{"id":26771,"date":"2022-07-13T12:04:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T16:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=26771"},"modified":"2022-07-13T12:04:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T16:04:44","slug":"aptera-wants-us-government-choose-tesla-plug-superchargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=26771","title":{"rendered":"Aptera Suggests US Gov Choose Tesla&#8217;s Plug And Superchargers As Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Electric vehicle startup automaker Aptera has taken to social media and started an official <em>Change.org<\/em> campaign in an attempt to get US lawmaker support for Tesla&#8217;s charging connector and Supercharger network. The emerging company hopes Congress will consider making Tesla&#8217;s equipment the standard across the US EV industry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"2\" data-params=\"%7B%22alias%22%3A%22tesla%22%7D\">Tesla<\/a> created its proprietary plug and network at a time when there wasn&#8217;t really any standard in the EV industry. Since then, CCS has become the standard across the globe, though many EV owners seem to prefer Tesla&#8217;s smaller, lighter, and more streamlined plug over the bulkier plugs used for non-Tesla EVs.<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-item trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"embed\" data-embed-code=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3EIt%20should%20be%20the%20U.S.%20standard%20%E2%86%92%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FaY1Yf1ExIO%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FaY1Yf1ExIO%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20Aptera%20(%40aptera_motors)%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Faptera_motors%2Fstatus%2F1547013170992070657%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EJuly%2013%2C%202022%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%20%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\">\u00a0<\/section>\n<p>As you can see, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tag\/aptera-motors\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"7\" data-params=\"%7B%22tag%22%3A%22Aptera%22%2C%22originalTitle%22%3A%22Aptera%20Motors%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22aptera-motors%22%7D\">Aptera<\/a> is using its Twitter account to promote Tesla&#8217;s charging connector. Moreover, founders\u00a0<span>Chris Anthony and Steve Fambro<\/span><span>\u00a0have taken to Change.org to get support to encourage US Congress to officially adopt Tesla&#8217;s charging connector and <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tag\/tesla-supercharging\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"7\" data-params=\"%7B%22tag%22%3A%22Supercharger%20DC%20fast-charging%20network%22%2C%22originalTitle%22%3A%22tesla%20supercharging%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-supercharging%22%7D\">Supercharger DC fast-charging network<\/a> as the US standard going forward.\u00a0<\/span><span>A portion of the petition reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p><em><span>&#8220;If you agree that Tesla\u2019s charging standards are good for EVs and the U.S., please help. Sign this petition and encourage decision-makers in Congress to adopt Tesla\u2019s charging standards and connectors as the U.S. industry standard.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We&#8217;ve reported on a number of occasions that Aptera appears to <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/466481\/aptera-uses-more-tesla-parts\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22466481%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22aptera-uses-more-tesla-parts%22%7D\">be using some Tesla parts for its EVs<\/a>, and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/458607\/aptera-using-tesla-charging-technology\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22458607%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22aptera-using-tesla-charging-technology%22%7D\">charging port on its vehicles suggests they will accept a Tesla connector<\/a>. More recently, we reported that it appears Aptera is actually planning to use Tesla&#8217;s charging connector on its solar EVs, and it&#8217;s encouraging other automakers to follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>For those unaware, Aptera is producing a fully electric solar-powered three-wheeled EV that&#8217;s highly efficient. The company says its ultra-lightweight and incredibly aerodynamic electric vehicle will be able to travel up to 1,000 miles on a single charge.<\/p>\n<p>As <em>Electrek<\/em> notes, even though the charging connector and the car&#8217;s charging components as a whole are just a small part of an EV, they still factor into the weight of the vehicle. For this reason, it makes sense that Aptera would be leaning toward Tesla&#8217;s small and lightweight connector.<\/p>\n<p>Aptera believes that CCS and J1772 standards are too large and expensive when compared to Tesla&#8217;s light, efficient, and stylish system. Its founders go on to suggest that our country must adopt Tesla&#8217;s Supercharger network and charging connector standard in order to achieve its goal of having 50 percent of US car sales be EVs by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Aptera also adds that the US will be able to expand charging infrastructure more quickly and at a much lower cost if it moves forward with making Tesla&#8217;s equipment the standard going forward.<\/p>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22577094%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Latest%20Aptera%20Update%20Shows%20Three-Wheeler%20Will%20Have%20A%20Yoke%20Like%20Tesla%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22aptera-yoke-confirmed-for-production%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%221%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FjlYprR%2Fs5%2Faptera-yoke.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22540203%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Jay%20Leno%20Drives%201%2C000-Mile-Range%20Aptera%20Alpha%20On%20Public%20Roads%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22aptera-alpha-drive-jay-leno%22%2C%22section%22%3A%223%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%221%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F1mJp3%2Fs5%2Faptera-alpha-development-vehicles-jay-lenos-garage.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<p>What do you think? Do you agree with Aptera? Regardless, will Congress ever consider moving forward with such a plan? Start a conversation in our comment section below.<\/p>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video\" data-url-params=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Aptera \u2014 First Ride\" width=\"1131\" height=\"636\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjsf1ApVFDo\" data-src-param=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electric vehicle startup automaker Aptera has taken to social media and started an official Change.org campaign in an attempt to get US lawmaker support for Tesla&#8217;s charging connector and Supercharger network. The emerging company hopes Congress will consider making Tesla&#8217;s equipment the standard across the US EV industry. 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