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Aptera makes DC fast-charging standard with launch edition vehicle

Teslarati

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. What do you think of the article?

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Aptera takes customer feedback to heart, quickly makes DC fast charging standard on all solar EVs

Electrek

Just a few days after sharing specifications of its Launch Edition solar EV, Aptera Motors has backtracked on a previous comment stating that its upcoming vehicles will not come with DC fast charging capabilities.

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Aptera Responds To Customer Feedback, Makes DCFC Standard On All Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

A few days ago, Aptera revealed the details for its Launch Edition vehicle. I won’t go into the full details here, but I wrote a detailed two-part article and a link to Aptera’s video presentation here. For the TL;DR crowd, the biggest details were that the Launch Edition will be rated for 400 miles of […]

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Aptera Does A U-Turn, Says Its Solar EVs Will Get DC Fast Charging

InsideEVs

Aptera's CEO says in a new video the change was caused by "pretty overwhelming" feedback from reservation holders.

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Tesla gets its newest adoptees of NACS in Hyundai and Kia

Teslarati

The deal means Hyundai EVs will gain access to the more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across North America, doubling the size of DC fast-charging options for those who choose to drive the company’s EVs. Hyundai is set to adopt the NACS in the fourth quarter of 2024 in the U.S.,

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Tesla Wall Connector chargers now available on Best Buy

Teslarati

“With more than a decade of use and 20 billion EV charging miles to its name, the Tesla charging connector is the most proven in North America, offering AC charging and up to 1 MW DC charging in one slim package. It has no moving parts, is half the size, and twice as powerful as Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors,” noted Tesla.

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New Automotive Technology Companies Struggle for Recognition in DC

Green Car Congress

Aptera’s application for $75 million from the DOE’s ATVM loan program has sparked a debate not only over whether or not to recognize a 3-wheeler (i.e., Wall Street Journal.

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