The California-based electric vehicle company is urging the US Congress to adopt Tesla's Superchargers and plugs as the norm for all EVs in the country.
Aptera Pushes Widespread Use of Tesla Connection for all EVs
In order to have Tesla Superchargers and its plug adopted as the industry standard for electric cars in the US, Aptera has started a petition to Congress.
Aptera is developing a highly effective three-wheeled electric vehicle that is powered by solar and batteries. With just three wheels and a drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.13, the vehicle is incredibly light and promises to have a range of up to 1,000 miles.
Tesla created its own charging standard since there wasn't one at the time it began producing electric vehicles. Since then, a lot has changed, and CCS is now the accepted practice worldwide.
Although CCS has now been embraced on a worldwide scale, Aptera doesn't think that makes it the greatest charging standard available.
According to Inside EVs, Apetra said that every tiny volume and weight improvement it has made to its EV is essential, even down to the connection, which is why it prefers to use Tesla's connector.
Aptera aims to promote the widespread use of the Tesla connection, but it is not yet apparent how the business intends to achieve so.
Chris Anthony and Steve Fambro, co-founders of Aptera, have started a petition on Change.org to urge the US Congress to mandate Tesla Superchargers and its plug as the standard for electric cars in the country in order to forward their goals.
A few days before Apetra's appeal, Tesla had stated that, in response to a request from the White House, it would begin offering Superchargers to other electric cars in late 2022.
Aptera Purchased a Facility for its Solar Vehicles Carried by Robots
Aptera, a start-up from California, has bought a factory for its solar cars, which will be transported from station to station by robots rather than rolling down an assembly line.
The solar automobile from Aptera is designed to overcome all of the difficulties with mass transportation.
It has only three wheels, an aerodynamic body, and is lightweight. Because of such design choices, the EV is very energy-efficient and requires less frequent charging for users.
Aptera said in 2022 that it would use platform-like robots created by machinery maker RedViking at its new facility to transfer its electric vehicles (EVs) from one station to another while they were being assembled.
For their solar vehicle, Aptera has already received 25,000 bookings, with a $100 down payment from each interested party.
It anticipates delivering its first pre-production cars by the end of 2022, the models that follow a prototype but arrive before mass-produced vehicles.
Aptera wants to offer its lowest range model (250 miles) for under $25,900. To make sure it can achieve this price point, the firm is integrating its efficiency-first philosophy into production. A highly efficient solar vehicle is useless if no one can afford to purchase it.
