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Aptera Reboot - Improved
This is very interesting - the original founders of Aptera have restarted the company, and have redesigned it:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-...t-electric-car
It appears to have in wheel motors on all 3 wheels. This will improve aero, by avoiding exposed drive shafts, and probably more efficient, too.
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/28/...hicle-revival/
They are 50kW in-wheel motors.
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08-31-2019, 03:54 AM
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200 HP on a lightweight trike? That's monstrous.
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The most important number.
How many years?
They went with hub motors so this one might be vapor too.
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With the proceeds from the aptera 1 scam dwindling, they had to let enough time elapse for the stench from that and elio to dissipate before rebooting.
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rebooting
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
With the proceeds from the aptera 1 scam dwindling, they had to let enough time elapse for the stench from that and elio to dissipate before rebooting.
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This includes some of the history, and details about what is happening, now.
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Stupid chassis can't handle high hp and speed. That was proven at x-prize, and it hasn't been improved.
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Frank, Frank, Frank, Frank! These things only matter for cars that are actually produced!
So, when are they rebooting that Eel scam trike?
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They should have aimed for more low-hanging fruit, like a20 kWh battery should be plenty
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