Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2020

Battery-electric trains catch on in Europe. And will an activist strategy about oil stoke interest in Aptera? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Electric cars are cleaner than gas cars almost everywhere. Ethanol faces more challenges at the pump.

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Aptera Cleaner Cheap Gas 128

Green Authority

JUNE 6, 2022

That is the vision of Aptera; to make the most energy-efficient vehicle to date with solar energy. The Aptera is eye-catching, but its unique shape isn’t just for show. It’s also ultra-light, with the company claiming the Aptera weighs less than 65% of other EVs. Sounds too good to be true? Learn more here.

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Aptera Solar Electric Vehicles Market 52

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 23, 2023

Maybe there will be an interesting book about Aptera after it inevitably fails. More likely it would be a moderately interesting chapter in a book about really bad ideas

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Aptera IDEA USA Motorcycles 76

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Why do automakers using cylindrical battery cells boast longer driving ranges? What ingredient in whiskey might be good for EV battery materials? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 15, 2021.

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Aptera Solar Green Cars Ford 197

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Which battery startup hinted that its technology might be close to production-ready? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 11, 2020. Which automaker’s CEO suggested that a timeline for a gasoline-vehicle ban might be better than a credit system?

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Aptera Solar Green Cars Gasoline 145

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 31, 2019

What ingredient for electric-car batteries is currently in a state of oversupply? 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?

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Aptera Green Cars 2019 Miles 68

Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

Which major battery supplier has 9-minute-charging solid-state cells and a 20-year EV battery in its sights? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 9, 2024. Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week?

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Dodge Tax Credit Price Tax 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

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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Aptera Tango San Diego Switzerland 210

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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Aptera Motor Motors Motoring 332

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

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. RaceAbout Association, RaceAbout (Finland), Battery Electric.

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Aptera San Diego Switzerland North Carolina 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Electric car company Aurica Motors, which plans to retool the NUMMI plant in California to build not only electric cars but compatible battery charging stations ( earlier post ), has entered two partnerships in support of its mission. Motive develops concept vehicles for major automakers such as Dodge, Hyundai, Suzuki, Chrysler, and Toyota.

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Manufacturer Companies Electric Cars Motor 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2010

In a press conference in Carlsbad, California, Aptera Motors unveiled the pre-production version of the electric three-wheel, 200+ mpg Aptera 2e along with 23 strategic suppliers , including GE; A123Systems for the Li-ion battery pack; Remy International for the drive motor ( earlier post ); and BorgWarner for the single ratio transaxle.

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Aptera Production Three Wheeled Li-ion 186

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Featured Specs Battery-powered electric drivetrain Three wheels; 0.15 Thats the beauty of the 2010 Aptera 2e electric vehicle — you can speed away from the scene and the cops wont know it, with just a quiet hum as the electric motor winds up and a feeling of satisfaction as the torque presses you deep into the seatback.

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Aptera 2010 Three Wheeled i-MiEV 64

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. Car companies could decide that conversions void some or part of the hybrid system warrantyunless they worry that will tarnish its green image.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 41

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

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Hybrid i-MiEV 2009 New York 30

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. Batteries not ready. Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

The timing fit in with Ford’s future-product announcements, directly following a preview of the company’s Gen 2 EVs, including a three-row EV that would get 350 miles of range from a battery pack of around 100 kwh.

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Charging Tesla Volt Land Rover 98