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#64 – Nathan Armstrong | Aptera – 1,000 Miles of Range in a Solar Electric Vehicle
2021-08-22
Nathan Armstrong is CTO of Aptera Motors.
Key topics in this conversation include:
- Challenges and benefits of utilizing a solar roof
- Vehicle design choices to minimize weight and improve sustainability
- The importance of weight and drag reduction when developing a sustainable vehicle – even (or especially) if it’s an EV
- Tom Robbins, Terry Pratchett, and Douglas Adams
Links
- Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/nathanarmstrong
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitch-marks-3bb25782/
- Aptera website: http://www.aptera.us
- Aptera Twitter: @aptera_motors
- Aptera LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/apteramotors
Nathan’s Bio:
Nathan Armstrong is a design engineer, business entrepreneur, and CTO of Aptera Motors. He has previously had various roles in the aerospace and automotive sectors with Arrowhead Products, Metalcrafters, Aria Group, Boeing, Motive Industries, Draganfly Drones, Havelaar, Genesis Robotics, and ACF.
Nathan has received a few awards for business and engineering work, including: Top 40 under 40, Alberta Venture Business Person of the Year, TechRev award for Technology Innovation, ASTech Honouree Award in the field of Technology Futures, ABCTech Entrepreneur of the Month, Popular Science Innovation Award and Law Enforcement Award for Best New Vehicle.
About Aptera
Aptera Motors delivers the world’s most technologically advanced solar electric vehicles (sEVs), made possible by breakthroughs in battery efficiency, aerodynamics, material science, and manufacturing. A lightweight three-wheeler, Aptera is the first in a series of eco-friendly vehicles that will be offered for consumer and commercial use. It has the longest range of any production vehicle with 1,000 miles per charge and the ability to travel up to 46 miles a day on free power from its integrated solar panels. With only four key structural parts, Aptera’s unique body shape allows it to slip through the air using far less energy than other electric and hybrid vehicles on the road today. Learn more and configure your vehicle at www.aptera.us.
Future of Mobility:
The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields.
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Music credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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