Slowly looking like the future car that the older generations expect future cars to be.

A lot of minor but important details that no other person has ever shown, like opening the windows through the screen, actually showing the start process by pressing "D" and "P" to park the car, etc. Also, we saw close up the ball test of the solar cells. But most amazing to me was driving that thing around inside the factory relatively fast. Nobody has ever done that, not even Chris! How on earth did they allow him to do that? The dude must be a very good driver for them to trust him with such risky venture. Congrats dude for your exploits and for taking us along the ride!

The design of hiding the charging port behind the registration board is so clever 😂

For anyone that doesn't know, Aptera is not a crazy as at seems at first sight. Their math totally checks out, and when they start producing vehicles, it will be a game changer for so many use cases

This is the McLaren F1 for efficiency nerds

The steering wheel looks like a funko pop creature smiling back at you lol

Just a HUGE THANKS from an Aptera investor, reservation holder, and Hawaii ambassador. Probably the Best overview video from a third party/reviewer. All the best to Aptera and all the Aptera nuts out there! Aloha 🤙

Its nice to see something actually light, actually efficient. Hell yeah!

Long time reservation holder and investor here. Thanks for a great factory tour and discussion with Chris!

I preordered the 600mi, AWD full solar model, can’t wait to get it!

“It’s raining outside” and we can clearly see sunshine through the doors.

I got one of the first early Nissan Leafs back in Apr. 2011 (#712) and still use it (still on original battery). I hope to get this vehicle and can't wait.

I would bet anyone $10k that they don’t deliver a single vehicle in 2024 or 2025

As I get older, it's rare that something excites me the way science and technology used to. Aptera is capturing that excitement and that hunger for possibilities, I hope they find success and can continue to makes us oooo and aaa the way society once did.

Really nice "friendly" and articulate video. Always great to see another perspective. Really cool to do laps inside the facility.

So frankly this is the best Aptera video I've seen so far. It was great to see everything see how the production has gone through different items iterations. I think it's a very sprightly and fun car to drive and that's extremely important for people who like to drive. While other people are trying to push people away from driving at all I think there's a huge market for people who like to drive. I think this car will be an attention grabber for the people who like to drive just like the original Miata was. It's obviously very sprightly and nimble and fun and that's what makes a fun experience

I'm glad you got to check this out, and Chris M. is the man!

Def lookin’ forward to this being complete!

Excellent to see. So pleased to see other car enthusiasts excited for the Aptera. Looking forward to another Topher drive as soon as we have a production intent vehicle - I think it would be a very smart investment by Aptera (and it’s probably the closest I’ll get to driving my reserved vehicle for a little while!)

I really want this to succeed these cars are so cool

im amazed about the fact that a startup is more capable and has more morals than most car companies.

I have been in line for 2+ years. waiting and waiting and waiting. Let's go! I'm ready.

hope they add a circular, normal steering wheel. the yoke aint it man

Futuristic cars be looking majestic tho.

In EU you can use camera as mirrors :)

I'd actually love to have one of these. It seems like it would be a nice complement to something a little more old-fashioned for the weekends, whether that's a track car or a giant SUV.

this reminds me of the Boxbl tiny homes. Takes forever to get released to the public. Its super cool!

I see aptera, I upvote

Love the ingenuity of American companies. I'd love to test drive a production ready vehicle one day!

In a sunny place like San Diego, California, It's not 40 miles a day from the solar. It's UP TO 40 miles a day. 20 miles a day in the winter. 30 miles a day in the spring and fall. 40 miles a day in the summer. Aptera's website says about 11,000 miles per year.

Thanks for making this!!

Fellow Michigander here! Maybe we could start an Aptera Michigan Club AMC lol.😂

It always amazes me are polished the freaking APLHA prototype is

Aptera is hot right now. I really hope they change the auto industry.

Wow! I love that Electric Vehicle! Great job making this video! 🎉❤😊😄

getting one for sure

The wheel in the one he drove thankfully isn't the actual wheel. If my understanding is correct, 11:30 is the actual steering wheel, and that's a lot better, but I still would definitely swap in a round wheel, nothing beats a simple round wheel.

Imagine if everybody drove these, then crashes would be so much less dangerous to other vehicles and especially pedestrians

I might have to take mine to track days!

This will be great driving to and back from your timeshare vacation property.

Mind blowing

Can’t wait for mine

Great video with some new bits of information on details, thank you! The POV-ish perspective of the camera gives a pretty good idea of how it looks inside. Now could you tell us please how tall you are and how high above your eyes the camera was mounted? This really would be another very interesting piece of information (well, interesting to me at least in order to get an even better idea how it will look inside, especially the prototype with the most recent interior details such as the hight adjustable yoke).

This is soo impressive!!!!

Mega! Cooles Vehicle! Please sell it to germany! We need something different!!!

레거시 자동차 업체에서는 절대 나올 수 없는 차. 혁신과 도전 없이 점유만 늘리는 레거시들은 제발 좀 도태됐으면..

If only it wasn’t so expensive this car would be the coolest things to own at the college

Can’t wait to see this at the dream cruise

At 88" of track width up front, doesn't it technically need clearance lights like a diesel truck? (vehicles 80" or wider require the amber clearance lamps for those who don't know) The DOT probably hasn't made up a rule for a 80"+ wide auto cycle yet though haha.

I love it, I absolutely would hold onto my Ioniq Hybrid until this is available. If that 40 miles a day claim is real, it makes perfect sense for me as a single apartment dweller who will never have kids. I really hate that steering wheel, like HATE, but I’d be willing to overlook it. I’d also like to have more physical controls, but I’d still keep this at the top of my list.

I’m an Accelerator and live in Chicago. I got friends in Michigan, near Woodward. If I get mi e before yours (supposedly end of the year, according to the website) I’d love to share it for a test ride! 🤩 Thanks for sharing YOUR experience @ Carlsbad. Super jealous!

I like the dark grey one, it looks cooler IMO

Nice Aptera factory tour! Just to be clear, the first Aptera in production will be the Launch Edition model, which comes with the larger 45kWh battery pack, providing up to 400 miles of range. The LE model also has motors in all 3 wheels, providing a 0-60 time of around 4 seconds. Plus it has the full solar package that can provide as much as 40 miles of added range per day in sunny climates. All Aptera EVs have a pressed carbon fiber tub like a race car, or exotic car, which means more safety, and less weight. The projected weight for the LE model will be around 2,200lbs, and it should start around $34K.

I feel like this would be extremely popular as a budget option for car buyers

That satin black looks great.

That black one looks sleek. Usually am not a fan of black cars, but that one I'm really digging compared to the other colors so far.

im working my ass off so i could purchase one of these

The steering wheel really looks like a 😺, I like it

I view the Aptera as the next VW beetle. Reservation holder here. Will probably be 2026 before I see mine as I’m 30,000ish down the list. Was very hesitant to jump on board after losing quite a bit on the Elio fiasco. Great job with the interview!

40 thousand preorders. I think they're a little in over their head. From the sounds of it they'd struggle to get 1000 cars out per year. A huge chunk of these 40000 people, that probably put down money for the Aptera, will realistically get their car, when there is already at least 1 or 2 new models, since the EV market develops quite fast. Solar and battery tech is also improving. I think it's realistic to think that in 4-5 years the range of the Aptera will be possible in a traditional 4-door, for a comparable price. The Aptera to me is a fun early adopter car, that uses the best tech and engineering of the past decade. It compromises in practicality to reach maximal efficiency and range. I see a future model from Aptera being either a mostly "normal" car or staying in their niche making it an even more efficient 2-people-carrier. I like what Aptera does but most customers can be lucky if they get their car before 2030, when it will be completely outdated, which in a way forces Aptera to improve on the current design constantly, so that a customer that receives their car in 5 years at least gets the latest technology updates, which can have very negative implications for customer satisfaction in the middle to long term, i.e. when a customer gets a model shortly before a new one releases. If production isn't flexible enough to enable customers to at least upgrade their older models with newer solar panels or batteries Apteras' image could suffer. As I wrote in the beginning, this will be a tall order for the company, I'm excited to see how they handle it all and wish them the best of luck.

Is there a charge controller setting? I don't want my car being at 100% all the time that would be terrible for the battery.

Better order and invest soon. Been watching aptera for years its getting close.

yeah this is what I imagine a futuristic car and the price is decent considering it's one of it's first kind.

Where did Gamma's solar roof go? I saw it in late 2022 at the Gamma reveal.

It speaks to me! It is about 2200 # for the 40 kWh model. WOW Chris M. riding Shotgun, although I don’t think it’s old for him! 177” L, last I checked. YES….The” Silence “ before the Storm ( Production ) 😉 Nice interview!

I love the idea of this, and the fact that they'll integrate it with Openpilot from the factory. I'd prefer a compact SUV form factor for my lifestyle but man this car is just so cool (also they're committed to right to repair which is the cherry on top)

So I like Aptera, I like the direction in which they’re going, I just hope that they can get these out in the wild, so that people can have an opportunity to drive them and experience them because I think we got a winner here folks, and I clearly would be interested in buying one. Full disclosure, I am not a reservation holder. I want to see these vehicles get out in the wild, and I want to see some real world experience with these vehicles before I decide to venture into buying one, but I am very excited to see that they’re far along in there efforts to get them into production. Cheers 🥂

8:34 Uh, what? You are driving on a perfectly smooth warehouse floor.

Dude you were ripping in there!! Lmao I thought you were gonna cruise at like 5 mph. Did they tell you to step on it like that or you just did it?

I well and truly hope aptera makes it

Im loving the aptera, it seems like the perfect daily commuter. If you need a commuter that carries more people, this isn't gonna work but most people have more than one car anyway and having this as a daily as a 1 + 1 is looking great. Plus their commitment to customer right to repair is great, and them making a profit off the car after 6000 units is Fantastic! This is actually going to be a car and company that will be sticking around and that's so cool is that they could totally upsize this car to a sedan, or a hatchback style car which would give people more capacity and a bigger battery with a similar aerodynamic emphasis. Only thing i would change, is the steering wheel (maybe the knock to open because any complication to door opening seems to cause problems when you're actually using it every day. But it does look pretty cool). With it being so tossable, i'd want a full wheel and the design seems a bit large and fat for the otherwise small, lean styling of the car. So if i were to get one, if the wheel remained the same, i'd probably install an aftermarket wheel.

Rain? I could be wrong, but I see blue skies through those windows

Game Changer.........

10 more years and can not wait for this to fly in the air...

This is really cool

The unpretentious white nerdy guy in shorts. These types of videos are the most genuine and reliable, that I would be inclined to trust. Keep up the great work.

Can rear window be replaced with solar panels for even faster solar charging? No need for rear window as per Polestar 4!

They launched in 2019!

Those a-pilars look GINORMOUS. This was a big criticism of the 1st gen volt, so the GM team fixed that on the 2nd gen. Sometimes you feel like you would hit a pedestrian in a parking lot because you couldnt see them at certain angles. I hope they are are smaller on the production delta variant.

The digital rear view mirror will be an issue at night. Just look at the cyber truck, it's mirror is a disaster.

Im starting to see cracks and flaws in the design... are you sure there isnt a way to thin the blind spot area on the door and window spots...

wow that it LOUD inside the cab

Cool to see some new info. Recently (finally) got myself a Tesla ('19 M3LR) and I'm planning on having it for at least 5 years but I'm excited to see where Aptera goes. Depending on how it goes, my next 'car' might just be an Aptera. I love the design and the right-to-repair focus and...just generally everything I've seen about it. I live in Oregon (not the desert or Southern where it'd be sunny) so probably lookin' at 20 miles per day or so as well on charging it up. Still kinda crazy to think your car could just get 20-40 miles of charging per day for free.

Can you review the 2000 Lexus LS430

Aptera better watch out, if they're not careful people will expect them to release a car someday....

I also have a reservation, I wanted the 600 ranger version. So that probably means 2026, but I have wondered about about potholes on the road.

I am planning to ride my EUC from SimiValley to the Aptera Factory :)

I swear I've heard about Aptera for like a decade now and it's still not a production ready prototype?

i have a number of worries about the design my first worry is the tires - the design of the vehicle makes trying to change at the road side almost impossible, i don't even see any for m of easy access or jack points, this needs to be addressed or 3rd party AAA outside the area will refuse to attempt road fixes resorting in costly relays back home, also the knock to open is a really bad idea, there should be a physical button etc to pass emt emergancy services in the event of an accident. also it fails submergence requirements, and wing mirrors must be enlarged whist the cameras are central they are a little low and are easily blocked by wheel movement inhibiting visibility resorting to typical wing viewing , the rattles have to be fixed as it is not cheep by a long shot, and am also a little worried about the glass type, first up it seems low quality with a lot of bottle effect in the optics this may distort and give riders headaches at night, also the issue with stone chips is no a case of if but when, i see no easy way for this to be replaced,

Time is the killer here. We need to see people hustling around building the thing. This manufacturing location looks like everyone left. I'd like to see this thing succeed, is looks very fun and something that could reliably be produced. However, every year it's not sold makes it more and more likely to fail.

It would be great to have it tested in icy and snowy conditions..And most important how cold affects the battery array.

The new Honda crx looks sweet 😅

Just don't get in an accident. Drive this defensively in the same way one should do on a motorcycle. That said, this is very cool indeed. I'd love to own one of these well thought out machines.

The top of the back tail will get scratched big time while loading anything heavy (luggage, sports equipment, etc.). Will need to place towel, mat or some protective covering while loading stuff in the trunk.

16:18. This is NOT the same one that cracked the CT window. The CT window survived a MUCH higher drop than this. What broke the window was went Franz straight up threw the steel bearing at the window.

finally a car that looks like 2024

I've seen and heard about Aptera for ages and yet I have yet to see anything good from them at all. Just empty promises... ive lost faith and I think the whole project is too good to be true and will underdeliver - if anything real actually comes out of it.

Love the Aptera, been following their progress for over a decade, not a fan of the Tesla style yoke, which is now a paid option in the S and X because people found it idiotic and wanted a regular, practical wheel. I truly hope Aptera will consider adding a real wheel option as well.

That's a cool solar car

It is classified as an autocycle because it wouldn't come close to passing any NHTSA or IIHS crash tests (maybe small overlap if the outboard wheels are counted in the width, but that's it). If they rugpull again don't be surprised.