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Normal cars cannot run their climate control system (at
least the air-conditioning system) when the car is parked. -------- Fresh-Air System -------- The Fresh-Air system is powered (in at least in one mode) by the rooftop solar cells, and is an independent system. Presumably it also has a battery-driven "backup" mode of operation which can be enabled when desired. This mode could be used on cloudy days, and on nights when one wants fresh air in the cabin. Maybe the Fresh-Air system does not even require a fan when moving at any substantial speed. However, it would be nice to be able to close the fresh air off completely, when driving through construction dust, a dust storm, a mini-tornado, etc. The Fresh-Air system should NOT just run whenever there is sunlight. One might start with the cabin at some comfortable temperature, and on a cold day with bright sunshine the cold outside air would cool the cabin too much. Likewise, hot air outside might warm the cabin when not wanted. The automatic fresh air function should not start until the cabin temperature is above some "comfort" temperature and above the the outside air temperature. Likewise, if the cabin air is below the "comfort" temperature, and the cabin air below the outside temperature, the auto-air function can run, to "warm" the cabin. -------- Climate Control System -------- With the Aptera's all-electric heat-pump "Climate Control", one could (if desired), leave the cooling/heating going when parked for a short time. At least this would be an option if the heat pump's out-of-cabin "radiator" can still get sufficient airflow even when the car is parked. Perhaps this would require a small fan blowing over the Climate Control's "radiator". This would be a nifty feature not available in most other cars. The Climate Control system does not require any fresh air intake, and it can be strictly a recirculating-air system, like the "max" setting for typical air conditioning systems on many (or most) "standard" cars. Any fresh air can be added when desired, by use of the Aptera's Fresh-Air system.
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