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
OCTOBER 11, 2010
That would be the Aptera 2e. The car is more than just an exercise in styling: Aptera plans to bring the car to market in late 2011. As electric cars make their way to market, one funky little vehicle has captured plenty of attention for its unusual looks.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
But for more than 4,000 people who've put down deposits on the 2011 Aptera 2e, the EV1 just seems so. Think the late, lamented EV1 from General Motors, subject of the controversial documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? Nineties.
All Cars Electric
JUNE 2, 2010
It's the start of the month, which means it's time for another newsletter from Aptera, the company struggling against the odds to launch its ultra-aerodynamic, ultra-futuristic three-wheeled electric vehicle by the end of 2011.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 7, 2019
The rebooted Aptera Motors has teamed with Elaphe Propulsion Technologies on a long-range, volume production electric vehicle powered by in-wheel motors. Aptera, initially known as Accelerated Composites, formed in 2005 to bring highly efficient, three-wheeled vehicles to the market ( earlier post ), went out of business in 2011.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 6, 2009
It is expected they will expand production quickly to the tens of thousands in 2011. Tesla will be a common brand, with several well received models in all price ranges, and there will be a few proud owners of the original Apteras zipping along the freeways among all manner of new plug-in cars, trucks and even SUVs.
Plug In India
DECEMBER 21, 2021
He cited the example of an Indian car company called San Motors India, a limited edition sports car company operating from 1998 to 2011. We have startups like Arcimoto and Aptera who will soon start manufacturing and selling reverse trikes that resemble the Strom R3. Ultimately, they had to shut shop.
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