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Aptera Officially Announces It Will Use The Tesla Charging Connector

CleanTechnica EVs

Since Aptera re-emerged in 2019-2020, all of the vehicle’s prototypes have had a Tesla plug that hides behind the autocycle’s small license plate. At the beginning, Aptera couldn’t tell us what its final choice of plug would be, but it seemed to be its preference. In some ways, this is hardly news at all.

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1,000-mile electric car unveiled: Aptera returns 10 years later

Green Car Reports

The longest-range 2019 Tesla, the Model S Long Range, gets an EPA range rating of 370 miles. What's the minimum necessary range for an electric car? The world's auto industry seems to have settled on 200-plus miles for North America and 300 kilometers (160 miles) or more for European and Asian markets.

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Aptera return, Polestar factory, Bollinger progress, Tesla insurance: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 30, 2019. And which electric-vehicle brand from the past dusted off the mothballs and claimed a 1,000-mile range? On Friday we brought you some.

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Aptera partners with Elaphe for in-wheel-motor technology

Green Car Congress

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.

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“Never Charge EV” -1000 km Range Aptera Solar Car

Get Electric Vehicle

What if there is a vehicle you don’t have spent a single penny for fueling… guess what there is Aptera Solar Car. Aptera is an audacious startup with a vision to change the face of E-mobility forever. Now you got an idea about the specifications and the promises Aptera makes, Let us look into the company. Aptera Solar Car.

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Tech: Aerodynamics Is the Key To EV Range

Clean Fleet Report

146 concept, presented in 2019, presents a nice example of what is possible. That is exactly what Aptera did–they basically took a drop shape and added wheels to it–though three, not four. That probably will depend on what you define as “no compromise design.” ” Some designs just take time to get used to.

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Wireless Charging of EVs Being Tested

Get Electric Vehicle

Qualcomm’s wireless charging technology was sold to WiTricity in 2019 as part of a transaction. READ]: Top 10 Most Weird and Wonderful electric vehicles [WATCH]: Aptera Solar Car – 1000 miles range. Qualcomm demonstrated the technology in 2017 that could charge a small vehicle while it was traveling at 60 mph. You may also like.