Aptera prototype has a Tesla charge port. Are they partnering?

But early Model S and X and 3's did not and Tesla provided an adapter for $190. They still do. CCS1/2 have a very slight variation and not reason an identical CCS1 adapter can't be made for same price. Tesla has noted this also saying they would do it "if necessary". Plus Korea requires CCS1 now also and there is already a CCS1 adapter (likely Tesla's future supplier bootlegging) and will be more in Asia. We see the Tesla fanmales claim an engineering difference between CCS1/2 but that is a reflexive defense of Tesla and not based on fact.

 

CCS1 uses a j1772 connector which is single-phase, while CCS2 uses a j3668 connector, which is three-phase. Only the DC pins are the same.

 

My post on April 2 adds some detail to this...

 

During a recent presentation, Aptera engineer Nathan Armstrong mentioned that the charge port will most likely be moved to the front of the vehicle, probably under the nose "glogo" (circled in orange). This makes a great deal of sense, as the on-board charger and the inverter are also in the front of the vehicle: A rear charge port would require several yards of heavy copper cable. It also allows much more space for a large CCS port.