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
Listen here:
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Links
- 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 began his engineering career in 1994 at Arrowhead Products working as a CAD Engineer on Commercial Aircraft, Delta Rockets and the early Joint Strike Fighter. In 1996, he moved to the Automotive Sector as VP Engineering at Metalcrafters and then to VP Engineering at Aria Group in 1999, where he managed the development of many concept, pre-production and prototype vehicles for the major OEM’s. Nathan also worked at Boeing as a CAD Design Engineer on the International Space Station. In 2003, Nathan started his own automotive design engineering business, Motive Industries, which he ran with Darren McKeage for 9 years. After losing the company in 2013, he worked as VP Engineering at Draganfly Drones, VP Engineering at Havelaar Canada, and finally Lead Product Designer at Genesis Robotics before starting on his own again with ACF and Aptera.
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.