The development of Aptera, the very special electric car with three wheels and solar charging , is moving forward. Soon the company & agrave; American should show the latest pre-production prototype & quot; Gamma & quot; that will serve also to illustrate the news introduced. Meanwhile, the manufacturer has shared an interesting teaser showing the new interior of his car .
The images highlight an interior with a minimalist design. You can & ograve; also note the presence of a screen for the instrumentation and a large central display for the infotainment system. The steering wheel has a shape that is very reminiscent of the new Model S and Model X. The physical controls seem to be really reduced to a minimum. Speaking of seats, the driving position is; similar to that offered by sports cars, with the driver seated at the bottom.
More information should arrive later in the week when Aptera shares the news of the latest pre-production prototype. In addition to the new information about the car, it will be & agrave; interesting to understand if the company & agrave; American will confirm & agrave; further the goal of bringing its model into production by the end of the year.
1,600 KM OF AUTONOMY
According to what reported by the company, there would be over 22 thousand pre-orders for this car. The company & agrave; has developed it to have a high efficiency in order to improve the most; autonomy possible. The top-of-the-range model, according to the specifications communicated so far, allows a range of up to 1,600 km .
In detail, we remind you that Aptera can & ograve; be chosen with front-wheel drive only or with the integral one (on three wheels of course). The first model has a single 100 kW electric motor that allows acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds. The second, on the other hand, has a 150 kW powertrain that allows you to go from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds.
This particular three-wheeled electric car can be requested with 25 kWh, 40 kWh, 60 kWh and 100 kWh batteries. Speaking of solar charging, the panels allow to obtain a charging power of up to 700 W and should allow an increase in daily mileage up to 64 km.
With the presentation of the latest prototype, we hope that the company & agrave; can communicate some updates also on the technical specifications. Prices start at $ 25,900 .
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