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Lowering springs and wheel spacers help the i3 feel more stable and steer more normally, from my experience. Many others have said the same. My 2015 Rex has been lowered for three years, which made a difference, but adding the spacers recently made it even better. Just picked up a 2020 BEV...

Have you tried pushing the button and ignoring the screen... just go out and try the flap? Also... it was a very common issue for the fuel tank pressure sensor to need replacing, but it sounds like yours might be some other issue.

The first two times I used the magic dock I got a drivetrain malfunction error... which went away as soon as I later plugged in to a CCS... the third time I used the magic dock the error did not appear.... I was able to charge successfully all three times. This super charger station is...

Which is why I mentioned a portable 24 amp 240V charger.. They are smaller than the 32 amp versions by a lot and much faster than level 1. By the way, fuel cells are very safe when installed properly. But if my Rex ever fails and is too expensive to fix, I will go with 10+kWh of server rack...

In my opinion, the easiest way to do this is get one or two 5.12 kWh batteries weighing 100lbs each (strap them down) wired in parallel, and a simple 110v inverter. Then use your level 1 charger when you park somewhere... for lunch or whatever... cumbersome but doable and only weighs what an...

104,000 miles on my 2015 i3

The lightest Tesla Models 3 is about 3,500-3,850 lbs depending on what source you use. The Aptera will be about 2,200 lbs and have an even better coefficient of drag than the current leader in that category... the Model 3. Nothing will come even close to the efficiency of an Aptera... when and...

Me too. In a perfect world, mine will be ready at the exact same moment I get some outrageous repair quote from BMW. In the meantime, still going strong at 103,000 miles. I like the expanded right to repair concept Aptera is adopting.

The Aptera will be my next EV if they are able to make it to production.

Sure thing.

Aptera has attracted a lot of concern-trolls and ankle-biters in various forums... I prefer to wait and see what happens... but you do you.

The original owners of Aptera were kind of forced out when the company existed in the past. They bought the rights back and started up again with a new and updated design that is miles beyond the old one, and have kept control of their company this time.... not at all the same thing as being in...

I believe Tesla would have to cover their rear window with solar to come anywhere near close to the square footage available on the Aptera... which covers not only the dash, roof, and hood, but the entire rear hatch.. a stretched out and fairly large area on the car. Thanks for not ignoring the...

It does not need a great number of buyers... only 6,000 per year to start seeing a profit and they have over 47,000 reservations so far... once they are on the road, they will get plenty of interest as a completely unique vehicle. It does not have to appeal to a mass audience, and does not have...

Aptera is said to have 34 square feet of solar panels which is about right for 700 watts. You have indeed ignored the stated efficiency of the vehicle so as to dismiss the solar harvest being of any use... as if it were like any other car.. cars which would indeed not see much use for solar...

As I said, even if it is only 1/4 of what they claim, that is still ten miles a day parked in the sun... not a gimmick, but just one of the many unique features of the vehicle. I don't expect their advertised numbers to be accurate (anymore than any other advertising), except perhaps under some...

You may have missed part of my point... it's the low coefficient of drag of the Aptera vehicle itself that makes a small solar yield a viable and worthwhile effort. As I mentioned, even if the yield is much smaller than the stated optimal, it will still make a difference with such an efficient...

You are mostly correct... however, it is the coefficient of drag as well as weight that limits how useful solar on a vehicle can be. You should look into the reborn company of Aptera. They are past the prototype stage and are starting production intent builds for crash testing etc. The initial...