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Aptera makes DC fast-charging standard with launch edition vehicle

Teslarati

Aptera has announced that its upcoming launch edition vehicle will come standard with DC fast charging, and is now technically capable of using Tesla Superchargers. Since its inception, a major hurdle for the Aptera design team has been the vehicle’s charging. What do you think of the article?

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

million into electric-vehicle maker Aptera and battery start-up ActaCell. Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif., makes street-legal three-wheelers with a unique, aerodynamic design. aims to develop long-lasting lithium-ion batteries. Tags: manufacturers batteries utilities. ActaCell of Austin, Tex.,

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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.)

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Electric cars back on track?

Plugs and Cars

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. Automakers once completely dismissive of battery electrics, are getting on board, at least rhetorically. Smart has begun testing a small electric fleet in England.