Comments by "N. Bruce Nelson" (@n.brucenelson5920) on "Munro Live" channel.

  1.  @davefroman4700  Aptera has at least 4 patents on this. You could look them up. Also, active development still ongoing.
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  2. No it is not. Aptera, Inc. was a joint venture with Idealab. They kicked out the original co-founders in 2009 to design a different vehicle and ran out of money and liquidated in 2011. Aptera Corp. is a brand new company with a different product, founded in 2019, about the same time the Cybertruck began development.
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  3.  @johnbuchman4854  You certainly haven't done any due diligence on Aptera.
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  4.  @alaricgoldkuhl155  They are far ahead of where Tesla was at the same relative point in time, both in terms of design maturity and financially.
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  5. It has been tested in 110 mile cross winds. It is more stable than most cars. There will be a 5 passenger model, but probably 4 wheels.
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  6.  @alaricgoldkuhl155  I don't see where Telsa has a current product that comes close to competing with Aptera's offering. Of course, if this first Aptera is successful, that could change in the future.
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  7.  @alaricgoldkuhl155  The Aptera has 32.5 cu ft of trunk space in back - enough to sleep a couple. The 2 place Tesla Roadster was even more impractical and cost about 3 times more to purchase, and more to power and drive as well.
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  8. And it is an honor to help it along. ( and more fun than measuring the air pollution from the fires in Kuwait), which I also did.
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  9. Yes. The second Aptera vehicle is planned to be a 4 wheel, 5 passenger sedan.
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  10.  @markplott4820  If you were a real person, you would have some evidence for such a claim, which you don't, of course.
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  11. The wheel motors are made by Elaphe. This morning they did Zoom meeting with the Aptera founders and answered many questions. A link will be posted to social media.
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  12. Right to repair was supported by Aptera from the beginning.
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  13. Automotive crash tests will be done and results shared before production begins.
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  14. The answer is likely to be that both companies are using some of the same third party suppliers.
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  15.  @paulmuresan8889  Ich habe deutsch an der Schule gelearnt, und nachher an die Uni im Freiburg im Br. studiert. :), I later learned to speak Persian and Japanese, which opened doors to jobs I wouldn't have otherwise gotten.
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  16. The next planned vehicle is a 5 seat, 4 wheel design.
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  17. The batteries will be actively cooled and have a first class BMS.
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  18. Electronics, suspension components, and a crumple zone. Edit: it looks like they have found the room for a small frunk, too. Design is evolving.
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  19.  @BlondieSuperdog  Thanks you for the good wishes. Tesla wasn't making money until long after they issued stock, and even then it came mostly from selling carbon credits. There are many other examples. Look at Lucid. Aptera probably won't be going public for 18 months or so. Chris Anthony has already taken a lithium battery company public and now has brought least two other people on board with a ton of experience in this area. These are people who could work anywhere. The fact that they have chosen Aptera should be instructive. Best of luck to you.
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  20. They are designed to do very well on standard automotive crash tests, unlike other 3 wheelers. The safety ratings will be published after the tests are performed later in the year.
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  21. Preorders have been accepted and a German expert is working on homologation. Probably mid 2022 or later for orders placed now.
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  22. Aptera will be crash tested by a third party to FMVSS part 200 standards and we will have the actual rating then.
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  23.  @TheGreatestJuJu  There are both front and rear crumple zones, air bags and an F1 style passenger safety cage. Wait for the crash tests.
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  24. Yes. Good for over 200 cm
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  25. Not the first time I have seen this question. My guess is yes, but I will be happy to test it when I take delivery if we don't know the answer yet.
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  26. Yes.
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  27. They will be showing the gamma model at Fully Charged Live in San Diego in a couple of weeks that is about 80% there. delta (production models) will be ready early next year.
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  28. Not unusual in California, sadly.
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  29. The separate parts come from third party suppliers that also supply Tesla and Mercedes (and probably others) They are not Tesla IP. The software interface was designed and programmed by Crank software of Canada.
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  30. NDAs.
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  31. The development vehicles will test these edge cases. The system is designed to operate well over a temperature range of -20 to 125 F. It should be fine in the Phoenix area, although going out of town up hill on a 6 or 7% grade for more than 10 minutes may result in some reduction of speed on a hot day as cooling limits are reached.
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  32.  @markplott4820  It is easy to be a hater when you have done zero research into it. You have zero evidence that this is the case.
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  33. I think they both use common 3rd party suppliers.
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  34.  @charlesbreaux5475  Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9_UTks8m9c
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  35. Yes. There are already preorders from Europe and the UK (don't know if I can include them now!)
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  36. Heating spec'd down to -20 F.
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  37. It will float, but nose down. You wouldn't want to test it.
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  38. Safety as as a big a focus of Aptera's design as efficiency. Crash testing to automotive safety standards will be carried out as soon as there are production ready vehicles available to test and the ratings will be public.
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  39. 2025 more likely.
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  40. More discussion on Reddit at r/ApteraMotors
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  41. The Aptera has a very innovative cooling system and BMS that will be covered by patents. When the car is not in motion, it won't be producing heat.
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  42. Many pickup trucks are wider and they use drive throughs all the time.
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  43. The braking performance will be fine because of the weight. 60-0 in under 120 ft.
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  44. Probably so. They are considering compatibility with various 3rd party adaptations for various handicaps.
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  45. From 400 to 1000 mile range 1800-2200 lbs. About the same as my Gen 1 Honda Insight.
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  46. 50 kW continuous or about 201 hp for the AWD version.
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  47.  @stevefambro189  Als Amerikaner auch, deine Antwort macht mir unheimlich Stoltz. Ich can auch Japanisch und Persisch.
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  48.  @TremereTT  Nein, es ist RPM begrenzt..
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  49.  @phamnuwen9442  I have worked in nuclear power (in the manufacture of fuel rods) and this is crazy. I don't have enough time to go into all the reasons why, but they include social factors as well as technical ones.
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  50.  @phamnuwen9442  The full cost of nuclear plants was deeply subsidised, just as OIl and Coal have been. If the playing field were level, at this point neither one would even be in the same league as to costs, compared to renewables and the difference is only going to increase.
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