The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2025

Aptera Motors has unveiled its very first production car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), claiming that the model will be the only solar-powered vehicle on sale to the public when it launches. Today marks a pivotal moment not only for Aptera but for the future of sustainable transportation, said Chris Anthony, Co-CEO of Aptera Motors.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 22, 2024

According to a recent post from Aptera Motors co-CEO Steve Fambro, the solar EV startup has received a delivery of bodies in carbon (BinCs) from Italy. According to Fambro, the BinCs will be cleaned up and soon become Aptera’s next three production-intent solar EV builds. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Aptera on Wednesday announced that it had completed a working production-intent version of its high-efficiency, three-wheel solar EV. Aptera production-intent vehicle Solar hardware, a production-intent thermal management system, and complete exterior surfaces will be added as part of the next phase of testing, according to Aptera.

Aptera

Baua Electric

JANUARY 7, 2025

Aptera has publicly unveiled the production-intent version of its long-awaited solar EV, which it says will start deliveries by the end of this year. Aptera has a long history in the automotive space, dating all the way back to its original founding in 2006 by co-founders Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony.

Aptera

Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2025

Aptera has publicly unveiled the production-intent version of its long-awaited solar EV, which it says will start deliveries by the end of this year. Update: We swung by the booth a took a few pictures of Apteras production-intent vehicle chassis, see below.

Aptera

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 17, 2024

While Aptera Motors continues to push forward with its production-intent (PI), solar EV builds ahead of production plans (hopefully) next year, and its timeline for initial customer deliveries is as cloudy as ever. However, three months in, that desired total has not been achieved.

Aptera

Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Video footage meant for investors has leaked, showing Aptera Motors co-founders and co-CEOs Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony discussing many topics about the solar EV startup’s future, including a potential IPO. Usually, when we share progress updates from notable solar EV developer Aptera Motors, they come directly from the horse’s mouth.

Aptera

Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Aptera Motors has just delivered its first solar EV to a customer. Yes, it is now April, which means we get another video update from Aptera. This month’s progress update recaps a recent visit to France, details an upcoming trip to the United Arab Emirates, and talks about the status of Aptera’s first production-intent solar EV builds.

Aptera

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As most readers know, Tesla plans on introducing structural battery packs at some point in the near future. By using the battery pack’s container and the battery cells themselves for rigidity, the overall weight of the vehicle can be reduced.

Carbon Fiber

Plug In Partners

AUGUST 1, 2008

clip) “This research program will help link a low-carbon generation portfolio and a smart grid, which in turn will facilitate widespread adoption of electricity as an alternative transportation fuel,” Mansoor said. million into electric-vehicle maker Aptera and battery start-up ActaCell. Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif.,

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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. There’s lots to unfold here, so let’s dig in.

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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. million reservations,” Ives writes.

Tesla

Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2025

Solar Roof Panels : Automakers such as Hyundai, Toyota, and Aptera are incorporating solar panels into car roofs to supplement battery power. Fully Solar-Powered Vehicles : The Lightyear 0 and Apteras solar EV aim to run primarily on solar energy, reducing reliance on grid electricity.

Renewable

Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

3D parts and telescoping carbon fiber tube were used to build the rack to deploy the panels. But this project is more about finding a way to charge the Model Y through solar power off-grid than making a more efficient vehicle that can benefit from a solar roof, like the Aptera. Mission accomplished on that front.

Solar

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2023

If a firm is adding hyped complexity, they are aiming at credulous wallets, not deliverable solutions.

Climate Change

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Or if you don’t want to go into details, just compare the Volt to the Aptera :-) — James 15. From renewable energy policy to carbon markets to dubious eco-advertising, our energy and environment reporters track the high-stakes pursuit of a greener globe. How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead?

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors has finally given the public a look at its “PI-2” production-intent vehicle, which will now be used for real-world validation and testing en route to production… hopefully. At the time, three BinCs had been delivered safely to Aptera’s Carlsbad headquarters to support production intent builds 2, 3, and 4.

Aptera

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.

Aptera

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

What are we really doing and how big of a carbon footprint are we going to leave with this?" Its still up in the air, thats why were doing all this research. We need to know, is it viable? Does it make good business sense, and how does it affect the environment?" Kwong asked.

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