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Aptera shows how its “never charge” solar EV performs

Green Car Reports

Aptera Motors’ says that most drivers will never need to charge its three-wheeled, solar-powered car—offering a driving range of up to 1,000 miles—and that it will be “the most efficient vehicle ever made available to consumers.”

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Aptera finally built a production-intent working 3-wheel EV

Baua Electric

Aptera on Wednesday announced that it had completed a working production-intent version of its high-efficiency, three-wheel solar EV. Aptera has in the past discussed other versions with as much as 1,000 miles of range once power from the solar array is factored in, and 0-60 mph times as low as 3.5

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Aptera raises $40 million to bring the first solar electric vehicle to market

Green Authority

That is the vision of Aptera; to make the most energy-efficient vehicle to date with solar energy. Well, the company has raised $40 million to bring its solar electric car to production later this year. Lastly, having only three wheels means less friction on the ground. Read more: Solar panel lifespan.

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Power of One Solar Car Transits Ice Road to Tuktoyaktuk

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Marcelo da Luz and his Power of One (XOF1) solar car ( earlier post ) arrived in the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada after successfully traveling 187 km (116 miles) from the town of Inuvik over one of the longest seasonal ice roads in the world. The expedition took 9.5 hours from start to finish.

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Power Of One Solar Car Reaches Los Angeles After Breaking World Distance Record, Heading to Washington, DC

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Marcelo da Luz and his Power of One solar car ( earlier post ), recently arrived in Los Angeles after traveling more than 12,500 miles. In the process, he reached the Arctic Circle, and broke the world distance record for a solar car. The three-wheel vehicle (two-front, one-rear) is 5.0 m in length and 1.8

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Saera Electric Auto and Keto Motors Team Up to Win the Indian E-3 Wheeler Market 

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What is L3 Vehicles and L5 Vehicles A special purpose battery-powered vehicle with three wheels and designed to provide last mile connection for the transportation of passengers for hire or reward is referred to as an ‘ e-rickshaw ‘ or L-3 vehicle. They can be employed as load carriers or as passenger cars.

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Elektra One Aircraft at the electric avenue 10

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PC-Aero , a German aircraft design, engineering and consulting company for general and business aviation, will display its prototype electric-powered aircraft, the Elektra One, at “ the electric avenue 10 , the Expo for Sustainable Mobility”, in Friedrichshafen, Germany, 3-6 June. Elektra Two and Elektra Four are in an advanced design phase.