Affordable Aptera Battery Energy 
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.
Clean Fleet Report
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
Because aerodynamics are by far the most dominant force to overcome at high speeds (note that even at highway speeds, over half a car’s energy goes to pushing air away), reducing the aerodynamic drag coefficient has been key to success. So at these speeds, aerodynamics easily accounts for more than 90% of all energy needs.
Get Electric Vehicle
JUNE 18, 2021
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. The company aims to eliminate the stratification in the EV sector by building affordable solar-powered Electric cars.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S. Americans who have been waiting for an affordable, all-electric car won’t have to wait much longer. Electric vehicles are powered by batteries instead of internal combustion engines. By Dana Hull.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. The nonprofit CalCars does conversions to demonstrate new designs and provide a platform for different batteries; we dont sell conversions. We will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.)
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. The fuel engine on the Volt is used to run the generator to recharge the battery when a trip exceeds 40 miles, and it’s rage on a full tank is around 400 miles. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted.
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