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Aptera and EVE Energy partner for 21700 NMC battery cells

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Aptera has announced that they will be using EVE Energy batteries in their upcoming production car, and the batteries will be produced in San Diego. Specifically, Aptera has chosen to use EVE’s 21700 NMC 811 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries in its structural battery packs.

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Aptera sells all 2,000 production slots of its Launch Edition solar EV, raising nearly $34 million

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Today’s milestone is another feather in the cap of solar EV developer Aptera, the last prominent startup remaining in the quest to achieve scaled production and deliver its ultra-sustainable mobility solutions to the masses. This led to a leaderboard competition for the 2,000 available slots.

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Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Concludes Knockout Qualifying Stage; 15 Vehicles from 12 Teams Continue On

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Commuter Cars, Tango (Spokane, WA) Battery Electric. X-Tracer, E-Tracer 7002 (Switzerland) Battery Electric. X-Tracer, E-Tracer 7009 (Switzerland) Battery Electric. Amp, amp’d Sky(Cincinnati, OH) Battery Electric. Aptera, Aptera 2e (San Diego, CA) Battery Electric.

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9 Teams Advancing to Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Validation Stage

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Team standings and vehicle performance details are available at [link]. X-Tracer, E-Tracer #72 (Switzerland), Battery Electric. X-Tracer, E-Tracer #79 (Switzerland), Battery Electric. Aptera, Aptera 2e (San Diego, CA), Battery Electric. Li-ion Motors, Wave II (North Carolina), Battery Electric.

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

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Which major battery supplier has 9-minute-charging solid-state cells and a 20-year EV battery in its sights? The Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX, both based on GM’s Ultium battery and propulsion platform and assembled by GM, will both qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit , the brands confirmed this week.

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Aptera partners with Elaphe for in-wheel-motor technology

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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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Oye! Rickshaw Gives A $500 Million Boost to The Last Mile Operations

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Since the initial wave of Covid-19, the company has made the battery swapping technology their priority. The above-mentioned investment is also aimed at setting up battery swapping stations across India for three-wheelers. It was necessary to acquire around 6,500 batteries. The Boost to The Industry. Adaption is The Key.

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