get one this time around.
I vowed back in 2014 that this would be my last ICE car, and hopefully that will turn out to be true!
My Aptera will be replacing a '14 Mitsubishi Mirage (the most fuel efficient non-hybrid available). I couldn't justify the price of a Hybrid at the time as I was a starving student just starting out.
The Nissan LEAF our company owns actually hasn't had much loss of charge at all, (and it's a 2012 MY) but that's probably because it's never fast charged & it's cold AF here in Canada for 3-6 months of the year.
Nissan's choice about having no active cooling for their battery pack was and still is an idiotic decision: Especially when comparable BEVs from the same era had some form of active cooling (i-MIEV, Zoe, Smart).
my Aptera will be replacing 1. 2010 Dodge two wheeled drive Dakota PU 2.2012 Cam -AM Spyder limited 3-Wheeled motorcycle, 3.2016 Jeep Compass 4 wheeled drive. the price of the Aptera will replace all the expenses of these vehicles and all their maintenance and insurance and gas for the rest of my life time.
My aptera will replace my x308 xjr.
The xjr has been a fantastic car to drive but it doesn't make sense as a daily driver. I used to think that I could use it as a weekend fun car but I'll have a e10 for that purpose in the very near future. Plus our family recently got a 2006 cr-v which is more reliable, has better gas mileage and is far cheaper to maintain (than the xjr) which makes keeping the xjr, now having no purpose, feel wasteful.
The aptera will complete our garage: reliable family/roadtrip car (cr-v), fun sports car (e10), and a daily driver (aptera). Someday we'll replace the cr-v with an electric truck though.
Nothing. Already got down to one new Masada lease during COVID. This will be our second fun vehicle.
2013 Mazda 3 Hatchback. I doubt that I'll replace my Zero S with the Aptera, but the Zero doesn't do long drives ^-^
BMW i3
Harley Davidson ultra classic, I have had a motorcycle of some kind for about 20 years now. After having a few close calls and 2 accidents and getting older it’s time to move on to something els. I’ve always liked things that are different, we have the only Tesla in our little small town and this is going to make a great edition.
Scott, I have over 400,000 all weather miles on motorcycles and I miss them terribly, but my body has told me that it is time to give them up. The camping option will let me and my wife continue to travel to some of the places we love and camp in climate controlled comfort.
Sonata hybrid 2011.
2017 Volt. When we get the custom 60kwh 3wd #3553, the Paradigm #339 will go to my daughter.
BMW X1 if we can transport my wife's kayak and our bikes, otherwise it is back to two vehicles for us.
That might be pushing it, but perhaps?
Many versions are available, besides these:
@kiteboarder And, if folded correctly, you could easily fit four adults in an Aptera. 😁
@Kerbe #12705 Some of us are using https://foldingathome.org/ for a more serious purpose!
Replacing my boredom!😁
it would replace my 2020 Prius LE for my long drive to the coast where my model 3 cannnot make it due to no supercharger near by.
I believe the Chademo adapter works on the M3 now and a CCS adapter is in the works.I've used our Chademo adapter many times in the past on our MS60 but rarely lately due to the expansion of the Supercharger network in Canada. Our local Tesla club has a couple of adapters for member loan.
@Lit_2 I'm curious which one(s) of the several Aptera advantages make your long drive easier than a Tesla3:
Longer range (if you get a 400, 600, or 1,000-mile model)
Faster L2 charging*
CCS/CHAdeMO charger availability**
* Even if Aptera is only 3.3kW, it's 33mi/hr, & some T3s are as low as 23mi/hr on most public L2.
**"Aptera will also be compatible with CCS, J1772, Level 2 and CHAdeMO/ DC"
@kiteboarderfrom the nearest supercharger to my home town is about 90miles one way
the first time I drove the trip with my model 3 dual motor, I would charge to 99% at three rivers visit my home town, drive a little bit around town, charge at a hotel for an hour before heading back to three rivers an be at 10% battery when I got there. (Highway speeds are at 75 - 85mph). that is why bought a 2020 prius to be able to drive to my home town to cut down on my down time and drive around visiting family and friends.
when Tesla builds a supercharger in corpus christ, I would drive the model 3 again to my home town. I have no complains about my M3, I can drive it about 99% of my driving with no problems and enjoy drive. the Aptera I reserved is then 1,000 mile range one, that would get me from San Antonio to my home town with no charging round trip with plenty of reserve spare or charger somewhere in middle if I want to take a pit stop at a charger.