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Aptera Motors shuts down, effective today; cites lack of private sector investment to match DOE commitment

Green Car Congress

Aptera Motors, the developer of an all-electric, three-wheeled lightweight aerodynamic vehicle ( earlier post ) is shutting down. Aptera executives had been engaged in exhaustive due diligence with the Department of Energy (DOE) pertaining to an ATVM (Advance Technology Vehicle Manufacturing) loan. We still believe it will happen.

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Aptera delays 2e until 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

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.

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

A chapter that motivates action HEAA is a charter member of the Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TxEtra), founded as a lobbying group for the promotion of electric vehicle transportation in the state. Kevin Douglass is an ambassador for Aptera,” Hanson continued. “As Showing a home-brew EV.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S. California offers a $5,000 rebate through the state Air Resources Board, which reduces the price to $20,280. Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S.

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

Additionally, research released last year by EPRI and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) pointed to the potential of PHEVs to lower greenhouse gas emissions. million into electric-vehicle maker Aptera and battery start-up ActaCell. Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif.,

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

Electric Auto Association

years of experience running a business and managing human resources using Applied Psychology. I have been including Electric Vehicles in my class projects (which all become realities). I was recently promoted to Lead Editor of the TV show I am working on. I also have 4.5 They assumed we all knew it was EV.

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Alternative Energy Transportation videos: Aptera and Tesla

Green Cars News

“Recharging Transportation” offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the innovative California-based startup, Aptera Motors. Aptera Motors, and other new energy startups like it, are answering the energy challenges today and helping to provide clean technology jobs to the next generation of autoworkers. www.youtube.com/americagov.

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