Green Car Reports
JUNE 12, 2013
A great many people were disappointed--though perhaps not surprised--when green automaker Aptera closed its doors in late 2011. Its project, the Aptera 2e, promised to be one of the most efficient vehicles on the road, but the company suffered the usual startup automaker pitfalls and disappeared with a bang.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 13, 2021
Which upcoming full-size pickup has the operating footprint of an 85 mpg gasoline vehicle? Which EV startup sent out an SOS? Hint: It just might be electric. This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 12, 2021.
Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
Big changes at Aptera … more details ( plus official press release ) after the jump: Officially Official: Aptera production pushed back to 2010. Addressing the situation he said: “Right now my advanced work is a lower priority for Aptera. Officially Official: Aptera production pushed back to 2010.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 8, 2011
Steve Fambro, the man behind the revolutionary and futuristic design that was the Aptera 2e electric car, 2h plug-in hybrid and 2g ultra-high mpg gasoline car, is breaking silence and giving his first public interview today on the online green transport show TransportEvolved.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
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.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2010
In a press conference in Carlsbad, California, Aptera Motors unveiled the pre-production version of the electric three-wheel, 200+ mpg Aptera 2e along with 23 strategic suppliers , including GE; A123Systems for the Li-ion battery pack; Remy International for the drive motor ( earlier post ); and BorgWarner for the single ratio transaxle.
Plug In Partners
APRIL 21, 2008
Exhibitions Ø April 23-27, AIP Convention, Las Vegas Ø April 25-26, Alt Build, Santa Monica, CA News Stories GridPoint, Duke Energy complete successful test of technology California Ruling to Revive the (Hybrid) Electric Car Volvo Planning Plug-In Hybrid for Sweden Aptera the new face of hybrid technology?
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