Finally, Aptera has put its solar electric vehicle to test at a premier proving ground in Mojave Desert. It’s a test that validates its efficiency under real-world conditions, this phase marks a major milestone for the company as this is also a validation phase before Aptera proceeds into production of its solar electric vehicle (sEV). Each round of testing has proven Aptera record-low energy consumption and its aerodynamic efficiency, they are on track to delivery solar mobility to more than 50,000 pre-order reservation holders.
The coastdown test conducted by Aptera measured aerodynamic, rolling, and powertrain losses from this solar powered vehicle. The results were fantastic. This type of testing has been widely used in the industry for evaluating vehicle efficiency when it moves through air and along the road.
It takes just three minutes to decelerate from 60mph to a complete stop, even while traveling uphill. Aptera Solar Powered Vehicle delivers coastdown distance more than any other vehicle on the road, gas or electric. It means that Apter can claim to be one of the most aerodynamically efficient vehicles on the market. Furthermore, the engineers also performed an extended highway drive cycle test, it covered hundreds of miles while precisely monitoring energy consumption. The result showed that Aptera’s mathematical simulation model could easily predict real-world efficiency within just a few percent. Steve Fambro, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Aptera, claims that they are on track in achieving their target energy consumption of rough 100Wh/mile, thus, unlocking a new level of efficiency that makes solar mobility possible in a way that we’ve never seen before.
