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Aptera Motors has shared another exciting progress update video, giving us our best look yet at its production-intent solar EV out in the real world. The SEV startup recently completed the PI build’s first-ever road trip, traveling over 300 miles using an all-electric battery and free energy from the Sun.

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[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 39 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

One interesting tidbit is that due to the aerodynamic design, bugs are swept over the windshield and don’t splatter. This effect was theorized in simulations but they were able to demonstrate it during the roadtrip.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We're also going though an insect apocalypse. You probably won't hit a dragonfly, butterfly or thick and smeary grasshopper on any road trip anymore.

Yes, we're all gonna die.

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

While that’s quite sad, in the case of their road trip, the comparison was made against the many splatters on the chase vehicles making the trip with them.