Charging

From Apterawiki

It is expected that the Aptera Typ-1e and Typ-1h will charge the Aptera's internal batteries when plugged into a "standard" household 120 volt, 15 ampere wall socket.

At this point, it is expected that the Aptera will limit itself to using a maximum of 15 amperes from the circuit, even if the circuit is capable of providing more. Charging efficiency will likely be in the 90-95% range. Thus, it might take around 6 hours plus any time for slowdown at the end to fully charge the Typ-1e's completely exhausted (approximately 10 kWh) batteries. In typical usage, one won't completely exhaust the batteries every day, and Aptera Motors has said a typical charge time will be 2 to 4 hours.[1]

It is hoped that the Aptera could be configured to draw more current when instructed to do so (by a user who knows that it would be safe). It would also be convenient if the charging circuitry could also be configured to use other sources of power, such as 50A@120/240V split-phase, which is often available at modern RV parks[2].

Other more exotic chargers: For example, the 32A/208-240V Avcon chargers[3], common in some parts of California. These would likely be able to provide full charges in a couple of hours. When Aptera was asked about what fast charging options would be available on the production models, either standard or optional, they responded that the decision has not been made yet.

It appears that the Aptera Typ-1 does *not* use a combination inverter-charger, as the DMOC445, which Azure Dynamics states that Aptera is using, does not appear to handle charging.[4] The charger in use in the Mk1 prototype at this point remains unknown.

To get an idea of how far you could go in a given amount of time with different kinds of charging inputs, use this spreadsheet.