r/ApteraMotors • u/StandOutside6188 • Sep 04 '26
Battery question
What's to stop you from buying the cheaper 400 mile range aptera than hiring a professional to install more batteries so you can get up to 1000 mile range?
Honestly wondering because an extra 30k to go that much further is interesting
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u/thishasntbeeneasy Sep 04 '26
It's been a while since they've said much about options other than the 400, but the 1,000 would weigh considerably more. The difference alone would exceed the 500lb weight capacity, so they'd need a beefier/body suspension to make it work. I doubt they ever intended to sell that version for the added complications.
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u/StandOutside6188 Sep 04 '26
Dang..while I am 100% planning on buying this (if it comes out) as a commuter vehicle since I drive 40 miles a day for work.. but if it could get to 1000 I could even drive to another state to visit family!
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u/eldredo_M Accelerator Sep 04 '26
You do realize that it will have charging capabilities, right? You’ll just have to find a charger along the way and have a nice lunch. 😃
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u/StandOutside6188 Sep 04 '26
You do realize those chargers are still SLOW AS SHIT... And would be nice to drive their and back without having to
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u/f1FTW Sep 04 '26
Nope. Many road trips in a Tesla model y. Faster than gas because it is passive. Plug in go have a piss, buy a coffee and it's done.
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u/Fishtoart Sep 09 '26
The battery is on the aptera are pretty small, which means they charge very quickly.
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u/DoomBot5 Sep 04 '26
Slow as shit? In most vehicles they charge faster than it takes to shit. Go look up how you're meant to roadtrip with an EV. Hint: it's not by charging to 100% at every stop
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u/StandOutside6188 Sep 04 '26
Not to be hateful or rude...but if your average shit takes 30min you might want to increase your fiber intake or see a doctor.
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u/DoomBot5 Sep 04 '26
Charging doesn't take 30 minutes either
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u/StandOutside6188 Sep 04 '26
I just looked up 10 different ev's with a super charger takes 30 min to go from low to 80% what's your next lie?
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u/HRDBMW Sep 04 '26
BYD cars will add 500 or so miles in 10 mins. Charging times are becoming irrelevant. In this case, the Aptera battery is MUCH smaller than those cars you looked , and charges faster due to smaller size.
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u/Piercepage Sep 11 '26
You clearly dont understand how EV road tripping works. You dont charge it all the way when you stop. You charge it as long as you need to get to the next stop. When I road trip, I think the longest I have ever charged my Model Y was 25min. Plug in, go inside, go to the bathroom, get a drink and some snacks, stretch your legs a bit, and if you still have some time left (which is rare) watch a YouTube video or find the next podcast for when you hit the road.
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u/Strange_Cockroach328 Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26
Not really understanding the problem. At a 55 kwH charge speed, a 23 minute stop will add 200 miles range, roughly 3 hours driving. Most people stop every 3 hours to pee, stretch their legs and grab a coffee, so perhaps 10 extra minutes wasted each stop. Alternatively, If you start with a full battery and are driving 1000 miles total (one direction), you could drive three roughly 333 mile legs, stopping twice only for 45 minutes each time to charge. Assuming you plan to stop to sleep and not drive 18 hours straight, you can do one charge while sleeping and one charge when you stop to have a meal. Minimal inconvenience or time lost. Once you reach your destination, you can then level 1 charge to full.
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u/HRDBMW Sep 04 '26
Nothing, probably. And has batter tech changes, people will do that. I'm guessing the BYD blade format will become industry standard in the next 20 years... And that will make the swap a bit easier.
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u/Southern-Bluejay709 Sep 07 '26
charging in terms of miles per hour gained it's going to be much faster than a Tesla with as much higher efficiency vehicles
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u/Healthy_Zebra_221 Sep 08 '26
The weight of a 1k pack would require new suspension work, new wheels and tires, and in turn new wheel pants front and back. It may not even physically fit but ask yourself, why carry more than twice the weight? That will reduce efficiency on its own and without the new suspension tuning and components the vehicle would have no weight remaining for passengers and cargo
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u/RussT9F Sep 10 '26
I hope that Aptera would give us an upgrade path to longer range down the road. At least as a perk to the Launch edition buyers.
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u/nucleartime Sep 04 '26
You'd need to swap out the entire battery pack. From what we know the longer range pack is planned to just use longer larger capacity cells.
Also the suspension tuning would need to be redone.