Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2007

Well, Popular Mechanics asked and the Aptera folks let them in. Available 2008 •under $30,000 •120 mile range •10kWh Lithium pack •under 1500 pounds Check it out here. Tags: aptera. I thought I could smell the vapor. The magazine's Ben Stewart took the all electric car (3 wheeler) for a 20 mile spin in Carlsbad CA.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

According to Munro and Associates, Tesla may attempt to work with other charging networks as well to spread the availability of their charging standard in the future. However, no other automaker has yet accepted Tesla’s design for use on their vehicles, except Aptera. Aptera (@aptera_motors) November 11, 2022.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2023

General Motors joins Ford in adopting Tesla Supercharger Network and Connector Tesla’s 48,082 connectors and 5,265 Supercharger locations are industry-leading, and their availability and reliability have encouraged car companies to adopt their connector and gain access to them to make EV charging less of a stressor for drivers.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2023

Tesla NACS and CCS available in new high-powered charging network across North America Additionally, their vehicles will be fitted with the NACS port in 2025. Tesla’s NACS connector has already been adopted by several big-name automakers like Ford and GM, whose drivers will gain access to 12,000 North American Superchargers next Spring.

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Teslarati

JUNE 12, 2023

Tesla analysts are mulling the potential revenue gains from the Supercharger network opening to other automakers, as the company has announced two massive partnerships with both Ford and GM over the past two weeks in relation to expanding EV charging availability. GM is also going to adopt NACS in 2025.

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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.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

I look forward to partnering our amazing team with the automotive industry to ensure the best on-board solar technology is available to everyone. That only leaves Southern California solar EV developer and reborn startup in its own right, Aptera Motors, as the last of the big three still fighting to reach scaled production.

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Green Cars News

MAY 24, 2009

Not only is the guy a world famous talk show host, but he also gets to play with some of the coolest, greenest cars available well before the rest of us as part of his web series Jay Leno’s Garage. Now Mr Leno has taken the all-electric Aptera 2e for a test drive and has fallen in love with the three-wheeled wonder.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

Aptera, Aptera 2e (San Diego, CA) Battery Electric. Team standings and vehicle performance details are available at [link]. X-Tracer, E-Tracer 7009 (Switzerland) Battery Electric. Alternative Class - Side-by-Side (Eight vehicles, eight teams). Amp, amp’d Sky(Cincinnati, OH) Battery Electric.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Team standings and vehicle performance details are available at [link]. Aptera, Aptera 2e (San Diego, CA), Battery Electric. The following is a complete list of remaining teams, along with the class in which they compete and their fuel type: Mainstream Class (Two vehicles, one team). TW4XP, TW4XP (Germany), Battery Electric.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

According to its latest update, the startup vehicle maker Aptera revealed it still needs additional capital to start production of its solar EV —even the Launch Edition model. And its first location in Manhattan is managed so as not to require grid upgrades for the 24-stall installation.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 24, 2021

The company believes that, with millions of users, the potential is enormous, and it will only expand when Covid vaccines become more widely available and people respond positively. READ]: Top 10 Most Weird and Wonderful electric vehicles [WATCH]: Aptera Solar Car – 1000 miles range. Conclusion. You may also like.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Viewers of “ Who Killed The Electric Car? &# may recall it was a little more complicated than that… The first five states where the Leaf will be available are: California, Arizona, Tennessee, Oregon, and Washington. Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 1, 2008

The entire PHEV environmental assessment is available on the EPRI website. million into electric-vehicle maker Aptera and battery start-up ActaCell. Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif., Here's part of the story from CNET : Google.org is investing $2.75 makes street-legal three-wheelers with a unique, aerodynamic design.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 1, 2024

Long awaited by potential customers and crowdfunders, solar electric vehicles (SEVs) made by the startup Aptera Motors are set to hit the road in 2024, the company says. Aptera says it aims to begin early production in 2024, with the first 2,000 vehicles set to be delivered to investors.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 1, 2021

The app alerts you whether the station is available and allows you to reserve it when you need it. READ]: Top 10 Most Weird and Wonderful electric vehicles [WATCH]: Aptera Solar Car – 1000 miles range. Client-facing EV Charging Analytics: IoT-Enabled Apps. You may also like.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

4 is the first vehicle built on VW’s modular MEB electric architecture to be available in North America. Aptera Raises $4 Million and Nabs 7,000 Reservations : Aptera Motors announced it closed Series A funding round if more than $4 million. 5 will be a coupe version of the ID.4 Its predecessor, the hatchback ID.3,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.) Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. Audi Q4 e-Tron – as with the e-Tron, the Q4 will be available as a regular SUV (with more boot space) and a sleeker Sportback. Audi RS e-Tron GT. Due in Australia early in 2022.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ford wasn’t the first to announce its allegiance to the Tesla port; that nod goes to California firm Aptera , which confirmed in November 2022 its three-wheeler would include only NACS. “This is a really big deal for our customers,” Farley said then, pointing to the ease of use of Tesla’s connector and the reliability of it.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

The result of the Lotus and Harman International technology collaboration will be to generate Active Noise Control system solutions available to vehicle manufacturers in all worldwide markets. Klaus Blickle, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Harman International Automotive Division.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. The table and this introduction are also available in multiple foreign languages which occasionally have a translation "lag time" (follow links at bottom of home page).

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 13, 2008

An unusual entrant into the EV arena, Aptera , a three-wheeled futuristic electric car, continues to stir excitement, and would appear to be more than science fiction. Popular Mechanics took the car for a spin, and a video (available on my blog here ) shows various members of the team at work developing the car.

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