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That video is about the Lightyear Zero, but the Aptera is dramatically different in that it's designed from the ground up for maximum efficiency instead of just having a sedan body plan with solar panels slapped on it.

That's the key thing behind stuff like the "thousand mile range battery pack" - that's actually just a normal (for an EV) sized battery, the car's just using it way more efficiently than most.

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So less surface area in exchange for less air resistance? That's a difficult tradeoff when the A/C and other electric load devices will be constant despite the motive demands.

Other electric load is negligible.

I do think lack of solar rejection and insulation is a big problem in their value proposition though. And with the solar panels built in you can't even reflect the light.

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