>"Aptera thinks it has the solution, in the form of a three-wheeled electric car called the Paradigm Plus. It has a range of more than 1,000 miles, can top up via solar power and production is due to start later this year.
Currently, even the best electric cars struggle to top 400 miles of range, so how the heck can Aptera offer 1,000 miles of driving on a single charge? To put it into perspective, the driving distance from New York to Los Angeles is just under 2,800 miles. A car that goes 1,000 miles before recharging would only need to recharge twice along the way, and would still have plenty of power to spare when you arrive.
How does it manage this? Well it’s largely down to the vehicle’s light and aerodynamic design. Which explains why it only has three wheels, and why it looks so weird.
The Plus only weighs 2,200lbs, and has an aerodynamic coefficient of 0.13. It can go from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, has a top speed of 110mph, and offers features such as all-wheel drive and vectorized torque for better stability.
But most importantly, that light and aerodynamic design allows it to go far further than the competition.
The Aptera Paradigm Plus has a big-ol’ 100kWh battery, which is the same size as the one in the 412-mile Tesla Model S and 360-mile Model X. But in the Paradigm Plus, that battery is good for 1,000 miles."
PDS: Random Advice: Take all claims with the proverbial "grain of salt" -- until proven true...
But that being said... this "funky-looking"(!) electric vehicle seems pretty darn awesome(!), if it could actually pull off that which it is claimed to do...
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>"Aptera thinks it has the solution, in the form of a three-wheeled electric car called the Paradigm Plus. It has a range of more than 1,000 miles, can top up via solar power and production is due to start later this year.
Currently, even the best electric cars struggle to top 400 miles of range, so how the heck can Aptera offer 1,000 miles of driving on a single charge? To put it into perspective, the driving distance from New York to Los Angeles is just under 2,800 miles. A car that goes 1,000 miles before recharging would only need to recharge twice along the way, and would still have plenty of power to spare when you arrive.
How does it manage this? Well it’s largely down to the vehicle’s light and aerodynamic design. Which explains why it only has three wheels, and why it looks so weird.
The Plus only weighs 2,200lbs, and has an aerodynamic coefficient of 0.13. It can go from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, has a top speed of 110mph, and offers features such as all-wheel drive and vectorized torque for better stability.
But most importantly, that light and aerodynamic design allows it to go far further than the competition.
The Aptera Paradigm Plus has a big-ol’ 100kWh battery, which is the same size as the one in the 412-mile Tesla Model S and 360-mile Model X. But in the Paradigm Plus, that battery is good for 1,000 miles."
PDS: Random Advice: Take all claims with the proverbial "grain of salt" -- until proven true...
But that being said... this "funky-looking"(!) electric vehicle seems pretty darn awesome(!), if it could actually pull off that which it is claimed to do...