Electrek

JUNE 21, 2022

Aptera wants to adopt Tesla’s charge connector for its upcoming solar electric car and believes that the entire US EV market should do the same. The post Aptera wants to adopt Tesla’s charge connector for its solar electric car appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors has just announced another major milestone in bringing its long-promised flagship model into production. Solar cell production is now underway with the help of Maxeon Solar Technologies – the newly announced cell supplier to Aptera as part of a “cross-company collaboration.”.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Following the teasing of interior images of the gamma version of its upcoming solar electric vehicle (SEV) last month, Aptera officially debuted the full prototype in front of a crowd in San Diego at Fully Charged Live. gamma now marks Aptera’s biggest milestone as it approaches SEV production in 2023.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This solar powered electric car from Aptera could succeed where others have failed, now that autocycles are trending again. The post The Solar Electric Car That Looks Like An Airplane Is Almost Ready For Takeoff appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2021

The 2022 Jaguar I-Pace is getting a new interface and faster charging. We look at what Aptera sees as the lifestyle for its solar-supplemented, three-wheeled, hyper-efficient EV.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 23, 2022

A few days ago, Aptera put out a monthly update. Aptera also revealed the next (and third) stage of vehicle prototypes, the Gamma, which is fairly close to production. One interesting tidbit is that Aptera […].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2020

A video recently last Tuesday by Aptera takes exactly that angle—introducing the company’s electric three-wheeler in light of international conflict and climate change, as related to the oil. Is it a good idea to market an efficiency-focused car around oil dependence when national-average gas prices are headed toward $2.00

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InsideEVs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Aptera launched a petition asking Tesla to allow it to use its charging connector, and it looks like it worked.

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 24, 2023

Aptera's CEO says in a new video the change was caused by "pretty overwhelming" feedback from reservation holders.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Jay Leno drives the high-mileage Aptera solar EV. Solid-state cells pass some first tests for safety. And we take a look at what shapes Lucid up, potentially, to become the most direct rival yet to Tesla. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 24, 2023

A few days ago, Aptera revealed the details for its Launch Edition vehicle. I won’t go into the full details here, but I wrote a detailed two-part article and a link to Aptera’s video presentation here. For the TL;DR crowd, the biggest details were that the Launch Edition will be rated for 400 miles of […]

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Green Authority

JUNE 6, 2022

What if you never had to fill your tank with gas or plug in your car to charge with electricity? 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. Learn more here.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Lightyear puts its solar EV into production. And Aptera confirms that it’s using the Tesla charging connector. The startup Aptera has confirmed that it plans to use a Tesla charge port and connector—with corresponding charging equipment from. Honda and Toyota owners are jumping to Tesla.

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InsideEVs

AUGUST 12, 2022

This is a detailed look inside the Aptera factory, as well as its promising Sun-powered three-wheeler.

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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.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2022

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. Today, they have announced yet another partnership, this time with EVE Energy, a Chinese battery manufacturer who will be supplying Aptera with batteries made in a San Diego production facility.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2021

And Aptera’s “never charge” solar car goes to the track. Aptera’s three-wheeled. Tesla’s putting its 94-mile Model 3 out in the open, in Canada. What did hybrids look like a century ago? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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EVehicleShop

JANUARY 27, 2023

Recently very creative startup “Aptera” which works on making solar-powered electric cars have claimed that their electric car can run up to … This Solar Electric CAR can run 600+km on Full Charge Read More » The post This Solar Electric CAR can run 600+km on Full Charge appeared first on EVEHICLESHOP.

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 22, 2023

The Launch Edition has a 400-mile range battery pack and an integrated solar package offering up to 40 miles of solar charge per day.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 22, 2022

One of the big problems with solar vehicles is that there’s just not much room on a car to make that much power. With a super efficient car like an Aptera, you can get a meaningful amount of power from solar panels, mostly because the car doesn’t use that much power. But, if you don’t […].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Star-crossed startup Lightyear has finally thrown in the towel on attempting to bring its long-promised solar EVs to market – at least one donning its own badge and design language. Like many startups, the solar EV company demonstrated some inspiring and potential industry-changing technology, only to fall short due to a lack of funds.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Tesla Model Y owner decided to build his own solar roof that can add over 20 miles of range to the electric SUV per day. Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger on the feature. It led to a surprise announcement.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Munro and Associates analyzed the Tesla charging connector and charge port, calling it more compact, lighter, and more cost-efficient than the CCS alternative. The company analyzed the Tesla charging connector and the corresponding charge port in the most recent episode. Aptera (@aptera_motors) November 11, 2022.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Aptera. Its upcoming solar-electric vehicle will be able to go up to 1,000 miles (1600 km) on a charge, but for most people doing their normal routines, the vehicle won’t usually need to charge at all.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2023

Volvo said today that it would adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), opting to use the connector for its electric vehicles. The announcement makes Volvo the latest major automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging connector. Aptera, a solar EV company, adopted NACS before any other automaker.

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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. This week we.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 23, 2022

The solar EV upstart says more electric car manufacturers should do the same.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The “world’s first solar electric vehicle that requires no charging” gets detailed by its makers.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 29, 2022

A recent video at YouTube not only explains the math behind solar-powered EVs, but also gave plenty of nuance on the subject. More importantly, it’s made to be accessible for people who don’t follow EVs the way that many of our readers do. For those of you who don’t watch videos, or who are at […].

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 12, 2021

I am excited to write this article because today we are dealing with such a thrilling topic and it is wireless charging…. Charging your car on the go wirelessly…How cool is that !! Wireless EV charging technology embedded in roadway pavement will be tested in Indiana, allowing automobiles to charge while driving.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2024

Its efforts to make a full-fledged commitment to EVs and get ahead of other lagging legacy automakers were marked by its decision to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard , or NACS connector, enabling drivers to use Superchargers in Tesla’s expansive network.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 22, 2023

Aptera Motors announced plans to start production of its Launch Edition EV, which is equipped with around 700 watts of proprietary solar technology and powers up to 40 miles per day with solar energy. In October, Aptera announced the production of solar cells for its hyper-efficient EV. Your feedback is welcome.

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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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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. The company aims to eliminate the stratification in the EV sector by building affordable solar-powered Electric cars.

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Teslarati

JUNE 25, 2022

Via a recent Q&A with Aptera co-CEOs, the company revealed that it would be attempting to use the Tesla J1772 charging connector on their production vehicles. Specifically, Anthony praised the ease of use, the compatibility with different charging speeds, and even its beauty. Aptera Sol prototype vehicle (Credit: Aptera).

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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? The Blazer EV had been under a stop-sale as GM sorted out a string of software woes affecting drivability, usability, and sometimes charging. Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week?

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