Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Aptera is getting Italian carbon-fiber coachwork for its 1000-mile solar EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Subaru hasn’t been swayed yet by incentives encouraging U.S.-built And we take the BMW i7 luxury electric sedan for a drive.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

Aptera announced on Friday its Launch Edition, the first series of over 40,000 orders for a fleet of ultra-efficient vehicles that will bring solar mobility and freedom from the grid a reality. Aptera’s Launch Edition was created with one purpose in mind — energy efficiency.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2021

The 2022 Jaguar I-Pace is getting a new interface and faster charging. We look at what Aptera sees as the lifestyle for its solar-supplemented, three-wheeled, hyper-efficient EV.

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The Driven EV News

AUGUST 9, 2022

Aptera teases new look interior, revealing sleek and stylish instrument cluster screen lots of headroom, and matte-white detailing. The post Aptera teases stylish interior of 1,000km solar-powered car appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2023

Aptera is the first to use open-source-based Openpilot for driver-assist tech. And Hyundai previewed the new look of the 2024 Sonata Hybrid. Prices on used EV have fallen dramatically, and the Tesla Model 3 leads the way. LG plans a mammoth Arizona plant.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

Aptera Motors takes a critical step towards its goal to reach scaled production of its transformative solar EV with the establishment of a strategic alliance with CTNS.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Jay Leno drives the high-mileage Aptera solar EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Solid-state cells pass some first tests for safety. And we take a look at what shapes Lucid up, potentially, to become the most direct rival yet to Tesla.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Aptera has confirmed that it plans to use Tesla’s charge connector, now known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), in its upcoming solar electric car. The post Aptera says it will use Tesla’s charge connector in its solar electric car appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And Aptera confirms that it’s using the Tesla charging connector. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The startup Aptera has confirmed that it plans to use a Tesla charge port and connector—with corresponding charging equipment from. Honda and Toyota owners are jumping to Tesla.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 25, 2023

Solar mobility company Aptera Motors has received its first fleet order from eco-accelerator SustainabilitySooner, Inc. million in future revenue, represents […] The post Aptera Motors Receives First Fleet Order from SustainabilitySooner appeared first on Electric Cars Report. This reservation, valued at $3.35

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Britain’s Morgan splits the difference between a vintage sports car and an Aptera with its latest prototype. And Ample’s battery swapping tech is getting put to the test on a car-sharing fleet of Fiat EVs in Spain. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Some EVs do exceed EPA range figures at 70 mph.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Aptera says you won’t have to plug in. Volvo’s first electric car is on our annual shortlist. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota finally confirms some electric vehicles on the way. And Canoo is planning to show another electric van—this one for making deliveries.

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Electrek

JULY 12, 2023

Aptera’s “Gamma” prototype of its solar-powered, three-wheeled electric car is overseas right now, doing aerodynamic testing at Pininfarina’s wind tunnel near Turin, Italy, in the shadow of the Italian Alps. more… The post Aptera anticipates lowest drag coefficient of any car ever in wind tunnel testing appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2020

Electric cars are cleaner than gas cars almost everywhere. And will an activist strategy about oil stoke interest in Aptera? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A study from the UK has found that electric cars are now cleaner than gasoline cars in 95% of. Ethanol faces more challenges at the pump.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2023

Aptera has announced that its upcoming launch edition vehicle will come standard with DC fast charging, and is now technically capable of using Tesla Superchargers. Since its inception, a major hurdle for the Aptera design team has been the vehicle’s charging. If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com !

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2021

And Aptera’s “never charge” solar car goes to the track. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Aptera’s three-wheeled. Tesla’s putting its 94-mile Model 3 out in the open, in Canada. What did hybrids look like a century ago?

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Teslarati

AUGUST 26, 2022

Aptera has recently announced through SEC filings that they are in the process of securing capital to start production. Aptera is in a race against time to get production started as they search for funding to start production. Aptera applied for a grant from the California Energy Commission earlier this year.

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Electrek

MAY 30, 2022

Aptera announced that it has now received more than 22,000 reservations for its solar-powered electric car, which get to 1,000 miles of range, as it gets closer to production. The post Aptera has more than 22,000 reservations for its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range appeared first on Electrek.

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Aptera Solar Miles Electric Cars 142

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Aptera claims to have raised enough money in a recent crowdfunding campaign to start production of its solar-assisted three-wheeled EV, but the company is still far from assured of success. Aptera is no stranger to crowdfunding. Aptera investment perks The company also claims to have made meaningful progress.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

In some ways, this is hardly news at all. Since Aptera re-emerged in 2019-2020, all of the vehicle’s prototypes have had a Tesla plug that hides behind the autocycle’s small license plate. At the beginning, Aptera couldn’t tell us what its final choice of plug would be, but it seemed to be its preference.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Aptera has announced today that it has begun producing solar cells for its upcoming hyper-efficient EV. A critical part of Aptera’s hyper-efficient vehicle design is the implementation of solar cells that cover the vehicle. The video also highlights some of the design goals Aptera set for its solar design.

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Electrek

JUNE 6, 2022

Aptera announced that it raised $40 million to bring its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production later this year. The post Aptera raises $40 million to bring solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JUNE 21, 2022

Aptera wants to adopt Tesla’s charge connector for its upcoming solar electric car and believes that the entire US EV market should do the same. The post Aptera wants to adopt Tesla’s charge connector for its solar electric car appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 6, 2022

Aptera has released teaser images ahead of the reveal of the vehicle’s interior this upcoming week. Aptera has released teaser images of their interior design (via Facebook and Twitter) ahead of the planned reveal of their complete interior design this upcoming week. Aptera (@aptera_motors) August 5, 2022.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2022

Aptera has announced that they will be using EVE Energy batteries in their upcoming production car, and the batteries will be produced in San Diego. Specifically, Aptera has chosen to use EVE’s 21700 NMC 811 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries in its structural battery packs. Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 28, 2019

Aptera returns. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A familiar name in electric vehicles, Aptera, is back—with a new version of its three-wheeled EV that can now go up to a claimed 1,000 miles on a. Lithium is unexpectedly plentiful. Faraday Future could be headed for more change.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 30, 2022

Aptera Motors announces EVE Energy Co., Specifically, Aptera will utilize Eve’s 21700 NMC 811 cylindrical cells in its vehicle’s structural battery packs. The impetus for 21700 NMC 811 cells–as opposed to other variations– remains Aptera’s efficiency-first ethos. as a lithium-ion battery cell supplier.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2021

Aptera recently posted a video giving us a better peek at the vehicle and its features. We didn’t learn many new details, but it’s a good way for people new to the idea of the company to get familiar with it, while giving […]. In the video, the company shows its second development vehicle, nicknamed Sol.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 21, 2023

It ain’t easy being an electric car startup, and it’s even less easy if you’re doing something more exotic, like trying to sell a solar-powered car.

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Electrek

AUGUST 8, 2022

Aptera is teasing a new clean interior of for the latest prototype of its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range. The post Aptera teases clean new interior of its solar electric car with 1,000 miles of range appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

This week on the Electrek Podcast , we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. Toyota changing its tune on EVs (meaning they seem to actually want to build them instead of disparage them), Aptera the hyper aerodynamic solar car reopening investments, and more.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Aptera three-wheeled car is back with in-wheel motor tech. It’s a morning of returns. The British brand Morris is back with an all-electric, carbon-fiber vehicle. And Tesla has returned to Germany’s Nürburgring.

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Aptera Carbon Fiber Concept Toyota 76

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

A recent video by Aptera tells us not only that its vehicle-mounted solar panels are in production, but gives us some clues about the journey to get to this point. It wasn’t easy, and certainly wasn’t just a matter of slapping some panels on the outside of the car. As pointed out in the beginning […].

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The Driven EV News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Looking like a shark without the fin, the three-wheeled Aptera's built-in solar cells provide enough energy to cover most people’s daily driving needs. The post New solar powered car can travel up to 60km on sunshine alone appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2011

At the end of last week we broke the news that Aptera, the company responsible for the futuristic three-wheeled electric car known as the Aptera 2e was closing down.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 13, 2020

Lordstown plans to use the same brand of in-wheel motors as hyper-efficiency startup Aptera. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. SparkCharge’s mobile fast-charging systems are getting put to the test. And GM says development continues at full speed on its EVs. GM has emphasized that its next-generation electric-vehicle.

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Teslarati

JULY 29, 2022

Aptera’s online marketing strategy includes a brand ambassador program that is very on character for the brand, to say the least, as it highlights the very specific cross-section of people who are interested in the company. Aptera has prided itself on its weird nature from the beginning. Aptera has chosen a different approach.

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