This is what the Tesla Robotaxi should have been…

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[@electricviking]

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[@hardcoreherbivore4730]

It’d be an awesome car for Australia. Thanks for spreading the word.

[@BlindedByLogic]

Aptera has the potential to be the future of industry, could be amazing if it comes out and is anything close to what it was promised to be. Really hope it succeeds.

[@Mrbfgray]

Nope. Impractical for most folks, limited storage, tricycles totally suck and solar is near useless on a car except for camping. And it will be too expensive. Cute college project tho.

[@IdiocracySpace]

1000 miles of range. Looks like the future. Free solar energy. Cheaper than Teslas. Bonus: fits a surfboard in the 7 foot long trunk. Wahpow

[@yourlogicalnightmare1014]

Yes, a 3 wheeled 250 lb bicycle will be very safe on freeways 😂

[@Anonymous------]

​​@@Mrbfgray Agree. If China doesn't produce something like this then it means it isn't practical and it doesn't have a big market. Good high school project though. 😂

[@Mrbfgray]

@@Anonymous------ I wish them success and if miraculously they can build them for say $40k USD? They'd have something, not anything I want but some will. Be surprised if they ever build for less that $100k/copy even cheap and crude as the demo rig seemed to be.

[@patrickcorcoran4828]

Aptera is classified as an "Autocycle" not a "Motorcycle" in the USA. The distinction is important if you are getting an insurance quote or looking up your state laws. I'm also a reservation holder and really looking forward to full production.

[@75Chopin]

If insurance is cheaper this is also a +

[@Carl_in_AZ]

I have been to their facility three times and enjoyed the ride when Chris whipped it around the corners. I look forward to seeing one in my driveway someday or at Barret Jackson Scottsdale.

[@greenbergp]

Yah, Glad you made it to Aptera. Great Video as all of yours are.

[@larzlarz1140]

This is deliberately made as a 3 wheeler so that it doesn’t have to meet car safety standards. If Tesla made a robotaxi like this, it would be a huge liability problem because people will get significantly worse injuries when these get into accidents, compared to cars.

[@brendanquinn6894]

I never knew the Vikings made it to Australia. But since they invented electricity they have never looked back.

[@larslover6559]

The vikings probably didnt make it that far.. it was more Iceland, Greenland, Britain and even USA. Leiv Eriksson was probably first to reach US from Europe

[@BillMitchell-lm8dg]

This has the aerodynamics of a *weather vane* - making it point toward the blast of air coming off the fronts of trucks in the adjacent lane. The gust will push against the rear wheel fairing and get compressed between the road and the underside of the "whale tail", reducing rear tire traction. If the road is wet or gravely, or if the rear tire is improperly inflated, or if there is luggage in the back - the loss of rear tire traction threatens. That single rear wheel and its influence on traction and rear body aerodynamics will be this car's Achilles Heel.

[@jasonhochstrasser8657]

It also has good side to side aerodynamics, so won't suffer the suction and push one gets when passing a semi truck in a typical vehicle.

[@niceguyrides]

@@jasonhochstrasser8657it will be more susceptible due to its light weight… ever ridden a motorcycle.

[@Alarix246]

I can see how the Aptera is a prime candidate for licensing Tesla FSD. That would be a great union.

[@echoeversky]

Imagine how many they could make if they could aluminum cast the body in white.

[@calc1657]

Great video. The car at $30,000 isn't a form factor that will appeal to many buyers for personal use. I do like the idea of the car being used as a robotaxi.

[@SudhirSingh-rk1jk]

Awesome, loved your passion and enthusiasm in this episode. Congratulations to Steven for creating a wonderful vehicle, absolutely free from external power sources. Wishing him luck to create longer range vehicles in near future.

[@stevesilsby5288]

I placed areservation for an Aptera back in 1971. Back then I thought they might be serious about manufacturing this vehicle. I no longer think so. By 2006 tey imagine they might be buildng 3 to 4 of them per day. Really? My reservation number is up in the 20,000s, and they don't start making them for reservation holders until all of the johnny-come-latelys who paid a bundle to leapfrog us with "reservations" to buy an early production Foundation Edition. Just how many decades before I have the chance to purchase one? Try never. By the time they start real production Tesla and others will have advanced well beyond Aptera in concept, build, and lower price and Aptera will be bankrupt.

[@vanrozay8871]

The big issue with Aptera is: will they ever actually make it? So far, not enough money to go into production. I agree it's a great vehicle, but only if we can buy it.

[@John-p7i5g]

Exactly. The Sono was also a great solar car that never saw the light of day.

[@IdiocracySpace]

I waited 2.5 years for the Model 3. 5 years for a Cybertruck. And 6 years for FSD.

[@kennethlau2034]

How long does it take to the real production?

[@geoffshelley2427]

Sam, the Tesla RT has more in common w the Aptera than less. Both are carbon monococks. Both are designed w efficiency in mind (though Aptera more so).

[@TomMoench]

The 1000 mile range version should more than handle a day of robotaxiing with real time solar charging as well. Plus it could navigate to a Tesla wireless charger. The problem I see is not range but the lack of FSD thus requiring a driver and room for only one fare. Don’t know how the economics would work.

[@larrye6778]

open pilot will be intergrated into gui

[@IdiocracySpace]

@@TomMoench I would buy an Aptera to drive it. Forget FSD until you need it. I have it and it drives like my mother in law and I don’t need that kind of stress 😅

[@oggyoggy1299]

This thing is as good as dead. 1,000 mile range - my ass! I’d never buy one or invest in the company. It’s the Betamax of EV’s.

[@GeoFry3]

This is what it should have been? Vaporware? That company has been bilking investors and teasing customers for decades.

[@Lazarov_Tweevles]

Shhhhhh!

[@niceguyrides]

EXACTLY!!! Just enough to keep the cash rolling.. see Rivian and many other EV startups.

[@stillinthestream]

Very cool, great to see it going through the motions. I hope they will sell into Canada.

[@NackDSP]

As an investor this is a very sad story. They keep refining the beautiful prototype car rather than going into production. They should have just put on a forth wheel to create a more simple standard design and got on with designing a factory. Creating a working car factory is a huge project. Designing a prototype car is a project that 10 - 20 new college graduates can do. Lamborghini isn't known for designing products for economical mass production. It looks very doubtful this will ever get into production. I wonder if I can sell my stock?

[@teklife]

i hope they can scale the production on these, sell them at an affordable price and make good profit at the same time, and that the demand for them just grows and grows. these are great, next level EVs.

[@larrye6778]

27 grand for 250 range 35 grand for 400 mile range

[@oggyoggy1299]

They wont be able to scale them. They wont be at an affordable price. These things are a novelty that’ll be sold in ultra-low numbers.

[@shannon6876]

Not real good with stop signs, eh Sam? Squealing those tires a lot, also. I don't personally like the steering wheel or the way they did the split window. Aside from that I'd love one of these, if I could find some way to access repairs that don't rely on me to repair it.

[@larrye6778]

qr coding parts. right to repair

[@shake6321]

i’ve long thought that aptera has the best potential robo taxi. robo taxis would maximize energy efficiency and thus cost. in fact it should ideally be a 1 passenger robo taxi.

[@MeAndMyRoyalEnfield]

Thank you for doing this video. I've had one on order for years, and when I saw Sandy get involved, I bought 500 shares. I'm so happy they let you in. I've tried two years in a row to visit and was ignored. I agree with you it's an amazing vehicle and I'm looking forward to mine. I travel full time and it will be great to have the off road and camping kit. Two things I thought it would have, towing package for my motorcycle and outlets to plug in for small travel frig, elect fry pan, and such for camping. It will look silly to have to carry around a generator & gasoline when you go camping when you have all that electricity available. Did you get any information on those options?

[@sunrisejak2709]

The Electric Viking has always been fixated on "preorders". The reality is that this metric has been proven unreliable when predicting the demand once the product is on the street and filling orders. Sam waxed on about 2 million Cybertruck preorders. 30,000 delivered and under the current sales conditions Tesla has gone through the list in search of suitable candidates to take the truck at the current price. Hmmmm,,,,,

[@pepps779]

Tesla is simply reusing vehicles they already manufacture for their 'Robotaxi' project, so the premise of them purchasing another company to get a new vehicle design, that they do not truly need, makes little financial sense. Perhaps if we were talking about Google, or really any non car manufacturer, starting up a similar taxi service your argument might some sense.

[@joostschure4190]

Hey Sam, the aptera is a great product. However it is not yet in production and making 2 million of these cars in a year is another game. Maybe the time for carbon fibre to cure and dry is long and therefore not suitable for a high runrate car. Questions: Do they run for 1 million miles? Do they have FSD? Is the carbon fibre de easy to repair in case of an accident? Maybe the cybercab is better for the purpose they designed it for to be. And! I expect a 4-5 seater model 2 based on the same chassis as the cybercab. However the aptera is a great product for personal use and i expect a lot of them will be made around 2030. Scaling up isn't easy.

[@teklife]

it really would be smart for tesla to either invest in or buy aptera

[@CasaManNL]

I thought you were going to lift the car @3:36

[@John-p7i5g]

This would be awesome for Australia. This thing has insane acceleration too.

[@bobwallace9753]

A NYC or LA taxi drives about 200 miles per day. 40 miles on a nice sunny day won't help a tremendous amount. If it would, Tesla would have put panels on the robotaxi roof.

[@garywozniak7742]

The Aptera only uses 100wH/mile. It's much more efficient than the robotaxi. So between charging and thr solar charging...

[@IdiocracySpace]

Aptera’s range is 250-1000 miles. Solar is just gravy.

[@75Chopin]

NYC Taxi 200 miles a day? It basically sits in traffic burning fossil fuel. With aptera it charges while stuck in traffic! Actually gain range in traffic. 250 miles range is more than enough

[@b.robinson206]

In my humble opinion, I think they should go ahead with the plan to produce something like 60 vehicles in 2025. They need to just get the ball rolling on production, and then hopefully let a car magazine or two test the production vehicle to show a larger audience what their vehicles are capable of. Then they should go straight for the IPO route. I think it was a good idea for them to go with pushing an IPO as the last option instead of the first. I don't know about anyone else, but I think this small firm will succeed and grow at an exponential rate.

[@chriso847]

I’ve had one on order for over a year. Not sure I can keep waiting. May need to buy a Tesla or Mach-E. Wish they could build these.

[@coolco1619]

Cool car for tropical countries. Need a FSD version to compete with a cybercab.

[@mydogsbutler]

Love the channel but you are way off on this video. Solar isn't going to cut for a taxi that gets heavy use. You need long range and quick charge time. And aerodynamics at the expense of cabin space limits type of cab fares too.

[@IdiocracySpace]

Apteras option up to 1000 miles of range.

[@garywozniak7742]

The Launch Editon has a 400 mile bater and it can DCFAST charge about 250 mile of range in 30 minutes.

[@mydogsbutler]

@@IdiocracySpace I still think a 2 seater is less than ideal for cab but if a 1000 mile range is true, then me bad. Has the range been independently verified?

[@830118]

Taxis usually do under 400km per day. The solar is thin and just an add-on which provides extra savings. Most taxi rides have 2 or less passengers. For higher, they could take a different type of taxi. No point having a four seater for one passenger. It is all about being efficiency.

[@IdiocracySpace]

@@mydogsbutler Well it’s the ideal manufacturer rating. Our Tesla’s range real world was off by 20%. So plan range anxiety accordingly.

[@SydneyEV]

Australian ADR allows the Cybertruck to be sold in Australia, but sadly it will not allow this, it needs 4 wheels. if it has 3 wheels, it cannot be enclosed cabin. i REALLY WANT ONE!

[@EnglishCad]

The robo taxi should just be a four seater smaller version of the robovan. A practical shape, zero need to make a taxi look like a two seater sports car.

[@jimfergusondev]

@ElectricViking, great video! Did you happen to get an estimated energy consumption rate in kWh per mile both with and without the solar panels? I'm curious about how much the solar panels contribute to the vehicle's efficiency and overall range.

[@bmuns6445]

They should incorporate noise canceling speaks to reduce the winding noise of the engine.

[@billwarren8076]

Thanks for the update Sam. Like you I have a reservation, but expect RHD models to be low on their priority list. Questions for them the next time you visit: How will they manage some of the overseas compliance issues (like in Aust must have rear view mirrors, not cameras, and front numberplate must be vertically mounted without a cover).

[@larry4fire]

Fantastic handling for a three wheeler. How much did the advanced torque vectoring capabilities of the Elaphe in wheel motors contribute to that awesome capability?

[@trueconspiracies7945]

Having traveled for 40 years... having comfort, ease of ingress and egress, andfor two including space for luggage is critical. This vehivle is too small. But I agree it is innovative, and would be interesting

[@christophers707]

What is the point of this car is what I have been trying to figure out for the last 20 years. First I thought a ultra efficient roundabout but the dimensions blow that out of the water since it is so wide and long for a 2 seater. Is it a sports EV nope it isn't built for speed or handling. So what is it? A commuter car I guess but there are way better options then buying an experimental vehicle from a company that has no money no support no reputation. This is so niche after the first year or two all the people willing to buy one will have one then bankruptcy

[@TomMoench]

Sam, you have that California rolling stop through a stop sign down pat already. Lol

[@SAYID697]

A lot of respect, yet the difference between 'It's gonna be...' and 'It is...' is like that between Lucid Air and Tesla.

[@duncanwallace7760]

If you need something to drive to work and back each day, and you dont need to carry too much stuff, it could be a winner.

[@John-p7i5g]

Boot space is big, because it's essentially the rear seats.

[@IdiocracySpace]

I wouldn’t haul a water heater in it but it has 25 cubic feet in a 7 foot long trunk.

[@garywozniak7742]

​@@IdiocracySpace32.5 cubic feer.

[@IdiocracySpace]

@@garywozniak7742Then they need to update their website 😂

[@IdiocracySpace]

@@garywozniak7742 You should tell Aptera to correct their website 😅

[@trythis2821]

Hope they release a flying version the shape looks like it could almost. Some wings that fold out and prop on the back and you are all set.

[@Rick_Cavallaro]

It really should be fusion powered. Both will become available at the same time.

[@gaetanguimond7213]

Very good video Viking, thanks

[@Midland_Wolf_71]

I don’t even drive but have followed Aptera for years. I’m into DESIGN and this is what we dreamt of as kids imagining the future. They’d not be much use in the UK with our weather and more importantly the 17th century style condition of our roads now we’re a rapidly declining nation but if they were viable here, I’d love to give it a go.maybe I’ll move to Southern Europe/Sicily one day and import one… 😂

[@bobwallace9753]

I wonder what the insurance premiums will turn out to be. Think about all the times someone is going to clip a wheel outrigger and drive off, leaving the Aptera owner holding the bag.

[@IdiocracySpace]

The insurance payment on my Model X Plaid is a crime scene. Apteras are way cheaper.

[@larrye6778]

no different then any other car

[@christophers707]

Insurance won't touch this thing. Tesla had to start their own insurance company, This thing uses exotic materials and the aluminum skin to dissipate heat no service or support. You would have to be mad to buy one outside the area they make them and a complete moron outside the country. Not to mention this this has been 2 years from production for how many years?

[@oliverheinen5440]

The biggest problem I see for Aptera is their marketing. Only very few people, mostly ev enthusiasts, know about them. And that’s also the reason their reservation number are almost stagnant. I feel that sometimes they are to chill/ relaxed when they should be a little more aggressive. I do not like Elon Musk but he and Tesla certainly know how to get the media’s attention.

[@theodoredesmarais4219]

like to see it soon, but i've been waiting since 1972 for a good Car. I can wait another few decades.... whatever it takes, it is the way.

[@poboymusic1958]

It is an interesting idea that if the price can be brought down, it might have a niche market in India or certain other markets where there is a lot of sun and lots of traffic. It could take the place of a tuktuk, that also has 2 passengers and minimal storage space, but I believe Tata has been building EVs at around $5-10K, so I’m not clear that this would work even as a niche product. Given how long Aptera has been around, a good question would be how much money has it taken to develop the car to this point and how much more would be required to get it to some level of mass production, say as few as 50,000 units. Anyway, good luck Aptera and good luck Sam. I hope your trip to America has been all you had hoped it might be.

[@davidgallefoss1254]

I honestly think the self driving hardware uses more power than aptera, in a normal model 3 it gets varm enough to be one of many components that feed the heat pump.

[@Growing_Sequoias]

If I had the spare money, I’d love to order one ❤️

[@rogermckenzie2711]

Oh, I wish....

[@monkeysezbegood]

They have been developing this for so long but it seems every component is changing from the prototype....

[@michaelnurse9089]

Panels on a vehicle add weight. Weight can be used for other things. You have to be where there is no electricity for panels to be worth it.

[@DanielEarlester]

Maybe that's what the sloping roof on the robotaxi will be used for. A large solar panel in areas where it's worthwhile. But good shout on Tesla buying Aptera. Aptera are taking their time and it's becoming tiring hearing still about prototypes.

[@johnrosner8964]

One of the reasons why the apter will not make a good robo robotaxi is you don't have the power to operate the self driving computer with just solar, you need batteries bigger batteries than what the Aptera uses by far. Plus if you get in a crash in an uptera, you're pretty much going to die if you get in a crash in a robotaxi, your chances of survival are pretty good. Tesla makes some of the safest cars in the world

[@larrye6778]

aptera will have 42 kilowatt for 400 mile range .62 for 600 mile range and 100 kilowatt for 1000 mile range.

[@garywozniak7742]

@johnrosner8964 Aptera is a battery EV with 700 watts of onboard solar that are like a trickle charger thst can provide up to 40 miles of charge per day. It has an NACS charge portvin the back and can be plug-in charged.

[@IdiocracySpace]

Stay in school kids

[@paulzap6102]

I'm kind of surprised the Viking is so late to the party! I understood that apterra is just about out of money and doesn't have the money for tooling to start production on their cars. Also what about zapterra? I understand they are suing them at a time where they hardly have any money remaining. I mean I'm rooting for them. I love the idea and hope they make it to market. I've only seen videos of three alpha production cars and not an actual production car yet. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I hope I'm wrong.

[@evgrid2628]

This guy is so full of Beans

[@pdloder]

What is stopping Aptera licencing fsd? They'd obviously have to put a Tesla computer in it which would be another draw on the battery, so maybe only on the large battery version.

[@johnnyforeigner11]

The savings to be made from incorporating solar panels for a taxi would be negligible. It is also unlikely they could be manufactured at the same scale as the Robocab for a similar price. Great car for a niche market, but totally impractical as a taxi.

[@vevenaneathna]

composites are hard. same with hub motors. glad they dumped the latter. wish they would just do some regular aluminum body.

[@farmerfarmerer3847]

If they cannot mass produce them, can they sell it in kit form?

[@mp3lwgm]

Forget it. It likely won’t happen, and it isn’t even a car. You visited a museum of Aptera’s failures. See the videos of the Aussie Ideas Man.

[@benedictmarshall7031]

Love the car. Loathe the steering wheel - pretty impractical. Crossed hands when steering is dangerous.

[@robinheider414]

This is a trike. Do you not have them in Australia ?

[@johnmajewski1065]

Thanks for your effort, I'm impressed, agreed it could be a taxi, and still could with or without Tesla - Also it could be the new peoples car like VW once was. I still want a Cyber Truck once the come to Australia. .

[@criticalthinkersrule]

The average person might only drive 35 miles per day but the average taxi would drive much further than that in a day. Also it has hardly any space for luggage. I can't see the logic of wanting it to be a taxi fleet.

[@IamGoen]

I hope they succeed as well, but so far, all I've seen over the years in following them is a lot of promise but no product.

[@gpsfinancial6988]

What's with all of the tyre squeal when you were driving?

[@b.robinson206]

Um... That kind of happens when you'e driving quickly.

[@emilioparrilla465]

really abusing that prototype man. I like how he said go slow and keep the wheel straight over the speed bump and he just gunned it with a turned wheel 💀

[@ryanlee-p1c]

Is it me or does it look like an incomplete drone. Just missing the blades.

[@IdiocracySpace]

Wait for it 😅

[@Chrislayeruk1]

If you enjoy advanced Carbon fibre construction, check out what Emerald Guitars do in Ireland…. another company who are disrupting the big boys…

[@Melih_R_Calikoglu]

Indeed he is the most famous prototype driver

[@richardzapor4607]

Safety is high Tesla priority. These Aptera bikes are unlikely to be as safe as CyberCab from 10/10/24.

[@John-p7i5g]

I can see a fatter tear drop shape for a 2 row family version

[@SmithsMobile]

This made me giggle 😂

[@RichardPeterShon]

Aptera cant chug out the numbers the market demands and they dont have the battery either. They will also not pass the safety test nor have fsd. I wouldnt risk my life driving that scooter lol😅

[@wulfdean]

I believe this is the real future of electric cars, the solar power model

[@SimonCurrey]

Please bring to Europe

[@bcranes1]

Hours and hours to get an extra 5 miles of range?

[@jonevansauthor]

Definitely not. It should have been a Smart car to maximise the number of people per taxi rank, and between traffic lights. At least it's 2 seater which is smart considering the other cars will all be able to do the 4+ seater journeys, including the Cybertruck in the event FSD gets authorised for full autonomy anyway. Teh Aptera is totally impractical as a vehicle due to the massive size. It might make a very good, very long range taxi but obviously doesn't have the hardware. If it really has a lot of range, maybe you'd sit in it from LA to San Francisco or London to Edinburgh, but a train is smarter and more comfortable and better in every way for very long distance between major cities.

[@75Chopin]

The boot is too shallow, so probably cannot put my cello case in, or any taller objects in

[@musk-eteer9898]

it'll be awhile, production is very hard.

[@oggyoggy1299]

Prediction - it’ll never scale; it’ll be too expensive; the sales volume will be ultra-low; avoid buying one; avoid investing in the company; they won’t be around in 5 years.

[@DJDJ-xr1qs]

I wanna see a crash test results.

[@jameshathaway5117]

Personally I prefer the cybercab but to each his own. I can understand how it would be better for the Australian market due to distance between chargers but the body makes me think of a Hotwheels sperm dragster...

[@jjamespacbell]

The power required to run Tesla's AI system would be more than the Aptera panels could generate. So no use as a RoboTaxi.

[@tomardans4258]

Well I’ve pasted a link twice. Tesla FSD Chip consumes 36 watts. Nvidia’s consumes 1,000 watts.

[@hardcoreherbivore4730]

HW4 uses 160 watts, while a loaded Aptera produces 700 watts. Certainly would affect range though. Still, future models could adopt FSD. Openpilot for now, but that’s okay.

[@IdiocracySpace]

Apteras run on batteries. Solar is just free sprinkles 😂

[@pranshukrishna5105]

The actual Tesla killer

[@garethbaker5179]

I dont like the look of the Tesla Robotaxi, but this is cool.

[@JaceTran]

Ordered an Aptera 3 years ago, still no sign of production

[@IdiocracySpace]

My non foundation Cybertruck order just became available - after ordering 5 years ago.

[@Harrythehun]

6:25 Terrible entering comfort when you must hunch and fold. No comfort seeking buyers will buy it.

[@scottdavies3582]

But the cyber cab is just way cooler

[@benjaminvazquez]

I was so nervios when you drive it

[@jluis333]

the vehicle looks wierd and fragile. another solar project from germany the sion had more potential but without a proper car production behind it went bust. went for the tesla m3 + solar panels and my electric bill went up 20$ vs 200$ in diesel before that

[@niceguyrides]

Yes, vaporware is a better choice than the Robotaxi. Has to be manufacturable. Has to make it through crash tests. Has to be profitable. Aptera has been doing just enough to keep investors coming for YEARS… I am sure they are coming up with some good ideas, but Tesla is actually producing cars. Smells like Rivian except worse, because this may never be produced at high volume. Probably will make a few of them at a very high cost and massive losses, again just to keep the investors coming.