Electrek

JUNE 27, 2022

Following news of a strategic deal for electric motors announced last week, Aptera Motors has announced an additional agreement to receive lithium-ion battery cells from EVE Energy Co., With two new supply agreements in place, Aptera moves one step closer to serial production of its flagship solar electric vehicle.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors continued its welcomed level of public transparency today, posting another progress update video for February, offering some juicy details. You can learn more in the full video below.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2023

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. Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Aptera Motors is touting its latest milestone en route to solar EV production later this year. The first production body of its flagship vehicle has made its way over from Italy to Aptera’s headquarters in San Diego, enabling the team to finalize its design ahead of production-intent builds. Check it out.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors continued its welcomed level of public transparency today, posting another progress update video for February, offering some juicy details. There is a multitude of reasons why Aptera Motors is different from the other OEMs out there. You can learn more in the full video below.

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Green Authority

JUNE 6, 2022

That is the vision of Aptera; to make the most energy-efficient vehicle to date with solar energy. Well, the company has raised $40 million to bring its solar electric car to production later this year. The Aptera is eye-catching, but its unique shape isn’t just for show. Sounds too good to be true? Learn more here.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

As Aptera gets closer to production, I’ve been thinking a lot about where I’m going to take mine to push it to its limits. I think this is an important part of telling the story of the first 1,000-mile rated EV, and it gives us a preview of what’s going to be possible as battery […].

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In an exclusive interview with Teslarati, Aptera Co-CEO Chris Anthony stressed how his company makes cars sustainable in the dirty automotive industry. Talking with Aptera Co-CEO Chris Anthony , the company leader stressed the importance of sustainability within the lifespan of the vehicles that he hopes will last 50 years or more.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2020

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

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

We have TWO reports from guest bloggers who attended the Aptera in the Wild EVent Thursday night at Smooth’s Sports Grille in Long Beach, CA. Also embedded below is a recent Aptera 2e demo ride video (with founder Steve Fambro) from the 2009 TED conference (held in Long Beach, CA) recently uploaded by Aptera forum member Josh.

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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? Rivian on Thursday provided the most significant future-product preview since the debut of its R1 series trucks at the 2018 LA auto show. Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week?

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Teslarati

AUGUST 25, 2023

While Aptera was the first to have access by adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard, or NACS, connector, Ford and General Motors followed suit in two announcements that shook the EV industry. .” Elon Musk teases a ‘production candidate’ Cybertruck at Giga Texas However, recent figures show over 1.9

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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 15, 2024

Other automakers offer it as an option, but the solar roof systems either only power auxiliary features and not the actual powertrain’s battery pack, or they only provide a few miles of range per day. Interestingly, the inventor says that the next version of the product is using a custom roof rack rather than the standard Tesla rack.

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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. Aurica provides an opportunity to launch a new era of more efficient and sustainable automobile production.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

It should be noted neither are in serial production. Every kWh/m of energy consumption that can be shaved makes the car cheaper (needing fewer battery cells to go the same distance), lighter (less battery weight) and more efficient (less weight means lower rolling resistance).

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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. Now you got an idea about the specifications and the promises Aptera makes, Let us look into the company. Aptera Solar Car.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

5 coupe, will go into production in 2021 – Volkswagen confirmed that its next electric vehicle, the ID.5, 5, will start production in Germany in the second half of 2021. 5 has already started production, the automaker confirmed in a recent tweet. Batteries/Charging. 17, via Ford press release. 22, via GreenCarReports.

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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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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 3, 2012

The Volt has had to contend with the overblown battery fire incident and the production hiatus. Aptera went under. Sales of plug-in cars are steady, but not overwhelming. Fisker is delivering the Karma, but not without glitches and its DOE loan is being questioned. Bright Automotive went under. The press has not been kind.

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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. Electric vehicles are powered by batteries instead of internal combustion engines. 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

APRIL 21, 2008

For general and exhibitor information, call Christine at Platia Productions (310) 390-2930 or email platia@earthlink.net. The base credit will be $4,000 for a PHEV with a battery of at least 5kwh. It's October 17th and 18th and it will be a great opportunity to see what's happening in plug-ins, mass transportation, and urban planning.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 1, 2024

Batteries Included” Induction Ovens Now we’re cooking with gas—but soon, we may be cooking with induction. That’s why startups like Channing Street Copper and Impulse Labs are working to make induction ovens easier to install by adding built-in batteries that supplement regular wall-socket power. At these depths, Earth reaches 500 ° C.

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 21, 2021

Prevail Electric Mobility, an affiliate of French lubricants firm FRVelion, would build up an additional production plant in India for electric two-wheelers to fulfill demand in the nation as well as cater to the Nepal and Sri Lankan markets according to a top business official. . Plans Expansion Before Launching. Conclusion.

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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. But Ford’s commitment was, for the auto industry, the turning point.

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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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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. We will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.)

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Aiways U6 – ambitious EV start-up has big plans and right-hand drive production is already confirmed, opening the door to a local arrival. Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. Think iX3, but smaller. Soon, apparently.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 27, 2021

Though the model is not production-ready, we can expect the production model without much change from this concept. . The battery pack is housed within the floorboard, resulting in a lower centre of gravity. The German auto manufacturer has been working on a variety of battery-powered two-wheeled vehicles.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 24, 2009

nk, Fisker and Aptera, for example, would get cars on the road and allow the plug-in project the chance to more quickly advance to economic viability without the legacy burdens carried by the majors. Tags: byd tianjin-qingyan electric charging infrastructure battery electric car. The effort to get cars to market must remain our focus.

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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. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Harman International, the world-renowned high-end infotainment systems provider, will be the production system integrator and supplier, and will work with vehicle manufacturers on model specific system architecture options. Working systems are ready for production implementation and manufacture.

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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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Plugs and Cars

MAY 13, 2008

Tesla has come to terms with its mistaken decision to introduce the Roadster with a two-speed transmission that delayed production a year or more. 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.

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