Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Lightyear, the company introducing the solar-powered EV the Lightyear 0, has acquired €81 million in investment to aid production and development costs. Aptera’s Gamma , expected to enter production by the end of the year, has a starting price undercutting even the Lightyear 2’s and will also be available in the US.
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
The aerodynamic power required to push through the air scales with the cube of velocity, whereas mechanical losses (like drivetrain and rolling resistance) only scale linearly with velocity. That is exactly what Aptera did–they basically took a drop shape and added wheels to it–though three, not four. You guessed it–aerodynamics.
Baua Electric
MARCH 10, 2024
Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week? The new network claims greater charging power at the connector than Tesla Superchargers, and it says its DC hardware is bidirectional-charging-ready and takes up the space of a Level 2 AC charger.
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.
Plug In India
DECEMBER 21, 2021
We have startups like Arcimoto and Aptera who will soon start manufacturing and selling reverse trikes that resemble the Strom R3. Once they launch affordable electric cars in India, the BIG ICE Mafia can’t offer any more excuses and will have to think of launching small electric cars.
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